Authors




Ellen Marin, PA-C

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Clinical Scenario: AE Management for Bispecific Therapy in R/R MM

Following the review of a case of a patient with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, the panel provides expert perspectives on adverse event management practices.


James Padussis, MD

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Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix With Histologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Review of Histologic and Clinical Spectrum of Epithelial Neoplastic Mucinous Lesions of the Appendix

Mehmet Sitki Copur, MD, and colleagues examine the case of a 65-year-old patient with appendiceal mucinous neoplasms of the appendix who was treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.



Justine Panian, BS

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Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Induced by Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in a Patient With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

In this installment of Clinical Quandaries, Justine Panian, BS, and colleagues present a case of a 60-year-old Mexican woman with fevers, abdominal pain, and hypertension.



Georges Azzi, MD

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Addressing Barriers to Implementing MRD Testing in Community Oncology Practices

Minimal residual disease testing appears to be a valuable tool for predicting outcomes and potential relapse in patients with lymphoid malignancies.




Steven Devine, MD

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Steven Devine, MD, Discusses Exciting Abstracts From ASH 2021

Steven Devine, MD, spoke about which abstracts he found most interesting at ASH 2021.


Keun-Wook Lee, 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.









Alexander Reyes, MD

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Rare Primary ALK-Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma of the Central Nervous System

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rapidly growing and aggressive hematological malignancy. This case highlights the rarity of isolated intradural extramedullary manifestations in the pediatric population.


Margaret Rosenzweig, PhD, CRNP-C, AOCNP, FAAN

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Oncology On-The-Go Podcast: Nursing-Led Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer

Margaret Rosenzweig, PhD, CRNP-C, AOCNP, FAAN, discusses how nursling-led palliative care may improve advanced cancer care planning uptake based on a secondary analysis of the CONNECT study.


Maleeha Saqib, MBBS

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Navigating a Paradigm Shift Venetoclax Treatment Redefines Landscape of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Investigators focused on the latest advances in the treatment of patients with AML, while prioritizing the use of venetoclax as it has been shown to significantly impact the course of the disease.



Foorquan Hashmi

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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.


Jan A. Burger, MD, PhD

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Jan A. Burger, MD, PhD, on Long-Term Outcomes with Ibrutinib in High-Risk Patients with CLL/SLL

An integrated analysis of 2 phase 3 studies with up to 6.5 years of follow-up reported the outcomes of first-line ibrutinib (Imbruvica) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma and high-risk genomic features.


Jennifer Yen, 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.



Rebecca M. Shulman, MD

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Experts Discuss Differences in Radiotherapy Outcomes in BRCA+ Breast Cancer

Rebecca M. Shulman, MD, and Zachary Kiss, DO, discuss findings from a study evaluating differences in outcomes with radiotherapy and disease characteristics of patients with breast cancer harboring BRCA mutations compared with those without mutated disease.


Harrison Widelitz

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IMRT Yields Similar QOL Vs Proton Therapy in Localized Prostate Cancer

Data show no differences in bowel function between treatment arms based on factors including age, disease risk, and fractionation schedule.


Christopher H. Lieu, MD

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Clinical Trials in Progress: CIRCULATE-US

Colon Adjuvant Chemotherapy Based on Evaluation of Residual Disease (CIRCULATE-US): a prospective phase 2/3 trial of MRD-based adjuvant therapy for patients with early-stage colon cancer with intensified and deintensified adjuvant therapy approaches using ctDNA status as a surrogate for MRD status (NRG-GI008) (NCT05174169).