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Oncology Data Advisor™ · Rare Disease Day With Thomas Abrams, MD; Maria Badillo, RN, OCN®, CCRP; and Ulka Vaishampayan, MD In honor of Rare Disease Day on February 28, the Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board held a live panel discussion that featured updates on rare gastrointestinal cancers from Dr. Thomas Abrams, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; perspe...
Additional Advances in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Research and Clinical Trials With Ticiana Leal, MD
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Additional Advances in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Research and Clinical Trials With Ticiana Leal, MD Last year, Dr. Ticiana Leal, Director of the Thoracic Medical Oncology Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, recorded a continuing medical education (CME)/nursing continuing professional development (NCPD)–accredited activity titled Har...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Investigating Brentuximab Vedotin for Advanced-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma With Habte Yimer, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Dr. Habte Yimer of Texas Oncology sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to elaborate on the promising results of brentuximab vedotin for patients with advanced-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma, including th...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Investigating Momelotinib for Treatment of Myelofibrosis With Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Dr. Srdan Verstovsek, Chief of the Section for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms in the Department of Leukemia at MD Anderson Cancer Center, sat down to discuss his presentation on the results of research regardi...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Describing Real-World Treatment Patterns for Myelodysplastic Syndromes With Ira Zackon, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Dr. Ira Zackon sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss his abstract regarding real-world treatment patterns and survival outcomes among patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), including ways...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Studying Olutasidenib in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Jorge Cortes, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Jorge Cortes, Director of the Georgia Cancer Center in Augusta, Georgia, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss his presentation regarding the results of a pivotal phase 2 study in w...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Additional Advances in Graft-Versus-Host Disease Research and Clinical Trials: Shernan Holtan, MD At the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Dr. Shernan Holtan, Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School, presented a late-breaking abstract on the BMT CTN 1703 trial of post-transplant cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus, an...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Additional Advances in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Research and Clinical Trials Just under a year ago, Beth Sandy, a Thoracic Oncology Nurse Practitioner, co-led a continuing medical education (CME)/nursing continuing professional development (NCPD)–approved activity, Harnessing Immunotherapy-Based Strategies For Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Aligning Treatment Goals and Value-Based Care in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Multiple myeloma is a clonal plasma cell malignancy characterized by several cytogenetic alterations. Treatment planning for individual patients is complicated by factors such as age, frailty, comorbidities, eligibility for autologous stem cell transplantation, and risk stratific...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Subsequent Treatment After CAR T-Cell Therapy in Large B-Cell Lymphoma With Armin Ghobadi, MD Recently, at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Dr. Armin Ghobadi, an Associate Professor at the Washington University School of Medicine, Siteman Cancer Center, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to enlighten us about his researc...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Optimizing Patient Outcomes With CAR T-Cell Therapy With Ola Oluwole, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Dr. Ola Oluwole of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss two of his abstracts on prophylactic corticosteroid use for patients receiving axicabtagene ciloleucel and the role of...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Improving the Standard of Care for Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma With Mitul Gandhi, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, updated results were presented for the SGN35-027 study of brentuximab vedotin plus nivolumab and chemotherapy for advanced-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma. One of its authors, Dr. Mitul Gandhi of Virginia Cancer...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Additional Advances in Immune Thrombocytopenia Research and Clinical Trials In 2022, Allison Imahiyerobo, an Advanced Practice Nurse at the Englewood Health Physician Network in New Jersey, led a continuing medical education (CME)/nursing continuing professional development (NCPD)–approved activity with i3 Health, New Insights and Avenues for Improved Patient ...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Updates on Trials of Zilovertamab and Brentuximab Vedotin in Lymphomas With Hun Lee, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Oncology Data Advisor met with Dr. Hun Lee of MD Anderson to discuss the two abstracts that he presented there. Dr. Lee provided an update on the promising data for zilovertamab plus ibrutinib for patients w...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Association of Socioeconomic Status With Adherence and Survival in Myeloma: Leon Bernal-Mizrachi, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Leon Bernal-Mizrachi, MD, an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Hematology and Oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine, sat down with Oncology Data A...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Advancing the Careers of Women in Hematology With Ariela Marshall, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Ariela Marshall, MD, Director of the Women's Hemostasis and Thrombosis Program and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Penn Medicine, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to talk about the ASH Women in Hematology Worki...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Factors Leading to Black Patient Disparities in Hematology Trials With Shakira Grant, MBBS At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Shakira J. Grant, MBBS, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss her research she presented, "If You Don't Trus...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Making Health Care Accessible for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients With Ian Bouligny, MD At the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Dr. Ian Bouligny, Hematology/Oncology Fellow at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center, spoke with Oncology Data Advisor about his abstract regarding health care disparities faced by Black...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Creating Valuable Education for the Hematology/Oncology Fellow: Ronak Mistry and Vivek Patel At the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Oncology Data Advisor sat down with Dr. Ronak Mistry and Dr. Vivek Patel, Clinical Fellows in Medicine at Vanderbilt University and hosts of The Fellow on Call podcast. Dr. Mistry and Dr. Patel share thei...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Dynamic Risk Classification of Smoldering Myeloma With Luis Gerardo Rodríguez-Lobato, MD, PhD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Luis Gerardo Rodríguez-Lobato, MD, PhD, Specialist in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant and Researcher at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and barnaclínic+, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor ...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Understanding Multiple Myeloma Treatment Patterns and Sequencing With Robert Rifkin, MD At the recent 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Dr. Robert Rifkin, Medical Oncologist and Hematologist at Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers in Denver, Colorado, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss the research that he presented, titled Impact ...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Exploring the Results of Elranatamab for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma With Noopur Raje, MD Recently, Dr. Noopur Raje, Director of the Center for Multiple Myeloma at Massachusetts General Hospital, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor at the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting to discuss the results of the MagnetisMM-1 study of elran...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Investigating CAR T Wait Time and High-Risk Myeloma Definitions With Samer Al Hadidi, MD, MS, FACP At the recent 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Dr. Samer Al Hadidi, Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss the multiple myeloma research that he presented. Dr. Al H...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Exploring Results of the SUNLIGHT Trial in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Josep Tabernero, MD, PhD At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2023 Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium, Dr. Josep Tabernero, Director of the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, presented results of the phase 3 SUNLIGHT trial of trifluridine/tipiracil plus bevaciz...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Studying the Promising Role of Bispecific Antibodies in Multiple Myeloma With Ajai Chari, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Ajai Chari, MD, the Director of Research in the Multiple Myeloma Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss his presentation regardi...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Investigating the Efficacy of HPN217 in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma With Luke Walker, MD At the recent 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Dr. Luke Walker, Chief Medical Officer of Harpoon Therapeutics, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss the results of a phase 1 trial of HPN217, a B-cell maturation anti...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Discussing the Relevance of Urine Studies in Myeloma With Kelsey Natsuhara, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Kelsey Natsuhara, MD, a Fellow in Hematology and Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor and ConveyMED to discuss her presentation regarding the relevance of urine...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · ASH 2022 Conversations on Multiple Myeloma (Part 1) With Manni Mohyuddin, MBBS At the recent 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Dr. Manni Mohyuddin, Assistant Professor at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss the multiple myeloma research he was involved with at t...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Additional Advances in Acute Leukemia Research and Clinical Trials: Amir Fathi, MD In January 2022, Dr. Amir Fathi, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Program Director of the Center for Leukemia at Massachusetts General Hospital, served as faculty for Therapy of Acute B-Cell Leukemia: An Evolving Treatment Landscape, a session p...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Additional Advances in Squamous NSCLC Research and Clinical Trials With Mark Kris, MD In 2022, Dr. Mark Kris, the William and Joy Ruane Chair in Thoracic Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, served as chair of Optimizing Management of Metastatic Squamous Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), a continuing medical education (CME)/nursing continuing ...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Pioneering the Field of Stem Cell Biology With Irving Weissman, MD At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Dr. Irving Weissman, Director of the Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University, received the 2022 Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hematology. In this inte...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Additional Advances in Multiple Myeloma Research and Clinical Trials With Shaji Kumar, MD Currently, Dr. Shaji Kumar, Professor of Hematological Malignancies at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, is the chair of Optimizing Treatment Sequencing for Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma, a continuing medical education/nursing continuing professional dev...
