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Cecilia Gallegos, MD

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Diffuse Hepatic Infiltration by Metastatic Melanoma

Melanoma of the skin is the 19th most common malignant neoplasm worldwide, with 287,723 new cases estimated for 2018 and metastatic melanoma accounting for 4% of all new cases. In recent years, the prognosis of this stage has undergone a dramatic transformation with the advent of immunotherapy and BRAF/MEK targeted therapy.


Kelly Hunt, MD

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Dr. Kelly Hunt on the Role of Surgery in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Cancer Network spoke with Kelly Hunt, MD, professor and chair of the department of breast surgical oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, about the role of surgery in metastatic breast cancer.


Whitney Wedel, MD

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Complete Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy and Oxaliplatin-Induced Fever Associated With IL-6 Release in a Patient With Locally Advanced Colon Cancer

This case presents a patient with locally advanced, unresectable, mismatch repair–deficient sigmoid colon cancer who was treated with neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy followed by surgical resection leading to a complete pathologic response after preoperative systemic chemoimmunotherapy.


Marley L. Watson, PharmD, BCOP

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Management of Steroid-Refractory Immune-Related Adverse Events

 The increasing utilization of these immune checkpoint inhibitors has presented new of immune-related adverse events  that have proven to be extremely challenging to manage.


Tyler Beardslee, PharmD, BCOP

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Management of Steroid-Refractory Immune-Related Adverse Events

 The increasing utilization of these immune checkpoint inhibitors has presented new of immune-related adverse events  that have proven to be extremely challenging to manage.


Mridula Krishnan, MD

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HPV and the Immune System in Head and Neck Cancers: Therapeutic Considerations

A review of the role of immune therapy in HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, along with the evidence and perspective behind differing therapeutic considerations.


Jairam Krishnamurthy, MBBS

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Targeting the Sanctuary Site: Options when Breast Cancer Metastasizes to the Brain

Brain metastasis is common in breast cancer and often has a poor prognosis, but there are several ways to manage brain metastasis in breast cancer including focal therapies as well as systemic options for specific populations, including emerging and novel therapies.


Nicole Shonka, MD

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Targeting the Sanctuary Site: Options when Breast Cancer Metastasizes to the Brain

Brain metastasis is common in breast cancer and often has a poor prognosis, but there are several ways to manage brain metastasis in breast cancer including focal therapies as well as systemic options for specific populations, including emerging and novel therapies.


Susan R. Rheingold, MD

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Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

ONCOLOGY discussed therapy options, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapies for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), with Susan R. Rheingold, MD, Medical Director of the Oncology Outpatient Clinic and attending physician with the Cancer Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. 


Alan N. Peiris, MD

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Monitoring for Thyroid Cancer Recurrence

Alan N. Peiris, MD spoke with ONCOLOGY about guidelines and strategies for treating patients who have had thyroid cancer. 


Yuly A. Remolina-Bonilla, MD

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Erdafitinib in the Treatment of Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma

Francisco Castro-Alonso, MD, and colleagues describe the effects of the use of erdafitinib in a patient with metastatic urothelial bladder cancer.


Raul R. Trejo-Rosales, MD

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What Are Treatment Options After Progression in PDL-1–Positive Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma after Chemo/IO?

What is the best treatment option after progression to chemotherapy/immunotherapy (chemo/IO) as first-line treatment for PD-L1–positive lung adenocarcinoma with no sensitizing mutations?


Bruno Saldivar-Oviedo

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What Are Treatment Options After Progression in PDL-1–Positive Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma after Chemo/IO?

What is the best treatment option after progression to chemotherapy/immunotherapy (chemo/IO) as first-line treatment for PD-L1–positive lung adenocarcinoma with no sensitizing mutations?


Seth Augenstein

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Black, Elderly Patients Less Likely to Receive Treatment for Lung Cancer

About a fifth of patients with lung cancer in the United States receive no treatment at all, while approximately 6 in 10 receive the minimal treatments recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.


Joanna Pangilinan, PharmD, BCOP

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2019 World Conference Of Lung Cancer Round-Up

Five notable abstracts from the 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC).


Luke Bidikov, MD

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67-year-old Male with Prostatic Stromal Tumor of Uncertain Malignant Potential

STUMP: Elevated PSA, family history, risk factors, and clinical findings. What is the next step in this case? Experts weigh in.


Paul Maroni, MD

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Median Lobe Urethral Embolus After Focal Ablation of Gleason 7 Prostate Cancer

This is the case of a man, aged 56 years, who presented with urinary intermittency, frequency, urgency, and dysuria 5 months after undergoing focal laser ablation (FLA) of Gleason 3 + 4 = 7 prostate cancer (PC).


Simon Kim, MD, MPH

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67-year-old Male with Prostatic Stromal Tumor of Uncertain Malignant Potential

STUMP: Elevated PSA, family history, risk factors, and clinical findings. What is the next step in this case? Experts weigh in.


Shaheed Merani, MD, PhD, FRCSC

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Biliary Cancer: Current Multimodality Treatment and Future Directions

Clinicians discuss appropriate evaluation and choice of management strategies for cholangiocarcinoma.


Luciano M. Vargas, MD

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Biliary Cancer: Current Multimodality Treatment and Future Directions

Clinicians discuss appropriate evaluation and choice of management strategies for cholangiocarcinoma.


Crystal Denlinger, MD, FACP

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Therapy Options for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Therapy options for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), including a newly approved therapy for a subpopulation of patient.


Leanne Marcello, MS

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Patient Survival Rates in High-Grade Spinal Meningioma

Researchers recently looked at differences in survival time between patients with grade II and grade III spinal meningioma.



Ryan M. Phillips MD, PhD

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Metastasis-Directed Therapy in Prostate Cancer. Why, When, and How?

Metastasis-directed therapy with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy has emerged as a promising complementary technique for the management of low-volume metastatic prostate cancer.


Matthew P. Deek, MD

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Metastasis-Directed Therapy in Prostate Cancer. Why, When, and How?

Metastasis-directed therapy with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy has emerged as a promising complementary technique for the management of low-volume metastatic prostate cancer.


Benjamin Levy, MD

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OncView™ Podcast: Updates in Managing Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

This special edition of the “Oncology Peer Review On-The-Go” dives into recent updates and important treatment strategies for extensive-stage SCLC management.


Jennifer Crombie, MD

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Classifying DLBCL Subtypes for Optimal Treatment

Jennifer Crombie, MD, discusses classification of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) into distinct subtypes and treatment decisions based on molecular classifications. 


Allison W. Kurian, MD

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Mutations and the Importance of Genetic Testing

Dr. Allison W. Kurian discusses a new breast cancer study that analyzed the mutations present in breast tumors, and about emerging targeted therapy options.


Silas Inman

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Sonrotoclax/Zanubrutinib Combo Elicits Deep Responses for Untreated CLL/SLL

For patients with CLL and SLL, sonrotoclax with zanubrutinib yielded high rates of overall response in the phase 1/1b BGB-11417-101 study.


Kristie L. Kahl

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PFS Significantly Improves With Acalabrutinib Regimen in Untreated CLL

Acalabrutinib-based treatment also improves overall survival vs standard chemoimmunotherapy in the phase 3 AMPLIFY trial.