Expert Interviews

The board-certified gastroenterologist discussed the lack of screenings being conducted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how many physicians have tried to circumvent this issue.

The MSK expert discussed what pre- and post-test online education consists of in testing for the Ashkenazi Jewish BRCA mutations in the US healthcare system.

The expert oncologist spoke about the conclusions drawn from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium, as well as the importance of prognostic biomarkers.

Parameswaran Hari, MD, MRCP, discussed second malignancies and second transplants for patients who stopped versus continued lenalidomide maintenance therapy to treat multiple myeloma from a follow-up trial presented at the 2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program.

The expert from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute discussed the study design and inclusion criteria for this study of pembrolizumab in patients with advanced recurrent ovarian cancer.

The expert from the CUNY School of Medicine spoke about a recent study which indicated that Hispanic adults trust a wide variety of health information sources, suggesting the need for targeted information.

The trial evaluated zanubrutinib, a potent and selective BTK inhibitor, versus ibrutinib, a first generation BTK inhibitor, in patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

The MD Anderson Cancer Center expert spoke about the key takeaways from a trial designed to test whether pre and/or post-test genetic counseling is needed to optimally deliver online accessible genetic testing.

Nirav Niranjan Shah, MD, discussed the use of autologous transplantation in patients with relapsed, chemosensitive DLBCL after the introduction of CAR T-cells.

The expert in hematology discussed what patients should know about the study, which evaluated the use of axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) in patients with relapsed or refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The co-leader of the NCI Center for Cancer Research Liver Cancer Program discussed the clinical utility of the blood test and how it could potentially change liver cancer diagnoses moving forward.

The expert in ovarian cancer indicated that treatment with the studied maintenance olaparib tablets could aid patients in having a more regular lifestyle.

The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Expert offered background on cohort A of the KEYNOTE-427 trial.

The expert in hematology highlighted the toxicities reported in this trial and explained the differences observed between the 2 drugs studied.

The chronic lymphocytic leukemia expert spoke about the possible use of venetoclax plus dose-adjusted R-EPOCH in various hematologic patient populations.

The expert discussed study methods from the NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) study presented at the 2020 ASCO Virtual Program.

At the 2020 ASCO Virtual Program, Jun J. Mao, MD, MSCE, presented a study designed to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of electro-acupuncture and auricular acupuncture versus usual care in managing pain in cancer survivors.

Data from the registry suggested that in patients with cancer and COVID-19, cancer that is progressing was independently associated with an increased risk of death.

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

At the 2020 ASCO Virtual Program, Courtney DiNardo, MD, presented on a study of the combination therapy consisting of ivosenidib plus venetoclax with or without azacytidine patients with IDH1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia.