Authors



Carlos Ortiz-Hidalgo, 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.


Artak Gevorgyan, MD

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How to Treat Metastatic Malignant Triton Tumor in an Adolescent

A systematic review of reported clinical cases and treatment strategies was performed to better understand the prognostic factors and to develop the best possible treatment option for a 16-year-old patient diagnosed with a malignant triton tumor in the lower extremity with distant metastases in the lungs.


Amber Koehler, PA-C, MS

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Future Perspectives and Unmet Needs in CLL

The panelists conclude their discussion by offering future perspectives on CLL treatment, emphasizing remaining areas of unmet needs in the treatment landscape.


Leyla O. Shune, MD

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Treatment Considerations for Bispecific Antibodies and Unmet Needs in MM

The expert panel overviews factors to consider with bispecific antibodies and offers closing insights on unmet needs in the multiple myeloma treatment space.



Mourad Tighiouart, PhD

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Plasma Glutamine as a Prognostic Biomarker in Localized Prostate Cancer: Comparison of Conventional Variables in Risk Stratification

This study investigated the biomarker potential of glutamine among known prognostic variables in localized prostate cancer.


Fredrik Schjesvold, MD, PhD

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Fredrik Schjesvold, MD, PhD, Discusses the Potential of Minimal Residual Disease –Directed Treatment for Multiple Myeloma

CancerNetwork® sat down with Fredrik Schjesvold, MD, PhD, at the 2021 International Myeloma Workshop to talk about minimal residual disease and its importance in the treatment of multiple myeloma.


Simon Chowdhury, MD

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Metastatic CSPC: Future Directions in Care

Before closing out their discussion on novel treatment approaches to metastatic CSPC, expert panelists share hope for further evolution in care.


K.M. Monirul Islam, MD, PhD

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Factors Associated With Treatment Refusal and Impact of Treatment Refusal on Survival of Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer

Original research published in the journal ONCOLOGY® explored the impacts of treatment refusal in patients with small cell lung cancer.


Helena A. Yu, MD

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NSCLC: Molecular Testing in the Metastatic Setting

The discussion on biomarker testing practices for patients with non–small cell lung cancer turns its focus to the metastatic setting.


Berta Hernández Marin, MD

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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.


Frederick Millard, 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.


Bassam N. Estfan, MD

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Genomic Predictors Associated With Exceptional Response to Systemic Therapy in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Suneel K. Kamath, MD, et al investigated exceptional responders and the correlation of nonsynonymous mutations for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.



Peter H. O’Donnell, MD, PhD

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Emerging Data and Future Directions in UC

Experts highlight emerging data and novel regimens that have the biggest potential to impact treatment and management of patients with urothelial cancer.


Jessica Freydman, PharmD

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Expert Commentary on the Product Profile of Tepotinib

In an interview with ONCOLOGY®, David Hughes PharmD, BCOP, and Jessica Freydman, PharmD, offers a comprehensive review of real-world treatment considerations of tepotinib as therapy for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer that have MET exon14 skipping mutations.


Xiaoli Mi, MD

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Cross Q&A: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Mavericks

The Moffitt Marrowvingians take their turn questioning the Memorial Sloan Kettering Mavericks on their presented clinical trial data.



Juejing Chen, MD

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Ocular Toxicities of MEK Inhibitors in Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Jing Han, MD, and colleagues examine the prevalence and characteristics of ocular toxicities associated with MEK inhibition.





Caleb W. Schroeder, MD

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Complete Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy and Oxaliplatin-Induced Fever Associated With IL-6 Release in a Patient With Locally Advanced Colon Cancer

This case presents a patient with locally advanced, unresectable, mismatch repair–deficient sigmoid colon cancer who was treated with neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy followed by surgical resection leading to a complete pathologic response after preoperative systemic chemoimmunotherapy.


Claudia Tellez, MD

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Importance of a Multidisciplinary Team at a Hispanic Breast Cancer Clinic

The Hispanic Breast Cancer Clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital includes a social worker, nurse practitioners, a medical oncologist, a radiation oncologist, and surgeons, says Claudia Tellez, MD.


Prakash Sharma, MBBS

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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.


Lawrence W. Liu, 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.


Julika Wirth, MD

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Value of Geriatric Assessment in Patients With Genitourinary Carcinoma

This work from Quirin Zangl, MD, and colleagues to evaluate comprehensive geriatric assessment tools to better guide patients with urogenital carcinomas perioperatively and, consequently, to intensify or reduce hospital resource use.