Expert Interviews

Jeffrey Schneider, MD, and Marc Braunstein, MD, PhD, spoke about their recent article published in the journal ONCOLOGY® regarding the management of patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The leukemia expert spoke about the importance of genetic testing for patients with acute myeloid leukemia and other important considerations for this patient population throughout the pandemic.

Venetoclax was granted approval in combination with azacitidine, decitabine, or low dose cytarabine earlier this month for adults 75 years or older with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia or those who have comorbidities precluding intensive induction chemotherapy.

The expert in breast imaging spoke about the latest in breast imaging and the new technologies that are helping to advance the field.

The expert in breast imaging spoke about the use of the technology, and why it is more effective than traditional mammograms.

New research from NCI-MATCH support the feasibility and efficiency of using next-generation sequencing (NGS) to triage patients to investigational therapy, given that a sufficiently large pool of agents is provided.

The breast cancer expert discussed the changes he has made in treating this patient population as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New research reported that guidelines to reduce the number of opioids prescribed to patients following surgery may be missing a small group of patients that need a greater level of pain control.

Among accredited US cancer centers, hospitals which serve primarily minority patients were found to be as likely as other hospitals to offer the standard of surgical care for early-stage breast cancer.

Research suggested that limited English-language proficiency is a risk factor for getting potentially lifesaving screening mammograms less often.

Researchers found that patients who participated in virtual follow-up visits benefitted by spending less time waiting at and traveling to the clinic for in-person appointments.

Moss indicated that “we need interventions in these communities to change cancer-causing behaviors, to make cancer screening more accessible, to improve treatment, and to promote quality of life and survivorship.”