Authors


Timothy Yap, MBBS, PhD, FRCP

Latest:

Dr Yap on Saruparib in BRCA1/2+, PALB2+, or RAD51C/D+ Advanced Solid Tumors

Timothy Yap, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, discusses data for saruparib in harboring BRCA1/2, PALB2, or RAD51C/D mutations.


Scott S. Tykodi, MD, PhD

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Dr. Tykodi on the KEYNOTE-427 Trial With Pembrolizumab in RCC

Scott S. Tykodi, MD, PhD, provides background to the phase 2 KEYNOTE-427 trial with pembrolizumab in renal cell carcinoma.


Justine Yang Bruce, MD

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Window of Opportunity Trials Are Needed for Novel Tissue Biomarker Analysis in Head and Neck Cancers

Drug development is a difficult and ever-changing process, with new agents being developed by industry and academic partners.


Gustavo Rivero, MD

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Future Perspectives in Higher-Risk MDS

Dr Gustavo Rivero comments on novel treatment combinations and potential new biomarkers in patients with MDS.


Liat Hogen, MD, FRCSC

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Dr Hogen on Survival Outcomes With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and ICS in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Liat Hogen, MD, FRCSC, discusses the survival outcomes achieved with interval cytoreductive surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in a study of patients with initial unresectable stage IV ovarian cancer.


Yoshiaki Nakamura, MD, PhD

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Dr Nakamura on the Association Between MRD Negativity and DFS in Resected CRC

Yoshiaki Nakamura, MD, PhD, discusses updated findings from an analysis of the association between circulating tumor DNA minimal residual disease status and disease-free survival in the GALAXY trial, an observational arm of the ongoing CIRCULATE-Japan trial in patients with resected colorectal cancer.


Angela Tatiana Alistar, MD

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Dr. Alistar on the Need to Develop Biomarkers in Pancreatic Cancer

Angela Tatiana Alistar, MD, discusses the need to develop biomarkers in pancreatic cancer.



Amin Nassar, MD

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Bou Farhat and Nassar on the Use of NGS Mutation Signature vs IHC for Identifying dMMR Tumors

Drs Nassar and Bou Farhat explain how tumor-only NGS could address the limitations of IHC testing for MMR mutation signatures across several tumor types.


Patricia Lugar, MD, MS, Duke Health

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Unmet Needs in SM Treatment

The panel of experts in SM highlight the unmet needs in the clinical care of systemic mastocytosis.


Rachel Kaufmann, PharmD

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LAG-3 Fills a Complex Role in the Immune System

The LAG-3 pathway has emerged as the next target for the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in oncology.


Alan Tan, MD

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Key Takeaways: Advancements and Challenges in Kidney Cancer Treatment

Leading experts discuss the exciting progress and challenges in the field of kidney cancer treatment, addressing topics like immunotherapy, biomarkers, and the role of multidisciplinary care.


Guenther Koehne, MD, PhD

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Dr Koehne on the Use of Chemotherapy-Only Conditioning Regimens in Hematologic Malignancies

Guenther Koehne, MD, PhD, discusses the use of chemotherapy-only conditioning regimens for patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing transplant.


Daniele Robesti, MD

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Dr. Robesti on Optimizing Patient Selection for Salvage Lymph Node Dissection in Prostate Cancer

Daniele Robesti, MD, discusses how to optimize patient selection for salvage lymph node dissection in prostate cancer.


Philippe E. Spiess, MD, MS, FACS

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Dr. Spiess on Key Updates in the Management of Penile Cancer

Philippe E. Spiess, MD, MS, FACS, shares key updates in the management of patients with penile cancer.


Jan Joseph Melenhorst, BSc, MS, PhD

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Dr Melenhorst on the Evolving Understanding of CAR T-Cell Therapies in CLL

Jan Joseph Melenhorst, PhD, discusses the evolving understanding of the use of CAR T-cell therapies in the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.


Boyu Hu, MD

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BTK Degraders and Other Targets in Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Experts in hematologic malignancies conclude their discussion by discussing BTK degraders and other targets in the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma.


Eleni Efstathiou, MD, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Dr. Efstathiou on the rPFS Benefit Achieved With Apalutamide Regimen in mCRPC

Eleni Efstathiou, MD, discusses the key findings of the placebo-controlled, double-blind phase 3 ACIS study of apalutamide and abiraterone acetate plus prednisone versus prednisone alone in patients with chemotherapy-naïve metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.


Kristin K. Zorn, MD

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PARP Inhibitor Therapy Options Are Transforming Landscape in Ovarian Cancer

PARP inhibitors have fundamentally changed our therapeutic algorithms in ovarian cancer, even as their use continues to evolve.


Miguel Villalona-Calero, MD

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Dr Villalona-Calero on the Investigation of KB-0742 in Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors

Miguel Villalona-Calero, MD, discusses interim data from a phase 1/2 investigation of KB-0742 in patients with relapsed/refractory solid tumors or non-Hodgkin lymphoma and highlights the ongoing evaluation of the agent’s safety.


Anne Angiolillo, MD

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Dr. Angiolillo on the Toxicity Profile of Traditional Treatment in Pediatric B-ALL

Anne Angiolillo, MD, discusses the adverse effects that are associated with traditional treatment in pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.


Olufunmilayo Falusi Olopade, MD, FACP

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Dr. Olopade on Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Outcomes

Olufunmilayo Falusi Olopade, MD, FACP, discusses racial disparities in breast cancer outcomes.


John N. Allan, MD

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Dr Allan on the Investigation of Obinutuzumab Triplet Consolidation in MRD-Positive CLL

John N. Allan, MD, discusses a planned evaluation of obinutuzumab triplet consolidation therapy for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia /small lymphocytic lymphoma who remain minimal residual disease–positive after initial treatment with zanubrutinib and venetoclax .



Swetha Kambhampati, MD

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Dr Kambhampati on the Rationale For Evaluating Real-World Outcomes With Brexu-Cel in MCL

Swetha Kambhampati, MD, discusses the rationale for evaluating outcomes with in a subgroup anlaysis of patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma, and how prior data from the phase 3 ZUMA-2 study supported the inception of this trial.


Siteman Cancer Center

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Jumping Genes in Cancer Cells Open Door to New Immunotherapies

Research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that transposable elements in various cancers potentially may be used to direct novel immunotherapies to tumors that don’t typically respond to immune-based treatments.


Somedeb Ball, MBBS

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Dr Ball on Data From from the IMerge Trial in Low– to Intermediate-Risk MDS

Somedeb Ball, MBBS, discusses data from the phase 3 IMerge trial of imetelstat vs placebo in low– to intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.


Bill W. Loo, MD

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Exciting NSCLC Data Updates from ESMO 2022

The panel shares the data that excited them the most from ESMO 2022, and what to look forward to in the future.


B. Hilda Ye, PhD

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Location Matters: US Patients With Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Have Distinct Clinical, Genetic Features

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma is a rare and very aggressive T-cell neoplasm with an extremely poor prognosis. It is also the only human cancer caused by a retrovirus—human T-cell leukemia virus.


Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Pediatric Multicenter Study Shows Targeted Therapy for High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Reduces Relapse

A targeted therapy for children with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma was shown to significantly reduce relapse rates when tested in a clinical trial conducted by the Children’s Oncology Group and led by pediatric oncologists at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.