At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Dr. Irving Weissman, Director of the Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University, received the 2022 Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hematology. In this interview, Dr. Weissman tells the story of how he entered the field, describes the monumental contributions h...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Additional Advancements in Research: Multiple Myeloma Earlier this year, Dr. Sarah Holstein of the University of Nebraska Medical Center participated in a two-part continuing medical education (CME) activity regarding practice-changing strategies and improved patient outcomes in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). With many updates and improvements in the ...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Highlights from the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium At the recent San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), researchers from around the world presented breaking developments in the treatment and care of patients with breast cancer. In this interview, Dr. Jason Mouabbi, an Assistant Professor in the Development of Breast Medical Oncology at The Universit...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · CLL Society, a Valuable Resource for Patients and the Health Care Team: Brian Koffman, MD In this interview, Oncology Data Advisor speaks with Dr. Brian Koffman, founder of CLL Society, a nonprofit organization focused on patient education, support, and research for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Dr. Koffman shares his personal story and how it led him to...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Predicting Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Prognosis Through Absence of Lobular Carcinoma in Situ In this interview, Dr. Jason Mouabbi speaks with Oncology Data Advisor about his research regarding the absence of lobular carcinoma in situ as a poor prognostic marker in invasive lobular carcinoma, which will be presented as a poster at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Ca...
Emphasizing Communication and Expectations for Lung Cancer Side Effects With Blanca Ledezma, MSN, NP
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Emphasizing Communication and Expectations for Lung Cancer Side Effects With Blanca Ledezma, MSN, NP With the advent of targeted therapies in lung cancer, patients are experiencing improved outcomes through personalized medicine. However, education regarding potential toxicity is crucial. In this interview, Blanca Ledezma, MSN, NP, shares the importance of set...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Personalizing Prostate Cancer Therapy With Christopher Iannuzzi, MD In this interview, Oncology Data Advisor speaks with Dr. Christopher Iannuzzi of Hartford HealthCare about an ongoing clinical trial investigating the personalization of prostate cancer treatment through genomic tumor testing. In addition, Dr. Iannuzzi shares the advantages of delivering stere...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Recent Updates in Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia With Morie Gertz, MD In January 2022, Dr. Morie Gertz, Professor and Chair of General Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, served as faculty for the Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia session of the Oncology Data AdvisorTM Hematologic Malignancies Symposium. With several significant updates in the t...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Staying Up To Date On Treatment of Myelofibrosis With John Mascarenhas, MD Myelofibrosis is a rare myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by the buildup of scar tissue in the bone marrow, leading to decreased erythropoiesis, progressive bone marrow failure, and anemia. Currently, the discovery of the Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcrip...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Optimizing Treatment Selection, Sequencing, and Tolerability in Small Cell Lung Cancer An estimated 236,740 new cases of lung cancer are reported in the United States annually, and 130,180 people die of the disease. Approximately 14% of cases are classified as small cell lung cancer (SCLC). While SCLC is usually treated with systemic therapy with or without ra...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Understanding Clonal Hematopoiesis With Rahul Banerjee, Jeremy Meier, and Samuel Rubinstein Dr. Jeremy Meier and Dr. Samuel Rubinstein of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill are the first and senior author, respectively, of a recently published review paper entitled Game of Clones: Diverse Implications for Clonal Hematopoiesis in Lymphoma and Mu...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · The Power of Metastatic Breast Cancer Retreats With Lillie Shockney and Janie Metsker In 2006, Lillie Shockney, Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University, launched a retreat program for patients with metastatic breast cancer, a weekend-long retreat in which patients, their spouses, and caregivers can focus on communication, support, relationships, perso...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · An Introduction to Breast Cancer Therapies: A Patient Resource From Samuel Kareff, MD, MPH In this interview with Oncology Data Advisor, Dr. Samuel Kareff, a Hematology-Oncology Fellow at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Miami, provides a comprehensive overview of the current and emerging therapies used in the treatment of breast canc...