Authors


Melissa A. Troester, PhD

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Reducing Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Care: The Role of 'Big Data'

We will provide a brief orientation on the research that has defined our understanding of breast cancer disparities to date, as well as promising emerging data sources and methods that may take us further in the quest to close the racial survival gap and provide better cancer care to vulnerable populations.


Katherine E. Reeder-Hayes, MD, MBA, MSc

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Reducing Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Care: The Role of 'Big Data'

We will provide a brief orientation on the research that has defined our understanding of breast cancer disparities to date, as well as promising emerging data sources and methods that may take us further in the quest to close the racial survival gap and provide better cancer care to vulnerable populations.


Daneng Li, MD

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Casting a Wide NET: When Is the Optimal Time for 177Lu-Dotatate Treatment?

Given that well-differentiated grade 3 NETs are relatively new, standard-of-care treatment options are undefined.


Gagandeep Singh, MD

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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Management

In this review, we focus on the treatment of well-differentiated early and metastatic PNETs, emphasizing current controversies, recent advances in therapy, and the multidisciplinary approach required for optimal treatment.


Fumiko Chino, MD

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Fumiko Chino, MD, on Next Steps in Evaluating Medicare’s Impact on Cancer Mortality Rates

The expert explained how states that expanded Medicaid coverage saw a steeper decline in cancer mortality rates, and next steps for further evaluation.


Yushen Qian, MD

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Nonoperative Management of Rectal Cancer: A Modern Perspective

In this article, we provide a summary of nonoperative management of locally advanced rectal cancer in the modern era. Our focus is on technical details of tumor response and patient assessment after chemoradiotherapy, as well as a review of existing clinical data.


Alexander L. Chin, MD, MBA

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Nonoperative Management of Rectal Cancer: A Modern Perspective

In this article, we provide a summary of nonoperative management of locally advanced rectal cancer in the modern era. Our focus is on technical details of tumor response and patient assessment after chemoradiotherapy, as well as a review of existing clinical data.


Diego A. S. Toesca, MD

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Nonoperative Management of Rectal Cancer: A Modern Perspective

In this article, we provide a summary of nonoperative management of locally advanced rectal cancer in the modern era. Our focus is on technical details of tumor response and patient assessment after chemoradiotherapy, as well as a review of existing clinical data.


Daniel T. Chang, MD

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Nonoperative Management of Rectal Cancer: A Modern Perspective

In this article, we provide a summary of nonoperative management of locally advanced rectal cancer in the modern era. Our focus is on technical details of tumor response and patient assessment after chemoradiotherapy, as well as a review of existing clinical data.


Rahul Tendulkar, MD

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POINT: Early Salvage vs Adjuvant Radiotherapy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer

Serial PSA testing with early salvage radiotherapy is a viable option in most high-risk men.



William Donnellan, MD

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Which Drug Is Contraindicated in RVD-Treated Multiple Myeloma Patients?

Do you know when to switch treatment combinations or stop certain treatments altogether in the management of patients with multiple myeloma? Take part in a series of case scenarios and see if you can pick the correct course of action for each in our latest quiz.


Franco Verde, MD

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Pneumonitis From Anti–PD-1/ PD-L1 Therapy

While the incidence of irAEs is relatively low, the absolute number of patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors is steadily increasing. Thus, it is likely that, with time, larger numbers of patients will develop irAEs, including pneumonitis.


John Williams, PhD

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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Management

In this review, we focus on the treatment of well-differentiated early and metastatic PNETs, emphasizing current controversies, recent advances in therapy, and the multidisciplinary approach required for optimal treatment.


Karen Singer

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Early Palliative Care Improves QOL for Lung and GI Cancer Patients

The early integration of oncology and palliative care enhanced coping strategies and improved QOL for patients newly diagnosed with incurable lung or GI cancer.


Richard Bakst, MD

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Radiation Oncologist Speaks to AI Potential in the Cancer Space

Richard Bakst, MD, speaks to the potential use of artificial intelligence in the radiation oncology space, and how he hopes to see it evolve.


