Authors


Yogenthiran Saunthararajah, MD

Latest:

Dr. Saunthararajah on Mechanisms of Resistance to 5-Azacytidine /Decitabine in MDS-AML

Yogenthiran Saunthararajah, MD, Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders at Cleveland Clinic, professor of Medicine, co-leader, Developmental Therapeutics Program of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses mechanisms of resistance to 5-azacytidine and decitabine in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes-acute myeloid leukemia.


Yong-Chen William Lu, PhD

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Yong-Chen William Lu on Adoptive T-Cell Therapy in Solid Tumors

Yong-Chen William Lu, PhD, a fellow in the Surgery Branch of the National Cancer Institute, discusses a CD4 T-cell immunotherapy targeting MAGE-A3 that is showing early clinical responses in patients with metastatic cancer.


You-cai Zhu, MD, PhD

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Dr. Zhu on Primary Resistance to Osimertinib in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC

You-cai Zhu, MD, PhD, Department of Thoracic Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Zhejiang Rongjun Hospital, discusses primary resistance to osimertinib (Tagrisso) in EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).


Young Kwang Chae, MD, MPH, MBA

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Dr. Chae on Using Crizotinib to Treat MET+ NSCLC

Young Kwang Chae, MD, MPH, MBA, discusses using crizotinib to treat MET-positive patients with non–small cell lung cancer.


Yu (Amy) Zong

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Nab-Paclitaxel as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer

Yu (Amy) Zong, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, discusses a meta-analysis of nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel) as neoadjuvant chemotherapy of breast cancer.


Yubin Kang, MD

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Dr. Kang on the Preclinical Activity of ABC294640 in Multiple Myeloma

Yubin Kang, MD, a professor of medicine and member of Duke Cancer Institute, discusses the preclinical activity of the SK-2 inhibitor ABC294640 in multiple myeloma.


Yue Xiong, PhD

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5 questions with Yue Xiong

The beat on the people, devices, trends, and companies shaping healthcare... with Yue Xiong, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.


Yujin Hoshida, MD, PhD

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Dr. Hoshida on Molecular Subtyping in HCC

Yujin Hoshida, MD, PhD, discusses molecular subtyping in hepatocellular carcinoma.


Yung-Jue Bang, MD, PhD

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Dr. Bang on Pembrolizumab for Advanced Gastric Cancer

Yung-Jue Bang, MD, PhD, discusses pembrolizumab for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer. Pembrolizumab was investigated as part of the KEYNOTE-012 study, which looked at the checkpoint inhibitor across several solid tumors.


Yuqin Song, MD, PhD

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Dr. Song on Zanubrutinib Activity in Relapsed/Refractory MCL

Yuqin Song, MD, PhD, chief physician and deputy director of the Lymphoma Department at Peking University Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China, discusses the updated data from the phase II trial evaluating the efficacy of zanubrutinib (BGB-3111-206) in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma.


Yuri E. Nikiforov, MD, PhD

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Dr. Nikiforov on Reclassifying Subtype of Thyroid Cancer

Yuri E. Nikiforov, MD, PhD, professor of Pathology, vice chair of the Department of Pathology, director, Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, discusses research that demonstrated the need to reclassify a subtype of thyroid cancer as not cancerous.


Yvonne Lin, MD, MS

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Immunotherapy Examined as Treatment Option in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

The notion of commandeering the immune system to treat cancer actually dates back more than a century with intratumoral bacterial injections to try and elicit tumor regression.


Yvonne M. Saenger, MD

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Dr. Saenger on the Need for Immunotherapy Biomarkers

Yvonne M. Saenger, MD, Assistant Professor in Medicine and Dermatology, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discusses the need for biomarkers for immunotherapies.


Yvonne N. Fondufe-Mittendorf, PhD

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University of Kentucky Lab Seeks to Decode Epigenetic Signals in Cancer

Although many labs study cancer as an all-or-nothing process, putting all metastable hybrid stages in the same bin, our laboratory at the University of Kentucky is exploring carcinogenesis as a continuum, from initiation through progression to maintenance. This approach has prompted us to focus on the role of epigenetics in cancer development.


Yvonne Saenger, MD

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Dr. Saenger on Immunotherapy Combinations in Melanoma

Yvonne Saenger, MD, director of Melanoma Immunotherapy at Columbia University Medical Center, discusses immunotherapy combinations in melanoma.


Yvonne Weideman, DNP, MBA, RN, CNE

Latest:

Matching Ostomy Pouching Systems to Patient Need

The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2013, 142,820 individuals in the United States will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 72,570 with bladder cancer


Zachariah DeFilipp, MD

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Safety and Efficacy of Axatilimab in Patients With Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (AGAVE-201)

Zachariah DeFilipp, MD, presents data from AGAVE-201, a phase 2, open-label, randomized, multicenter study evaluating axatilimab at 3 dose levels in patients with recurrent/refractory chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).



Zachary C. Landman, MD

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Dr. Landman on Delivering Value-Based Care to Patients

Zachary C. Landman, MD, clinical fellow in Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the process of delivering value-based care to patients with cancer.


Zachary Hartman

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Cost Versus Quality in Different Sites of Cancer Care

More oncology providers have shifted toward consolidation of practices to remain viable. In the last 4 years, 524 private practices have entered into agreements with or have been acquired by hospitals.


Zachary S. Morris, MD, PhD

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Combinations With RT May Improve Immunotherapy Response

One potential approach to improving the response to cancer immunotherapies is to combine such treatments with radiotherapy.


Zahi Mitri, MD

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Dr. Mitri Discusses the Promise of Trastuzumab Biosimilars

Zahi Mitri, MD, MS, assistant professor of medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, discusses the promise of trastuzumab (Herceptin) biosimilars.


Zahi Mitri, MD, MS

Latest:

HER2-low Breast Cancer: Practical Applications of ADC Therapy

Practical considerations for the sequencing or combination of novel antibody drug conjugates to optimize outcomes for patients with HER2-low breast cancer.


Zarah Dulce F. Lucas, MD

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From Bedside to Bench

Based on a current laboratory research project, Zarah Dulce F. Lucas, MD, discusses microRNAs and their potential to predict brain metastases in patients with triple-negative and HER2-positive breast cancer.


Zev A. Wainberg, MD

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FDA Approval Insights: NALIRIFOX in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Dr Wainberg discusses the FDA approval of first-line NALIRIFOX for patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.





Zhaoming Wang, PhD

Latest:

Utility of Genome-Wide Association Studies in Pediatric Oncology

Zhaoming Wang, PhD, bioinformatics scientist, Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discusses the utility of genome-wide association studies in pediatric oncology.


Zhi Zhang Yang, MD

Latest:

Dr. Yang on the Efficacy of Immunotherapy in Follicular Lymphoma

Zhi Zhang Yang, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, discusses the expression of LAG-3 defining exhaustion of intratumoral PD-1 antibodies and T cells and correlates poor outcomes in patients with follicular lymphoma.