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · A Faculty Preview of ODACon™ 2022 Supportive Care Summit Recently, Oncology Data Advisor hosted a live faculty panel discussion in advance of ODACon™ 2022 Supportive Care Summit: Managing Toxicities of Novel Breast Cancer Therapies, featuring the conference's four expert nurse speakers: Dr. Constance Visovsky, Abbey Kaler, Julia LaBarbera, and Janie Mets...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Raising Awareness for Breast Cancer Risks in Transgender Patients With Valerie Brutus, MD, FACS In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Valerie Brutus, a Breast Surgical Oncologist at St. Vincent's Medical Center of Hartford HealthCare, spoke with Oncology Data Advisor about the risks for breast cancer in transgender individuals. Dr. Brutus shares the i...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Men Can Get Breast Cancer Too: Valerie Brutus, MD, FACS In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Valerie Brutus, a Breast Surgical Oncologist at St. Vincent's Medical Center of Hartford HealthCare, spoke with Oncology Data Advisor to raise awareness about the reality that men can get breast cancer too. Dr. Brutus explains the risk factors and the convers...
Bringing Attention to Breast Cancer Reconstructive Surgery Options With Elizabeth Stirling Craig, MD
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Bringing Attention to Breast Cancer Reconstructive Surgery Options With Elizabeth Stirling Craig, MD In this latest Breast Cancer Awareness Month interview, Dr. Elizabeth Stirling Craig, Director of Microvascular Breast Reconstruction at St. Vincent's Medical Center of Hartford HealthCare, explains the microsurgical techniques that she performs as a breast rec...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Breast Cancer Is Not Just One Disease: Lobular Breast Cancer Research With Jason Mouabbi, MD Understanding the various subtypes of breast cancer is critical, as treatment selection and potential outcomes depend heavily on subtype. In this latest Oncology Data Advisor interview for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Jason Mouabbi, an Assistant Professor at the ...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Blood Cancer Awareness Month: Exploring Patient-Reported Outcomes: Rahul Banerjee and Ajay Major Recently, Dr. Rahul Banerjee, Assistant Professor at the University of Washington and Editorial Board member for Oncology Data Advisor, spoke with Dr. Ajay Major, Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, in a live interview discussion in honor of Blood Ca...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Caring for Patients Receiving CAR T-Cell Therapy In this interview with Oncology Data Advisor, Dr. Joshua Sasine, Hematologist-Oncologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses the factors that make patients suitable candidates for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, strategies to minimize the unique toxicities associated with these treatments, ...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Addressing Clinical Trial Accrual of Minority Patients With Donna Catamero, NP At the recent International Myeloma Society (IMS) Annual Meeting, Donna Catamero, NP, the Associate Director of Myeloma Translational Research at Mount Sinai Hospital, presented her abstract regarding increasing clinical trial accrual of minority patients. In this interview, Ms. Cat...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Determining Patient Selection for CAR T-Cell Therapy in Multiple Myeloma With Beth Faiman, PhD, CNP While chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T–cell therapy has revolutionized the treatment landscape for multiple myeloma, the high demand for these efficacious therapies has made patient selection a challenge. At the recent International Myeloma Society Annual Meeti...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · No One Left Alone: Taking the First Steps to Address Cancer Disparities With Kashyap Patel, MD At the recent International Myeloma Society (IMS) Annual Meeting, Dr. Kashyap Patel, CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates and President of the Community Oncology Alliance, spoke about practical solutions for addressing disparities in multiple myeloma in t...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Guiding Breast Cancer Surgical Decisions With Valerie Brutus, MD, FACS In this interview with Oncology Data Advisor, Dr. Valerie Brutus, a Breast Surgical Oncologist at St. Vincent's Medical Center, discusses the significance of Magtrace™, a liquid tracer which has recently become a game changer in guiding surgical decisions for patients with breast cancer. &n...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · The Future of MRD in Multiple Myeloma Treatment Decision Making In this interview, Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board member Dr. Rahul Banerjee speaks with Dr. Ben Derman, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago, about his research regarding measurable residual disease (MRD) detection in multiple myeloma and its potential role in guidin...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · New Opportunities for Improved Patient Outcomes in Graft-Versus-Host-Disease Graft-versus-host disease (GHVD) is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and a major contributor to morbidity and mortality (DeFilipp et al, 2021; Malard et al, 2020). Acute GVHD occurs within 100 days of transplant and typically targets the sk...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Increasing Medical Student Confidence When Treating LGBTQIA+ Patients Following the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Cherry Au, MD, of Rush University Medical Center, spoke with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss her abstract, Medical Student Clinical Cultural Awareness in Cancer Care of Sexual and Gender Minorities....
