Authors




Siddhartha Yadav, MD, MBBS

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Input From a Multidisciplinary Team of Medical Providers is ‘Necessary’ to Manage Contralateral Breast Cancer, Says Expert

It takes a team of physicians from multidisciplinary backgrounds to best manage patients with contralateral breast cancer, according to a Mayo Clinic Expert.


Scott A. Soefje, PharmD

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Non-BCMA Targeting Bispecifics in MM and Future Directions in Care

Before closing out their discussion with key takeaways, expert panelists highlight novel non-BCMA targeting bispecifics in the setting of multiple myeloma.


Terri Harrington, ANP-BC

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PI3K Inhibitors, Oral SERDs, Combination Therapies, and the Shifting Treatment Landscape

Panelists discuss ongoing clinical trials and how the treatment landscape for HR positive (HR+)/ HER2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer is evolving with novel targeted therapies and combination strategies, with Dr Isaacs highlighting the most exciting aspects of these trials and their potential impact on the future of precision medicine in this patient population.


Ajai Chari, MD

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CAR T-Cell Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: Lessons Learned and Key Takeaways

Panelists discuss how UCSF Health has learned that successful integration of CAR T-cell therapy in multiple myeloma requires multidisciplinary collaboration, patient selection optimization, and management of toxicities. Future research includes exploring CAR T-cell therapy in earlier treatment lines and combining it with novel agents to enhance efficacy.


Ulka N. Vaishampayan, MBBS

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Practice Pearls for Optimizing the Management of Advanced RCC

Experts Ulka N. Vaishampayan, MBBS, and Moshe Ornstein, MD, look toward the future treatment paradigm of both clear cell and non–clear cell renal cell carcinoma.



Andrea C. Enzinger, MD

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Guidelines for Opioid Use in Cancer Management are Needed, Expert Says

Although opioid use guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control exclude patients with cancer, drug screenings are required that could further contribute to racial disparities.


Nausheen Ahmed, MD

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Hybrid Model of CAR T-Cell Therapy May Help Manage Treatment-Related Infections

A retrospective study sought to assess CRS and ICANS onset and duration, as well as non-relapse mortality causes in patients infused with CAR T-cell therapies.


Patrick Travis, MD

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Clinical Pearls about the Referral Process of Bispecifics and CAR-T in RRMM

The discussion shares key takeaways and practical insights for optimizing the referral and treatment process for CAR T-cell and bispecific therapies.


Ketan K. Badani, MD

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Artificial Intelligence May Expedite Prognoses in Cancer Care

In considering patients’ busy lives, AI may help reduce the number of visits required to fully stage and grade cancers.


Patrick L. Wagner, MD, MPH

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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.


Saurabh Dahiya, MD, FACP

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The Future of DLBCL: Innovations in Therapy and Patient Care

Panelists discuss how the treatment landscape for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is poised for transformation as novel chimeric antigen receptor T-cell approaches integrate with existing therapies, enhancing efficacy and durability. Insights from Tandem 2025 highlight advancements in cellular therapy, including combinatorial strategies and next-generation chimeric antigen receptor T-cell designs, driving optimism for improved patient outcomes.


Tejo N. Musunuru, MD

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Telehealth and Treatment Selection: Highlights From an Expert Panel on Multiple Myeloma

A Satellite Sessions program panel at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discusses topics in multiple myeloma including the selection of triplet vs quadruplet treatment regimens and optimizing outcomes in the maintenance setting.


Leonid Shunyakov, MD

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ASCO 2025: MonumenTAL-1 Extended Follow-Up for Talquetamab in R/R MM

Panelists discuss how talquetamab targets GPRC5D, which is heavily expressed on malignant plasma cells but not normal B cells, potentially explaining lower infection rates compared with B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)–targeted therapies.


Marion E. Cole, MD

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Mirvetuximab Soravtansine in Ovarian Cancer: Clinical Perspectives and Key Insights from MIRASOL

Panelists discuss how the Mirasol trial's demonstration of superior response rates (42% vs 15.9%) and overall survival (16.5 months) for the FDA-approved folate receptor alpha-positive ADC represents a revolutionary advancement in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer treatment, offering patients prolonged responses with better tolerability and quality of life compared to standard chemotherapies.


Rachel Heist, 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.


Deborah Abrams Kaplan

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Multiprong Leukemia Efforts Boost the Atlantic Health System Heme/Onc Program

An upcoming program from Atlantic Health System physicians apprising key data from the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition brings in faculty from top programs to share research updates.



Kaitlyn Whyman, DNP, CRNP, AGACNP-BC

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Complex ES-SCLC Case: Tarlatamab Management Through Toxicity to Clinical Benefit

Panelists discuss how effective management of cytokine release syndrome and immune effector cell–associated neurotoxicity syndrome in complex extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) cases treated with tarlatamab enables patients to continue therapy and achieve meaningful clinical benefit despite early toxicities.


Jessica Frakes, MD

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Which Treatment for Which Patient: Rectal Cancer Management After PROSPECT Trial

Determining treatment options for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer after the PROSPECT trial data readout adds an important level to the decision-making process.


Gregory Gan, MD, PhD

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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Resectable NSCLC

Surgeons, radiation oncologists, and medical oncologists gathered to discuss treatment options and approaches for NSCLC.


Zachary M. Avigan, MD

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Continued Success of Venetoclax in t(11;14) Multiple Myeloma Despite Negative Trials

The June Hot Topics focuses on the challenges venetoclax regimens have faced in multiple myeloma trials.



Annel Urena

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Advice for Patients, Nurse Practitioners, and Community Oncologists on Teclistamab Therapy in Multiple Myeloma

The panel shares closing advice for patients with multiple myeloma receiving teclistamab, and community providers and nurse practitioners administering teclistamab to patients.


Anant Madabhushi, PhD

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Optimizing Surgery With New AI Technologies in Breast and Ovarian Cancer

“Frozen section is destructive. It ruins the tissue, it consumes the tissue, and it affects downstream molecular analysis,” according to Farzad Fereidouni, PhD.




Sarah Donahue, MPH, NP

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Managing CDK4/6 Inhibitor, ADC Toxicity in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Sarah Donahue, MPH, NP, speaks to the importance of communicating potential adverse effects associated with treatments such as CDK4/6 inhibitors to patients with breast cancer.