Narek Shaverdian, MD

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RT for Breast Cancer Patients Is 'Less Scary' Than Anticipated

This video examines patient fears and misconceptions regarding radiation therapy for the treatment of breast cancer.


Claire Vale, PhD

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Optimal Therapies for Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

In this interview we discuss the STOPCaP trial, a meta-analysis that looked at optimal systemic therapy options for men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.


Brian Yard, PhD

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Genetic Variants Could Predict Cancer's Resistance to Radiation Therapy

This video highlights a large-scale profiling effort that seeks to identify and classify mutant alleles driving resistance to radiation therapy across different cancer types.


Benjamin A. Lerner, MD

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Mucosal Melanoma: New Insights and Therapeutic Options for a Unique and Aggressive Disease

Here, we review the features of mucosal melanoma that distinguish it from melanomas arising at other sites, and we highlight recent biological discoveries and emerging treatment options for this aggressive disease.


Latoya A. Stewart

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Mucosal Melanoma: New Insights and Therapeutic Options for a Unique and Aggressive Disease

Here, we review the features of mucosal melanoma that distinguish it from melanomas arising at other sites, and we highlight recent biological discoveries and emerging treatment options for this aggressive disease.


David P. Horowitz, MD

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Mucosal Melanoma: New Insights and Therapeutic Options for a Unique and Aggressive Disease

Here, we review the features of mucosal melanoma that distinguish it from melanomas arising at other sites, and we highlight recent biological discoveries and emerging treatment options for this aggressive disease.


Carling Ursem, MD

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The Developing Role of Anti–Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Agents in the Treatment of Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Anti-EGFR therapy is a valuable addition to the armamentarium of treatment options for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. However, RAS mutation status is an imperfect biomarker for prediction of therapeutic outcomes in this setting. The recent discovery of tumor sidedness as a predictor of response highlights how little we understand about which patients are the most appropriate to receive drugs that target EGFR.


Ardalan E. Ahmad, MD

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Radical Prostatectomy for Patients With Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer

In this review, we will examine the theories supporting treatment to achieve local disease control in oligometastatic prostate cancer, analyze the evidence supporting cytoreductive prostatectomy, and review selected relevant ongoing clinical trials.


Ricardo Leão, MD

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Radical Prostatectomy for Patients With Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer

In this review, we will examine the theories supporting treatment to achieve local disease control in oligometastatic prostate cancer, analyze the evidence supporting cytoreductive prostatectomy, and review selected relevant ongoing clinical trials.


Robert J. Hamilton, MD, MPH

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Radical Prostatectomy for Patients With Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer

In this review, we will examine the theories supporting treatment to achieve local disease control in oligometastatic prostate cancer, analyze the evidence supporting cytoreductive prostatectomy, and review selected relevant ongoing clinical trials.


Catherine B. Saiki, MSN

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Strategies for Addressing Cancer Patients’ Complaints of Fatigue

Cancer-related fatigue is a common, albeit complex, symptom experienced by many cancer patients. Identification of fatigue and assessment of its severity should be a part of routine office care and can be performed using simple, one-question screening tools.


Julie M. Waldfogel, PharmD

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Strategies for Addressing Cancer Patients’ Complaints of Fatigue

Cancer-related fatigue is a common, albeit complex, symptom experienced by many cancer patients. Identification of fatigue and assessment of its severity should be a part of routine office care and can be performed using simple, one-question screening tools.


Elizabeth K. Lee, MD

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Strategies for Addressing Cancer Patients’ Complaints of Fatigue

Cancer-related fatigue is a common, albeit complex, symptom experienced by many cancer patients. Identification of fatigue and assessment of its severity should be a part of routine office care and can be performed using simple, one-question screening tools.


I. Brian Greenwell, MD

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PI3K Inhibitors: Understanding Toxicity Mechanisms and Management

Here, we briefly describe the clinical efficacy of PI3K inhibitors, then discuss the mechanisms and management of the more common unusual toxicities seen with these agents.