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Understanding the Current Landscape of Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN) is a common and potentially life-threatening consequence of chemotherapy, as it may lead to serious infections for patients with cancer. These infections result in hospital stays, increased morbidity and mortality, and considerable financial burden. I...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · World Lung Cancer Day With Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, and Corey Langer, MD On August 1st, Oncology Data Advisor hosted a live panel discussion in honor of World Lung Cancer Day, featuring Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, and Corey Langer, MD, both of the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center. Ms. Sandy and Dr. Langer discussed the improvements in survival that h...
i3 Health · New Perspectives in the Management of Marginal Zone Lymphoma Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) comprises approximately 7% of all mature non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) (Cerhan & Haberman, 2021). According to the World Health Organization classification, there are three subtypes: extranodal MZL, also referred to as mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue (MALT) lymphoma; splenic MZL, whic...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Diagnosis and Evidence-Based Management of T-Cell Lymphoma T-cell lymphoma (TCL) is an uncommon subtype accounting for approximately 15% of all cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the United States (LRF, 2022). Compared with its B-cell counterpart, TCL has a poor prognosis and is associated with a 5-year survival rate of less than 20%. The clinical and pathologic...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Tackling Violence and Stigmatization to Decrease Disparities for Transgender Patients: Ash Alpert At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Ash Alpert, a postdoctoral fellow in health services research at Brown University, presented two posters regarding the associations between violence and cancer risk...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Thriving Beyond the Cancer Diagnosis: Colin Ferro At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Colin Ferro, Director of Operations at Epic Experience, spoke with Oncology Data Advisor about the organization's mission to empower adult cancer survivors and thrivers beyond their diagnosis and treatment. This podcast episode was recor...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Patritumab Deruxtecan for HER3-Expressing Metastatic Breast Cancer: Ian Krop, MD, PhD At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Ian Krop, Director of the Yale Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss his research and the data he presented regarding the HER3-targeting antibody-drug con...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Neuroblastoma Risk Stratification and Research: Wendy London, PhD At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Dr. Wendy London, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to share her research regarding risk stratification, reduction of therapy, and survival outcomes for pedia...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Breast Cancer Prevention and Disparities: Jessica Jones, MD At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Jessica Jones, Assistant Professor of Oncology at the University of Texas (UT) Health System, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss her work in cancer detection and cancer prevention in Black women with a higher risk o...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Lobular Breast Cancer Histology and Research: Jason Mouabbi, MD At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Dr. Jason Mouabbi of MD Anderson Cancer Center presented a poster focused on survival outcomes of patients with invasive lobular carcinoma treated with endocrine therapy plus a CDK4/6 inhibitor, mammalian target ...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · A Patient's Perspective on Breast Cancer and Advocacy: Megan - Claire Chase At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Megan-Claire Chase, breast cancer survivor and Breast Cancer Program Director at SHARE Cancer Support, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to talk about her diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship journey, as wel...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · The Best of Multiple Myeloma Research at ASCO: Urvi Shah, MD During the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Dr. Urvi Shah from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to share her perspectives on the exciting research that was presented in the poster discussion session she chaired on...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Ocular Oncology and the Personalized Approach: Dan Gombos, MD At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Dan Gombos, MD, FACS, of MD Anderson Cancer Center, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss the field of ocular oncology, the management of tumors that start in or spread to the eye, and the management of toxicity ...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Remote Symptom Monitoring and Management: Kathi Mooney, PhD, RN At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Kathi Mooney, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Utah, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss her presentation and abstract about remote symptom management and the Huntsman a...