Authors


Thomas Zusag, MD

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A 65-Year-Old Man With Back Pain and Imaging Findings of Spinal Cord Compression

Mehmet S. Copur, MD, and colleagues examine the case of a 65-year-old who presented with back pain and a large T8 spinal mass, leading to a diagnosis of multiple myeloma with spinal cord compromise.


Luis Lara-Mejía, MD

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A Patient With Newly Diagnosed, Advanced EGFR-Mutated Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

A 40-year-old woman presented with a productive cough and shortness of breath that limited her regular activities. Her past medical history was relevant for hypertension since 2016; it is well controlled and treated with enalapril 5 mg twice daily. She also revealed a past wood smoke exposure of 2 hours per day for 10 years during her childhood.


Roberto Sánchez-Reyes, MD

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A Patient With Newly Diagnosed, Advanced EGFR-Mutated Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

A 40-year-old woman presented with a productive cough and shortness of breath that limited her regular activities. Her past medical history was relevant for hypertension since 2016; it is well controlled and treated with enalapril 5 mg twice daily. She also revealed a past wood smoke exposure of 2 hours per day for 10 years during her childhood.


Alejandro Avilés-Salas, MD

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A Patient With Newly Diagnosed, Advanced EGFR-Mutated Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

A 40-year-old woman presented with a productive cough and shortness of breath that limited her regular activities. Her past medical history was relevant for hypertension since 2016; it is well controlled and treated with enalapril 5 mg twice daily. She also revealed a past wood smoke exposure of 2 hours per day for 10 years during her childhood.


Oscar Arrieta, MD

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A Patient With Newly Diagnosed, Advanced EGFR-Mutated Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

A 40-year-old woman presented with a productive cough and shortness of breath that limited her regular activities. Her past medical history was relevant for hypertension since 2016; it is well controlled and treated with enalapril 5 mg twice daily. She also revealed a past wood smoke exposure of 2 hours per day for 10 years during her childhood.


Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP

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Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP, Discusses Next Steps for GI Oncology

The professor from MD Anderson Cancer Center spoke about the exploration of different concepts for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers.


Joseph Kim, MD

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Joseph Kim, MD, on Liquid Biopsies as a Diagnostic for GI Cancers

The chief of surgical oncology at the UK Markey Cancer Center discussed liquid biopsies and their potential importance for diagnosing gastric cancer.


Nikki Lintel, MD

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Synchronous Bilateral Lung Cancer With Discordant Histology

Medical oncologsts discuss the case of a 70-year old woman with synchronous multiple primary lung cancer.


Matthew Stritt, MD

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Synchronous Bilateral Lung Cancer With Discordant Histology

Medical oncologsts discuss the case of a 70-year old woman with synchronous multiple primary lung cancer.


Kalpesh Ganatra, MD

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Synchronous Bilateral Lung Cancer With Discordant Histology

Medical oncologsts discuss the case of a 70-year old woman with synchronous multiple primary lung cancer.



Santiago Riviello-Goya, MD

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Isolated Extramedullary Relapse in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: What Can We Do Before and After Transplant?

The case of a 43-year-old male with a history of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.


Aldo A. Acosta-Medina, MD

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Isolated Extramedullary Relapse in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: What Can We Do Before and After Transplant?

The case of a 43-year-old male with a history of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.


Sergio I. Inclan-Alarcon, MD

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Isolated Extramedullary Relapse in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: What Can We Do Before and After Transplant?

The case of a 43-year-old male with a history of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.


Sofia Garcia-Miranda, MD

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Isolated Extramedullary Relapse in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: What Can We Do Before and After Transplant?

The case of a 43-year-old male with a history of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.


Andrew J. Cowan, MD

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CARTITUDE-4 Study: Cilta-Cel vs Standard of Care for Lenalidomide-Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Panelists review the CARTITUDE-4 study results highlighting the efficacy of cilta-cel in lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma, addressing implementation challenges and patient preferences in varying relapse scenarios.


Peter Voorhees, MD

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Unmet Needs and Future Perspectives on Treating Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Concluding their comprehensive discussion on treating patients with multiple myeloma, the expert panel discusses unmet needs and looks to the future of treatment.


Rogerio Lilenbaum, MD

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Rogerio Lilenbaum, MD, Discusses Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer

Rogerio Lilenbaum, MD, talked about the state of lung cancer in regards to immunotherapy and targeted therapy at the 17th Annual Winter Lung Conference in Miami Beach, Florida.



Walter Curran, MD

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Walter Curran, MD, on Integration of Immunotherapy with Radiation Therapy

Walter Curran, MD, detailed his presentation on immunotherapy and radiation therapy, and how integrating the 2 treatment options presents an exciting opportunity moving forward.


Andrea Price, APN

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Andrea Price, APN, Discusses Electronic Medical Records in CAR T-Cell Therapy

The associate director for clinical research at the Washington University School of Medicine spoke about the value and challenges of using EMRs in CAR T-cell therapy.


Dylan Essner

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Dylan Essner on Documentation Tools for CAR T-Cell Therapy

Dylan Essner discussed the implementation of documentation tools and CRS, ICANS and ICE flow sheets within CAR T-cell therapy.


Mark Schroeder, MD

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Mark Schroeder, MD, Discusses Treatment Options for Acute GvHD

Mark Schroeder, MD, detailed 3 different potential treatments for acute graft versus host disease.


Madan Jagasia, MBBS, MS

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Madan Jagasia, MBBS, MS, on Ruxolitinib to Treat Steroid Refractory GvHD

Madan Jagasia, MBBS, MS, of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center discussed the next steps in treating acute graft versus host disease with ruxolitinib.


Kevin Hughes, MD

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Kevin Hughes, MD, on Breast Cancer Treatment Moving Forward

The breast cancer expert spoke about decreasing the amount of treatment to receive the same impact for patients with breast cancer.


Hope Rugo, MD

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Hope S. Rugo, MD, Talks Aromatase Inhibitors Plus Ribociclib in HR+/HER2– Advanced Breast Cancer

Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, gave an overview of ribociclib plus aromatase inhibitor use vs abemaciclib plus aromatase inhibitors for patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.


Patricia Jakel, RN, MN, AOCN

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Patricia Jakel, RN, MN, AOCN, On Treating Patients with CDK 4/6 Inhibitors

The clinical nurse specialist was also diagnosed with stage III invasive lobular breast cancer and was treated with CDK 4/6 inhibitors, giving her the unique opportunity to speak to both the patient and clinical perspective.


Ashray Maniar, MD

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The Relationship Between Checkpoint Inhibitors and the Gut Microbiome and Its Application in Prostate Cancer

This review article discusses the concepts of a tumor microenvironment and a gut microbiome and their effects on responses to checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs). It also reviews recent research investigating these 3 topics, and how it can be applied to using CPIs in prostate cancer.


Amy E. Moran, PhD

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The Relationship Between Checkpoint Inhibitors and the Gut Microbiome and Its Application in Prostate Cancer

This review article discusses the concepts of a tumor microenvironment and a gut microbiome and their effects on responses to checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs). It also reviews recent research investigating these 3 topics, and how it can be applied to using CPIs in prostate cancer.