Authors



Jackson W. Kiser, MD

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Modifying Radioactive Injection Techniques May Decrease Extravasation Rate

A study aimed to determine the variables that correlated with extravasation rates in patients receiving radiation injection therapy.



Lindsey Roeker, MD

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Lindsey Roeker, MD, Discusses Potential for BTK Inhibition Plus Umbralisib/Ublituximab in CLL

Lindsey Roeker, MD, spoke about identifying the correct population of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who will benefit from umbralisib and ublituximab plus ibrutinib.


Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH

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Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH, Discusses Outcomes From the CARD Trial in mCRPC at 2021 ESMO

CancerNetwork® sat down with Alicia Morgans MD, MPH, at the 2021 European Society for Medical Oncology to talk survival and progression outcomes from the CARD trial in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.


Bethany Smith, PhD

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Plasma Glutamine as a Prognostic Biomarker in Localized Prostate Cancer: Comparison of Conventional Variables in Risk Stratification

This study investigated the biomarker potential of glutamine among known prognostic variables in localized prostate cancer.





Syeda Sahra, MD

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Efficacy of PARP Inhibitors as Maintenance Therapy for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

The aim of this meta-analysis is to analyze the efficacy of these drugs in the treatment of mCRPC in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS), using the results of completed trials.


Megan Hollasch

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Pembrolizumab/Lenvatinib Elicits Meaningful Responses in High-Grade Serous PROC

A phase 2 trial found that pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib elicited an overall response rate of 37.5% that consisted entirely of partial responses in high-grade serous PROC.


Anna Greene, PhD

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CAR T, Targeted Therapies, Others as Treatment Options on the Horizon in NETs

The NETRF lends funding to help discover new and emerging treatment options in neuroendocrine tumors, according to Anna Greene, PhD.


James Ignatz-Hoover, MD, PhD

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Emerging Strategies to Manage Relapsed and/or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

James J. Driscoll, MD, PhD, and James Ignatz-Hoover, MD, PhD, share a perspective on a study published recently in ONCOLOGY.





Hassan Hasanein, MD

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Erdheim-Chester Disease: A Case Report of BRAF V600E–Negative, MAP2K1-Positive ECD Diagnosed by Blood Next-Generation Sequencing Assay and a Brief Literature Review

Investigators report a case of a man, aged 55 years, with an extensive and prolonged course of an unexplained multi-systemic disease, and also review common clinical manifestations, mutations, diagnoses, and targeted therapies for Erdheim-Chester disease.


Mohamad Badawi, MD

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Predictors of Poor Adherence to Follow-up Care in Survivors of Childhood Cancer

Rahiya Rehman, MD, and co-investigators, research the importance of poor follow-up and care for survivors of childhood cancer.





Roman Fabbricatore

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Vegetarian Lifestyle May Promote Lower Risk of Cancer

The Adventist Health Study found that patients who were vegetarians had a lower risk of medium-frequency cancers.




Haydeé Verduzco-Aguirre, MD

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Disorders of Sex Development and Malignant Germ Cell Tumors

Key points: Patients with disorders of sex development (DSDs) are at an increased risk of malignant germ cell tumors (GCTs). In adulthood, the partial form of androgen insensitivity syndrome confers the greatest risk of developing malignant GCTs. Gonadoblastoma is the most common gonadal GCT arising in patients with DSDs. Despite being a benign neoplasm, it can undergo malignant transformation in up to 60% of patients with a DSD. Oncologic treatment in patients with disorders of sex development and malignant GCTs does not differ from the standard treatment for testicular GCTs. Treatment of patients with DSDs requires a multidisciplinary team, including a psychiatric, genetic, and reproductive assessment as well as the involvement of an ethics committee. An early diagnosis of DSDs is crucial to avoid the development of potentially serious complications in adulthood.


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.





Kelley Julian, PharmD, BCOP

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Managing CNS and Systemic Responses In R/R MM: Monitoring and Sequencing Strategies with Elranatamab and Cilta-Cel

Panelists discuss how, for a patient who has an aggressive disease, physicians will plan for monthly serum markers including serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) and immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE); if they start seeing an increase in the disease, they plan an imaging for bone marrow biopsy and consider a diagnostics lumbar puncture.