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Christian Rolfo, MD

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Providing Supportive Care to Patients with NSCLC

Helping patients manage potential treatment-related adverse events is an essential part of the overall care plan in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Experts provide strategies to address adverse events and best practices for providing the supportive care needed for patients.


Nora Sobrevilla-Moreno, MD

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Oligoprogression After Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Metastatic Melanoma

This clinical quandary discusses oligoprogressive disease in metastatic melanoma and how treatment with immunotherapy and targeted therapy affect the disease.


Jeffery Auletta, MD

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HLA Mismatch URD Transplant Offers Alternative to GVHD Population

Findings from a study highlight that 7/8 mismatched unrelated donor posttransplant cyclophosphamide may be a suitable alternative treatment option for those with graft-vs-host disease.


Michael Jain, MD, PhD

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Frederick Locke, MD, and Michael Jain, MD, PhD, on Why Some Patients With Lymphoma Do Not Respond to Cellular Immunotherapy

CancerNetwork® was joined by 2 clinicians from Moffitt Cancer Center to discuss why some patients do not respond to CAR T-cell therapy, despite the significant promise of the treatment modality.



Jason (Jincong) Q. Freeman, MPH, MS

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Real-World Data Highlight Male Breast Cancer Population Outcome Disparities

Black male patients with breast cancer appear to experience worse survival outcomes compared with White patients when controlling for clinicopathological variables, according to Jason (Jincong) Q. Freeman, MPH, MS.


Quita Highsmith

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Medical World News® Inside the Practice: CancerNetwork® With Quita Highsmith and Monica Baskin, MD, on Diversifying Clinical Trial Participation

CancerNetwork® spoke with Quita Highsmith and Monica Baskin, MD, about the Advancing Inclusive Research Alliance and efforts to include more diverse populations in clinical trials.



Nerses Ghahramanyan, MD

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Diagnosing and Treating Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm in a Resource-Limited Setting

A recent clinical quandary focused on the diagnosis and treatment of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm in a resource-limited setting.


Jackie Collins

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Encouraging pCR Reported With Pembrolizumab Plus Chemo for Resectable Gastric, GEJ Adenocarcinoma

Patients with resectable gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma experienced good pathologic complete response with standard of care chemotherapy and perioperative/adjuvant pembrolizumab.


Alexis K. Kuhn, PharmD, BCOP

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Leveraging Ex Vivo Gene Therapy Advancements in Hemoglobinopathies and Metabolic Diseases

A panel of expert pharmacists provides their perspectives on gene therapy agents such as exagamglogene autotemcel in the management of sickle cell disease.



Alberto J. Montero, MD, MBA, CPHQ

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STX-478 Yields Efficacy, Tolerability in PI3K-Mutated Advanced Solid Tumors

STX-478 showed efficacy in patients with advanced solid tumors regardless of whether they had kinase domain or helical PI3K mutations.


Danielle Ternyila

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Patients With Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Respond to Camrelizumab/Apatinib Combo in Second-Line Setting

Data presented at the 2021 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium shows promise for the combination of camrelizumab plus apatinib for previously treated patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.


Mounzer Agha, MD

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Mounzer Agha, MD, Reviews the Safety Profile of Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel in Multiple Myeloma

During a discussion at ASCO 2021, Mounzer Agha, MD, talked about mitigation strategies used by the investigators from the CARTITUDE-2 trial to prevent cognitive and neuro-movement disorders commonly associated with CAR T-cell therapy.



Haiyan Zhang, MD

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Evaluation and Management of Testicular Cancer After Late Relapse

The clinical quandary by Langer et al discusses a contralateral late relapse of the original right nonseminomatous germ cell tumors.


Daniela E. Matei, MD

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‘Definitive’ Data Support Radiation Omission in Advanced Endometrial Cancer

The addition of radiation to chemotherapy did not improve overall survival in patients with advanced endometrial cancer, according to an expert from Northwestern Medicine.


Dorian Nygard

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Closing Thoughts: Key Messages for Clinicians and Patients in the Treatment of HER2+ Breast Cancer

Panelists discuss advice for nurses collaborating with oncologists in treating patients with HER2+ breast cancer, as well as closing messages for patients receiving treatment and clinicians involved in the care of those with advanced HER2+ breast cancer.


Ariela Marshall, MD

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Female Representation in Clinical Practice Guideline Panels in 2 Major Cancer Organizations

Although female representation for National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines has increased to at least 50%, participation in guideline panels across all organizations is still less than 30%.


Yang Wang, MBBS

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Profilin 1 Protein and Its Implications for Cancers

Profilin 1, or PFN1, is a key actin-binding protein that is involved in various cellular activities, such as cell motility, survival, and membrane trafficking. By summarizing the functions of PFN1 in cancer, investigators hope to better understand the mechanisms of PFN1 in cancer progression.



Carlos Hernández Terciado, 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.


Rachel Rau, MD

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Pediatric-Inspired Asparaginase Regimens for Patients With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

Rachel Rau, MD, gives her perspective on the use of asparaginase treatments for pediatric patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia.


Keith Hecht, PharmD

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Expert Commentary on the Product Profile of Loncastuximab Tesirine

In an interview with ONCOLOGY®, Keith Hecht, PharmD, offers a comprehensive review of real-world treatment considerations of loncastuximab tesirine as therapy for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.


Takayuki Yoshino, MD, PhD

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COLOMATE Challenge to Overcome Resistance in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Takayuki Yoshino, MD, PhD gives his perspective on the COLMATE trial and what it's done to help patients overcome colorectal cancer.