Authors


Xavier Leleu, MD, PhD

Latest:

Dr. Leleu on the Future of Later-Line Therapy in Multiple Myeloma

Xavier Leleu, MD, PhD, discusses how the declining prognosis of patients with multiple myeloma correlates with line of therapy and time after diagnosis, highlighting an unmet need for more effective later-line therapies in this population.


Benny Weksler, MD, MBA, FACS, FACCP

Latest:

Dr. Weksler on Addressing Disparities in Lung Cancer Care Delivery

Benny Weksler, MD, MBA, FACS, FACCP, discusses efforts being made at Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute to address disparities in the delivery of care and its impact on the screening and treatment of lung cancer.


Huntsman Cancer Institute

Latest:

Gita Suneja Named Senior Director of Programs to Enhance Diversity

Gita Suneja, MD, MS, has been named the senior director of Programs to Enhance Diversity at Huntsman Cancer Institute.


Maggie Tibbitt

Latest:

Pembrolizumab/Chemo With or Without Bevacizumab Has Potential as New SOC in Metastatic Cervical Cancer

Nicoletta Colombo, MD, PhD, discusses the practice-changing data to emerge from KEYNOTE-826 and the next steps for the pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab regimen in patients with cervical cancer.


Mae Zakhour, MD

Latest:

Dr. Zakhour on the Utilization of Tisotumab Vedotin in Cervical Cancer

Mae Zakhour, MD, discusses the utilization of tisotumab vedotin-tftv in cervical cancer.


Prioty Islam, MD, MSc

Latest:

Dr Islam on the Limited Use of Ibrutinib in CLL

Prioty Islam, MD, MSc, discusses the current status of the first-generation BTK inhibitor ibrutinib following the FDA approvals of next-generation BTK inhibitors in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and expands on the few instances in the clinic where she may lean toward treatment with ibrutinib instead of the next-generation BTK inhibitors zanubrutinib or acalabrutinib.


Aasma Shaukat, MD

Latest:

Dr. Shaukat on the Benefit of Diverse Enrollment in Clinical Trials in CRC

Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, discusses the benefit of diverse enrollment in clinical trials in colorectal cancer.


Matthew Gavidia

Latest:

US Biosimilar Portfolio Hits 10-Year Mark in Growth Mode

Since the US regulatory and litigation pathway for biosimilars was signed into law in March 2010, the FDA has approved 28 biosimilar products, including 16 drugs with indications for patients with cancer.


Mary Katherine Montes de Oca, MD

Latest:

Dr Montes de Oca on the Use of Cryocompression to Reduce Peripheral Neuropathy in Gynecologic Cancers

Mary Katherine Montes de Oca, MD, discusses the use of cryocompression to reduce chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in gynecologic cancers.


Igor Astsaturov, MD, PhD

Latest:

Findings Suggest Cholesterol Plays a Surprising Role in Pancreatic Cancer

Although a majority of pancreatic cancer cells are highly dependent on endogenous biosynthesis of cholesterol, new research from investigators at Fox Chase Cancer Center has demonstrated that some more aggressive pancreatic cancers are completely independent of this process.


Bhuvana Ramkumar, MD

Latest:

The Future of Molecular Testing in NSCLC

The panel closes by highlighting unmet needs in molecular testing, and advances they are looking forward to.



Deborah L. Toppmeyer, MD

Latest:

Dr. Toppmeyer on Sequencing Therapy in HER2+ Breast Cancer

Deborah L. Toppmeyer, MD, discusses sequencing therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer.


Alexey Danilov, MD, PhD, City of Hope

Latest:

Dr. Danilov on the Next Steps for Researching Noncovalent BTK Inhibitors in MCL

Alexey V. Danilov, MD, PhD, discusses the next steps for researching noncovalent BTK inhibitors in mantle cell lymphoma.


Adrian González-González

Latest:

Dr González-González on DDR Pathway Inhibition in HER2-low TNBC Breast Cancer Models

Adrian González-González discusses findings from a preclinical study of trastuzumab deruxtecan in combination with DNA damage response (DDR) pathway inhibitors in xenograft models derived from patients with HER2-low triple-negative breast cancer.