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Biospecimens and AI in Oncology Research: Leif Honda And Jon Wetzel At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Jon Wetzel, Chief Operating Officer (COO), and Leif Honda, Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) of TriMetis, a life sciences technology company, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to talk about using artificial intellige...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Perspectives on the Most Exciting Research at ASCO: Navdeep Dehar, MD At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Dr. Navdeep Dehar, a Medical Oncology Fellow at Queen's University in Ontario, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to share the excitement of her first ASCO experience and the valuable research being presented there. This po...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · HRAS Mutations in Breast Cancer: Sam Kareff, MD, MPH Large population next-generation sequencing of tumors for mutations in certain key oncogenes is an important avenue of research for discovering genes that can predict survival or even support the use of targeted therapies for certain patients. At the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual M...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Medical Student Readiness to Treat LGBTQIA+ Patients: Matthew Schabath, PhD At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Matt Schabath, Associate Researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center, met with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss medical student readiness and confidence when treating LGBTQIA+ patients. This podcast episode was reco...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Importance of Oncology State Societies: Stephanie Van Winkle. At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ms. Stephanie Van Winkle, Executive Director of the Oncology State Societies at the Association for Community Cancer Centers (ACCC), sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss how the oncology state societies and the ...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · The Nurse's Role in Oncology Research and Quality Care: Jeannine Brant, PhD, APRN At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Jeannine Brant, PhD, APRN, President of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to talk about the exciting research being presented by nurses at ASCO and the crit...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Project Koru and Cancer Survivorship: Beth Peck Project Koru is a nonprofit organization that seeks to enrich the lives of young adult cancer survivors through outdoor and adventure-based community experiences. At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Beth Peck, the organization's Executive Director, sat down with Oncology...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Transforming Cancer Care Delivery and Patient Experiences Through Technology: David Penberthy, MD At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Dr. David Penberthy, President of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC), sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to discuss his President's Theme for ACCC this year, which invo...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Pathology and Personalized Medicine: Aamir Ehsan, MD At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Aamir Ehsan, MD, Medical Director at CorePath Laboratories, spoke with Oncology Data Advisor to delve into the topic of personalized and precise diagnosis of cancer by pathology, a topic that he is passionate about other pa...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Discussing Patient-Reported Hope in Early Phase Clinical Trials With Debra Lundquist, PhD, RN At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, Debra Lundquist, PhD, RN, of Massachusetts General Hospital and colleagues presented their poster that sought to bridge the gap between recent advances in individual therap...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Addressing Racial Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Treatment Outcomes Research has shown that Black American patients with multiple myeloma experience significant disparities in treatment patterns and outcomes compared with White patients. In this interview, Oncology Data Advisor editorial board member Dr. Rahul Banerjee speaks with Dr. Samer Al Hadidi, Assista...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · From the Patient’s Perspective: Improving Quality of Care for the LGBTQIA+ Community At the recent 47th Annual Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress, Reverend Sean Parker Dennison, alongside three other professionals, held a panel that explored the topic of improving quality of care for LGBTQIA+ individuals with cancer. In this follow-up interview with...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Raising Awareness About Medical Aid in Dying With Janet Rowe and Lisa Vigil Schattinger At the recent Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress in Anaheim, California, Janet Rowe, RN, and Lisa Vigil Schattinger, MSN, RN, gave a presentation about medical aid in dying and the nurse's role in supporting their terminally ill patients' rights to autonomous decision-...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Improving Quality of Care for the LGBTQIA+ Cancer Community With Don Dizon In this interview with Oncology Data Advisor, Dr. Don S. Dizon continues the conversation he had at the recent 47th Annual Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress, where he and three other professionals held a panel to spearhead the topic of improving quality of care for LGBTQIA+ indivi...