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Arielle Kanters, MD

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Ensuring Quality Rectal Cancer Surgery at NAPRC-Accredited Institutions

Surgical oncologists from Cleveland Clinic discuss the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer and its aim to improve patient outcomes.


Sarah Sammons, MD

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HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer: Unmet Needs and Future Directions in Care

Closing out their review of the HER2+ metastatic breast cancer treatment landscape, expert oncologists look forward to future evolutions in the paradigm.


Cara Mathews, MD

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Cara Mathews, MD, Talks Dostarlimab for Advance Recurrent Endometrial Cancers

Cara Mathews, MD, spoke with CancerNetwork® about research examining dostarlimab vs doxorubicin for patients with mismatch repair–deficient endometrial cancers.


Silvia Bunting, MD

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Secondary Pure Red Cell Aplasia During Daratumumab/ Hyaluronidase Therapy for Multiple Myeloma

Investigators discussed the potential link between secondary pure red cell aplasia and subcutaneous daratumumab/hyaluronidase formulation for multiple myeloma.



Patrick Curran, MSN, AGPCNP

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Key Takeaways on the Management of Clear-Cell RCC

In closing, experts share clinical pearls on open communication with patients, dose reduction strategies, and the relevance of treatment holidays for improving quality of life in patients with renal cell carcinoma.


Catherine R. Lewis, MD, PhD

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Synchronous Well-Differentiated Papillary Mesothelioma and Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma Arising From Endometriosis

Learn more about a 56-year-old woman diagnosed with well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma, and how she was diagnosed and properly treated.


Krishna Gundabolu, MBBS, MS

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Danazol for the Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Systematic Review

Danazol was reviewed as an effective treatment option for patients with myelodyspplastic syndromes, according to a recently published article by Sangam Shah, MBBS, et al.





C. Jillian Tsai, MD, PhD

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C. Jillian Tsai, MD, PhD, Discussed Outcomes with SBRT in Lung and Breast Cancer

CancerNetwork® sat down with C. Jillian Tsai, MD, PhD, at the 2021 American Society for Radiation Oncology to talk about the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy to treat breast and lung cancer.



Marina Frimer, MD

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Marina Frimer, MD, Talks Future Treatments in Uterine Cancer

Marina Frimer, MD, spoke about what the future holds for the treatment of patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent uterine cancer.


Emily Sorg, MD

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Implementing a Multidisciplinary Lifestyle Medicine Clinic for Cancer Survivorship

The lifestyle medicine needs of cancer survivors seeking lifestyle consultation are growing, and awareness of the benefits of lifestyle medicine for this population can enhance the quality of life for patients who are survivors of cancer.


Anna Avagyan, MD

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Pediatric Locally Advanced Synovial Sarcoma: What Would Be the Best Treatment Option?

KEY POINTS • Synovial sarcomas are often mistreated with unplanned tumor resection. • Attention from specialists early in the course of SS can minimize the risk of recurrence, metastases, and the necessity for resurgery, all of which are increased with unplanned tumor resection. • Chemotherapy alone does not provide sufficient local control of the tumor. • Resurgery, in conjunction with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, is the best choice of management for this patient.


Francesco Ravera, MD, PhD

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Francesco Ravera, MD, PhD, on How cfDNA for pCR Assessment May Spare Biopsies in Breast Cancer

CancerNetwork® spoke with Francesco Ravera, MD, PhD, during the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021 to discuss how results of a study aimed at determining pathological complete response in patients with locally advanced breast cancer by cell-free DNA may spare certain patients from needing further biopsies.


John Molina, MD, MEd

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Cross Q&A: Role of Belantamab Mafodotin in MM

The panel discusses the efficacy of belantamab mafoditin and where the treatment fits in the multiple myeloma treatment landscape.


Mark D. Tyson, II, MD, MPH

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Cretostimogene Grenadenorepvec May be ‘Attractive’ Option for NMIBC

Cretostimogene grenadenorepvec’s efficacy compares favorably with the current nonsurgical standards of care in high-risk, Bacillus Calmette Guerin–unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.



Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, MD, MSc

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Expert Details 'Striking' Data When Using ctDNA to Predict Early Response in CRC

The use of circulating tumor DNA in patients with advanced colorectal cancer may provide early insight into who is and is not responding to treatment, according to an expert from Weill Cornell Medicine.



Adrienne Bruce Shannon, MD

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Surgeons Talk Key Treatment and Institutional Advances Across Oncology Care

Experts discuss findings related to gastrointestinal cancer outcomes as well as treatment inequalities presented at the 2024 SSO Annual Meeting.



Austin J. Leonard, BA

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Management of Testicular Germ Cell Tumor With Somatic-Type Malignancy

In this installment of Clinical Quandaries, Bendu Konneh, BS, and colleagues present a case of a 21-year-old male with a 4-month history of progressive swelling in the right testicle.



Sepideh Gholami, MD, MAS

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Locoregional Liver-Directed Therapies to Treat Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Review

This review article written by Nikia R. McFadden, MD, MAS, et al, discusses which therapies are best to treat unresectable colorectal liver metastases.



Christine M. Parseghian

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Christine Parseghian, MD, on Promise of EGFR Rechallenge Therapy in Certain Patients With mCRC

At the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting, Christine Parseghian, MD, reviewed results from a phase 2 trial assessing efficacy of panitumumab plus or minus trametinib in patients with RAS/BRAF wild-type colorectal cancer and compared EGFR rechallenge strategies with available agents in the third-line setting.


Shellie Faris, MD

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A 64-Year-Old Man With Germline BRCA2-Mutated Breast Cancer: Known and Unknown Aspects of Male Breast Cancer

This study presents a male breast cancer case with a germline BRCA2 mutation and discusses the epidemiologic, pathologic, and clinical characteristics along with treatment and follow-up recommendations in view of our recent understanding of the disease.