Riad Salem, MD, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University

Latest:

Rapid Readouts: A Global Study of Advanced Dosimetry in the Treatment of HCC With Y 90 Glass Microspheres

Riad Salem, MD, presents slides supporting global real-world data confirming a significant association between tumor-absorbed dose, objective response between tumor-absorbed dose and overall survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with yttrium-90 glass microspheres.


Michael Shafique, MD

Latest:

Dr. Shafique on Selecting Between Selpercatinib and Pralsetinib in RET+ NSCLC

Michael Shafique, MD, discusses treatment considerations for selecting between selpercatinib and pralsetinib in RET fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer.


Susan Marie Lang, MD

Latest:

Dr Lang on Ocular Toxicities Following ADC Treatment in Ovarian Cancer

Susan Marie Lang, MD, discusses the incidence of ocular toxicity following treatment with mirvetuximab soravtansine in ovarian cancer.


Iris Y. Sheng, MD

Latest:

Struggling With COVID-19 on the Cancer Floor

For the population of hospitalized patients with cancer, many of whom who have not contracted the disease, COVID-19 has real, immediate consequences; the pandemic has radically altered their end-of-life care.


Rebecca Silbermann, MD, MMS

Latest:

Dr. Silbermann on the CASTOR Trial in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

Rebecca Silbermann, MD, MMS, discusses the phase 3 CASTOR trial in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.


Margarita Majem

Latest:

Dr. Majem on the Safety Profile of Osimertinib in EGFR+ NSCLC

Margarita Majem, MD, PhD, discusses the safety profile of osimertinib in patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.


Michael Maris, MD

Latest:

Dr. Maris on Key Results From the OUTREACH Trial of Liso-cel in DLBCL

Michael Maris, MD, discusses key efficacy and safety data from the phase 2 OUTREACH trial in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.


Arsen Osipov, MD

Latest:

Dr. Osipov on the Role of Combination Immunotherapy Across Multiple Tumor Types

Arsen Osipov, MD, discusses the role of combination immunotherapy across multiple tumor types.



Massimo Cristofanilli, MD, Northwestern University

Latest:

Treatment Advances in HR+ Breast Cancer

A panel of experts who treat breast cancer close out a discussion on the use of newer therapies, including CDK4/6 inhibitors, based on outcomes demonstrated by recent clinical trials.


Michael J. Cavnar, MD

Latest:

Dr. Cavnar on the Use of Hepatic Artery Infusion Pumps in CRC With Liver Metastases

Michael J. Cavnar, MD, discusses the use of hepatic artery infusion pumps in patients with colorectal cancer with liver metastases.


Mark H. Bilsky, MD

Latest:

Overall Survival After Surgery for Spinal Metastases Has Improved Over the Past Two Decades

Postoperative survival after surgery for spinal metastases has improved over the past 20 years, particularly in patients with kidney, breast, lung, and colon tumors metastatic to the spine.


Peter J. DeMaria, MD, and Jennifer J. Gao, MD

Latest:

Career Options for Graduating Oncology Fellows at the NIH and FDA

Peter J. DeMaria, MD and Jennifer J. Gao, MD shed light on how graduating fellows seeking a rewarding and intellectually challenging career on the frontier of cancer drug development could be well served to consider a position of federal service at the NIH or FDA.


Foluso Bisi Ademuyiwa, MD, MPH, MSCI

Latest:

Dr Ademuyiwa on the Sequencing of First-line CDK4/6 Inhibitors in HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer

Foluso Bisi Ademuyiwa, MD, MPH, MSCI, discusses the optimal sequencing of current CDK4/6 inhibitors in the first-line setting for hormone receptor (HR)–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer based on updated efficacy and safety data.


David Rizzieri, MD, Duke Health

Latest:

Exploring Emerging Data in DLBCL 

A panel of experts in lymphoma reflect on major data that came out of the ASCO 2021 Virtual Meeting.