Authors


Kristi Rosa

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Neoadjuvant TAR-200 Combo Shows Responses in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Data from the SunRISe-4 trial demonstrate the benefit of adding TAR-200 to checkpoint inhibition among patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.


Angela Drincic, MD

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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor With Humoral Hypercalcemia and High Tumor PD-L1 Score

Abstract: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms. They can be functioning tumors with secretion of a variety of peptide hormones, or nonfunctioning tumors with metastases to the liver at the time of diagnosis. Well-differentiated tumors tend to be slow-growing and characterized by low tumor mutational burden (TMB) and lower propensity to express PD-L1. Hypercalcemia due to malignancy can occur in about 20% to 30% of patients with cancer. The secretion of parathyroid hormone–related protein (PTH-rP) is among the causes of malignant hypercalcemia and has seldom been associated with hypercalcemia of NETs. Although the therapeutic landscape for neuroendocrine neoplasms has evolved substantially over the past decade, the role of immunotherapy has not yet been completely explored in this group of patients. We present a rare case of a metastatic pancreatic NET with high TMB, high PD-L1 tumor proportion score, and high PTH-rP–related hypercalcemia.






Sam Klempner, MD

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HER2-Targeted Therapy in Upper GI Cancer

Sam Klempner, MD, provides insight on HER2-targeted therapy for patients with upper GI cancer, and the Oncology Brothers recap the entire discussion.



Teresa Macarulla, MD, PhD

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Clinical Pearls on Treating Patients with NRG1 Fusions

Teresa Macarulla, MD, PhD, and Cindy Neuzillet, MD, PhD, offer key takeaways and conclude their discussion by offering advice for clinicians treating patients with NRG1 fusion–positive malignancies.



Abhinav Bhattarai, BSc

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Danazol for the Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Systematic Review

Danazol was reviewed as an effective treatment option for patients with myelodyspplastic syndromes, according to a recently published article by Sangam Shah, MBBS, et al.


Anthony V. D'Amico, MD, PhD

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Detecting High-Risk Prostate Cancer Factors Can Inform Referral Strategies

An expert from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute indicates that urologists should refer patients with prostate cancer who present with multiple high-risk factors at surgery to a radiation and medical oncologist.


Regina Barragan-Carrillo, MD

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Management of Residual Disease After First-line Chemotherapy in a Patient With a Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor

In this edition of Clinical Quandaries, Regina Barragan-Carrillo, MD, and colleagues present a case of an 18-year-old man who has a 1-month history of nonpainful right testicular enlargement.


Dominic C. Grimberg, MD

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Successful Diagnosis and Treatment of Occult Prostate Cancer Despite Multiple Negative Prostate Biopsies and Negative Prostate MRIs

Dr. Judd W. Moul, MD, and colleagues present the case of a man, aged 73 years, with a prostate-specific antigen level of 110 ng/mL after 4 negative prostate biopsies and 4 negative prostate MRIs.




Sunnie Kim, MD

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Circulating Tumor DNA as a Predictive Biomarker for Clinical Outcomes With Margetuximab and Pembrolizumab in Pretreated HER2-Positive Gastric/ Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma

Daniel V. T. Catenacci, MD, and colleagues present findings from a study of circulating tumor DNA as a predictive biomarker for gastric and gastroesophageal cancer.


Fred Saad, MD

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Fred Saad, MD, FRCS, Highlights Positive OS Trend With Abiraterone and Olaparib in mCRPC But Cites Need for Longer Follow-up

Abiraterone and olaparib continued to demonstrate a positive trend in overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to Fred Saad, MD, FRCS, though he stated that longer follow-up is needed to confirm the benefit.


Uday R. Popat, MD

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Uday R. Popat, MD, on the Future of Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide to Prevent GVHD After Transplant for AML/MDS

Uday R. Popat, MD, spoke about where he sees future research efforts headed regarding post-transplant cyclophosphamide to prevent graft-vs-host disease for patients with acute myeloid leukemia after transplant and how these results could impact the standard of care.


Julian C. Hong, MD, MS

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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence Evolutions in Prostate Cancer Care

AI tools may show utility in areas such as prostate diagnostic imaging, pathology, and treatment outcome predictions.


Susana N. Banerjee, MD

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Avutometinib/Defactinib May be a New SOC in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Interim data reveal favorable responses in patients with low-grade serous ovarian cancer treated with avutometinib plus defactinib, according to Susana N. Banerjee, MD.


Matthew A. Lunning, MD

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Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: “Dazed and Confused”

This review article written by Meghana Kesireddy, MBBS and Matthew A. Lunning, MD, reviews management and treatment of relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.




Marina Kaymakcalan, PharmD

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Key Takeaways on the Management of Clear-Cell RCC

In closing, experts share clinical pearls on open communication with patients, dose reduction strategies, and the relevance of treatment holidays for improving quality of life in patients with renal cell carcinoma.




Stephan Ondra, MD

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Advanced Technology Will Help Drive Reimbursement Change

An industry through leader recaps current challenges to traditional reimbursement models for Medical Economics®.


Yee Chao, MD, PhD

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Circulating Tumor DNA as a Predictive Biomarker for Clinical Outcomes With Margetuximab and Pembrolizumab in Pretreated HER2-Positive Gastric/ Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma

Daniel V. T. Catenacci, MD, and colleagues present findings from a study of circulating tumor DNA as a predictive biomarker for gastric and gastroesophageal cancer.


Beatriz Candel García, PharmG

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Effectiveness, Toxicity, and Survival Predictors of Regorafenib in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Multicenter Study of Routinely Collected Data

Alberto Calvo-García, PharmG, and colleagues analyzed routinely-collected data to assess regorafenib in metastatic colorectal cancer.