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · How to Build a Diverse Nursing Work Force With Maria Badillo and Diane Barber In honor of Oncology Nursing Month in May, Oncology Data Advisor is celebrating the stories of these essential members of the cancer care team. For this interview, editorial board member Maria Badillo, MSN, RN, OCN®, CCRP, speaks with Diane Barber, PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP®, FAAN, Manager ...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · The Ever-Changing Opportunities of Research Nursing In honor of Oncology Nursing Month in May, Oncology Data Advisor is celebrating the stories of these essential members of the cancer care team. For this interview, editorial board member Maria Badillo, MSN, RN, OCN®, CCRP, speaks with Doyle Bosque, RN, Director of Nursing Research Programs at MD Anderson Canc...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Nursing Considerations for CAR T-Cell Therapy With Maria Badillo and Sherry Adkins In honor of Oncology Nursing Month in May, Oncology Data Advisor is celebrating the stories of these essential members of the cancer care team. For this interview, editorial board member Maria Badillo, MSN, RN, OCN®, CCRP, speaks with Sherry Adkins, MSN, ANP-C, Advanced Practice...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Exploring the Impact of Cemiplimab and Pembrolizumab in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma In honor of Melanoma Awareness Month, Oncology Data Advisor spoke with Dr. Shaheer Khan, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Khan shares the promising results of two recent trials of cemiplimab and pembrolizumab for cutaneo...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Emerging Checkpoint Inhibitor–Based Strategies for Advanced Endometrial Cancer Cancer of the uterine corpus, also called endometrial cancer (EC), is the most common cancer of the female genital tract, with an estimated 65,950 new cases diagnosed and 12,550 deaths annually in the United States (ACS, 2022). The mortality rate has increased approximately 1%...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Taking a Nuanced Approach to Testicular Cancer Management With Sam Kaffenberger, MD For this interview in honor of Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Sam Kaffenberger, an Assistant Professor of Urology at the University of Michigan Health System, explains the importance of taking a nuanced approach to the management of individual patients with testicular c...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Prioritizing Life After Testicular Cancer With Katie Murray, DO For patients with testicular cancer, planning is necessary to ensure that patients feel prepared regarding the implications of their disease in the years after they finish treatment. In this interview in honor of Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Katie Murray, Assistant Professor at the Unive...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Can Digital Health Tools Improve Quality of Life in Multiple Myeloma? In this interview in honor of Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month, Dr. Rahul Banerjee, a Clinical Fellow in Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and member of the Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board, speaks with Dr. Neha Korde of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center abou...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · New Insights Into Preventing and Managing Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN) is a potentially life-threatening toxicity of chemotherapy that has been recognized as a major risk factor for the development of infections in patients with cancer (NCCN, 2021). The severity and duration of neutropenia place patients at higher ris...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Exploring Recent Advances in Testicular Cancer Surgery and Access to Care This interview in honor of Testicular Cancer Awareness Month features Dr. Andrew Winer, Chief of Urology at Kings County Hospital in New York. Dr. Winer discusses the ongoing research regarding new approaches for testicular cancer surgery, strategies to address disparities in health care...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Personalizing the Approach to Testicular Cancer Management With Aditya Bagrodia, MD, FACS This interview in honor of Testicular Cancer Awareness Month features Dr. Aditya Bagrodia, an Associate Professor of Urology at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Bagrodia explains the factors that should be considered when selecting treatment options—including ...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Considering VTE Risk Factors and Prophylaxis in Myeloma: Rajshekhar Chakraborty and Rahul Banerjee In this interview in honor of Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month, Dr. Rahul Banerjee, a Clinical Fellow in Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and member of the Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board, speaks with Dr. Rajshekhar Chakraborty of Co...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Harnessing Immunotherapy-Based Strategies for Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer An estimated 236,740 new cases of lung cancer are reported in the United States annually, and 130,180 people die of the disease. Approximately 84% of cases are classified as non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (ACS, 2022). Though new screening procedures have identified more...