Ossama Tawfik, MD

Closing out their discussion on biomarkers and precision medicine in cancer care, key opinion leaders look toward future evolutions in the oncology landscape.

Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA, reflects on how oncologic pharmacists can help to develop treatment pathways and educate patients on precision medicine.

Expert perspectives on the role of an oncologic pharmacist within a tumor board and how they can improve upon precision medicine in cancer management.

Comprehensive discussion on the role of tumor boards—or more specifically, molecular tumor boards—in the optimal management of patients with cancer.

Key opinion leaders in the field of cancer management discuss resistance to the uptake of biomarker testing and precision medicine, with deference to the community setting.

Expert pathologist Samuel K. Caughron, MD, FCAP, shares best strategies for the timing and utilization of biomarker testing while managing patients with cancer.

Timothy J. Pluard, MD; Ossama Tawfik, MD; and Sujith R. Kalmadi, MD, reflect on how they update their biomarker testing strategies as the field of cancer care and precision medicine evolves.

Expert perspectives on the wide array of biomarker testing modalities available to patients receiving treatment for cancer.

Comprehensive discussion on how best to interpret and document results from biomarker testing, along with considerations for communicating results with other healthcare professionals.

Key opinion leaders highlight challenges to adequate biomarker testing in cancer care and consider the value of collaboration to overcome these barriers.

Shared insight on key driver mutations and corresponding precision medicine in the setting of breast cancer management.

Expert participants share their perspective on the advent of precision medicine in lung cancer, following the discovery of several key driver mutations and alterations.