Authors



Annel Urena, RN, BSN

Latest:

Educating Patients and Caregivers on Infection Risks of Anti-BCMA Bispecific Antibodies in MM Treatment

The panel discusses how to educate patients and caregivers on infections risks when receiving an anti-BCMA bispecific antibody.


Zachary D. Epstein-Peterson, MD

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Oncology Peer Review On-The-Go: Current Treatments in Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma

Robert Stuver, MD, and Zachary D. Epstein-Peterson, MD, spoke with CancerNetwork® about a review article on the treatment of peripheral T-cell lymphoma published in the journal ONCOLOGY®.


Yan Lin, PhD

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Minimal Residual Disease–Directed Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Early-Stage Colon Cancer: CIRCULATE-US

Ibrahim Halil Sahin, MD, and colleagues, explore, the CIRCULATE-US (NRG-GI008; NCT05174169) investigating postoperative ctDNA dynamics in early-stage colon cancer for treatment selection.



Cheng Ean Chee, MD

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Circulating Tumor DNA as a Predictive Biomarker for Clinical Outcomes With Margetuximab and Pembrolizumab in Pretreated HER2-Positive Gastric/ Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma

Daniel V. T. Catenacci, MD, and colleagues present findings from a study of circulating tumor DNA as a predictive biomarker for gastric and gastroesophageal cancer.



Kathryn Maples, PharmD, BCOP

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Kathryn Maples, PharmD, BCOP, on Key Considerations for Belantamab Mafodotin Administration in Multiple Myeloma

A clinical pharmacy specialist discusses what’s needed to get the REMS program set up and touches on reimbursement considerations for the administration of belantamab mafodotin in patients with multiple myeloma.




Soe Min Tun, MD, MBA, MSc

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Complete Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy and Oxaliplatin-Induced Fever Associated With IL-6 Release in a Patient With Locally Advanced Colon Cancer

This case presents a patient with locally advanced, unresectable, mismatch repair–deficient sigmoid colon cancer who was treated with neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy followed by surgical resection leading to a complete pathologic response after preoperative systemic chemoimmunotherapy.



Evgenia Isachenko, PhD

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Emergency Fertility Preservation in a Young Woman With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

A nulliparous woman, age 25 years, had received a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and now presented with stage IIA diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Due to potential risks of chemotherapy-induced gonadotoxicity and subsequent iatrogenic premature ovarian failure and fertility loss, the patient was referred to the reproductive medicine department for fertility preservation counseling and further management.


Yılmaz Tezcan, MD

Latest:

Spinal ATRT and Radiotherapy Case Report in an Adult Man

A rare case of spinal atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor is presented in an adult man after presenting with neck pain and bilateral upper extremity paralysis.


Annel Urena, RN

Latest:

Clinical Pearls on CRS and ICANS Management in Multiple Myeloma

Moderator Ajai Chari, MD, leads the panel in sharing clinical pearls for management of CRS and ICANS in multiple myeloma before closing out the final module.



Darlene Dobkowski, MA

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QOL, Pain Deterioration Improve With T-DXd in HER2-Low Breast Cancer

QOL data from DESTINY-Breast06 support T-DXd as a new therapeutic option in previously treated HER2-low and HER2-ultralow metastatic breast cancer.



Arliene Ravelo, MPH

Latest:

Real-World Assessment of Patient Care and Practice Efficiency With the Introduction of Subcutaneous Rituximab

Rituximab-subcutaneously is associated with significantly reduced chair time vs rituximab-intravenously in a US oncology setting. Widespread adoption would be expected to improve practice efficiency and patient access to care, and to reduce health care resource burden.



Ashley Chan

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Hypofractionated Radiation Noninferior to Normofractionated Radiation in Early Breast Cancer

In patients with early breast cancer, hypofractionated radiation was noninferior to normofractionated radiation regarding lymphedema risk.


Vikram Narayan, MD

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Impact of Tobacco Cessation on the Development of Bladder Cancer

Vikram Narayan, MD, details the little-known fact that tobacco cessation is a leading preventative strategy of bladder cancer recurrence.


Lynette M. Sholl, MD

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Sholl Examines Importance of Pathology in Cancer Care

“You have to look at the cell-free DNA results with a grain of salt and with some degree of sophistication in terms of what you can act on as a predictive biomarker in the blood.”


Jonathan Mizrahi, MD

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Expert Emphasizes Importance of Cancer Prevention and Screenings on World Cancer Day

An expert from Ochsner Health discusses the essential role positive lifestyle habits and regular screenings play in preventing cancer diagnoses.


Naveen Pemmaraju, MD

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Adverse Effects Associated With JAK Inhibitors in Myelofibrosis

Naveen Pemmaraju, MD, discusses adverse effects associated with JAK inhibitors in the treatment of myelofibrosis, and the Oncology Brothers recap the entire discussion.


Phillip H. Kuo, MD, PhD

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Phillip H. Kuo, MD, PhD, Assesses Use of 177Lu-PSMA-617 in a Multidisciplinary Setting for Pretreated mCRPC

Phillip H. Kuo, MD, PhD, spoke about incorporating prostate-specific membrane antigen–PET imaging into multidisciplinary care for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.


Ernest C. Quintin, MD

Latest:

Unmet Needs and Future Directions in the Management of Multiple Myeloma

Experts from Ochsner Health close out their panel on multiple myeloma management by identifying unmet needs and sharing excitement for future evolution in the treatment landscape.


Aaron Falchook, MD

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Prostate Cancer Screening – What Does the Evidence Tell Us?

In May 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a recommendation against prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for men. The justification for this recommendation was that large randomized trials demonstrated that PSA screening increased detection of prostate cancer, but there was "small to no reduction in prostate cancer-specific mortality."


Alexander Stegh, PhD

Latest:

Novel Nanomedicine Development for Glioblastoma

We spoke with Dr. Priya Kumthekar and Dr. Alexander Stegh about their nucleic acid-based therapeutic development that targets glioblastoma.