Expert Interviews

Study results indicated that MK-6482 demonstrated durable efficacy in patients with Von Hippel-Lindau disease-associated clear cell renal cell carcinoma, pancreatic lesions, and hemangioblastomas by targeting the underlying pathophysiology of the disease.

The director of clinical research in the Center for Cancer Care at White Plains Hospital explained the design of the study which evaluated diabetic versus nondiabetic patients enrolled in the CONNECT Multiple Myeloma Registry.

The expert from the Levine Cancer Institute discussed the findings from an updated analysis of the phase 2 GRIFFIN Trial for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

The Emory University Winship Cancer Institute expert discussed FDA approvals and other treatment advances that occurred this year.

The study was designed to determine the impact of a rurally focused telemedicine program on patient outcomes.

Short summarized the NGS-based MRD findings from his ALL study presented at the 2020 ASH Annual Meeting.

Narayan expanded on the other studies he contributed to from SUO investigating nadofaragene for patients with NMIBC.

Ghobadi explained an interesting correlation found in the results of his study presented at the 2020 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition.

Wolf discussed the decisions to change therapy based on the MRD status of patients with multiple myeloma.

The expert in urologic oncology spoke about the advancements made in 2020, as well as areas of prostate cancer care which he believes remain to be improved.

Plinabulin in combination with pegfilgrastim reduced the incidence of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, compared with pegfilgrastim alone, in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy with docetaxel, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide.

Clinical researcher Lisa La discussed advancements in multiple myeloma research and where she hopes the field continues to expand.

With the rise of precision oncology, genomic profiling is growing in its utility to support clinical decision making. Lung cancer experts can use this resource to guide therapy selection in NSCLC. Learning more about advancements in this space can improve patient outcomes and advance the field of precision oncology.

The hematology and oncology fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai discussed which patient groups he believes require more attention.

Pollyea discussed the rationale behind a study of venetoclax and azacitidine for patients with acute myeloid leukemia with IDH mutations

The ongoing GO29365 study of combination regimens containing polatuzumab vedotin (Polivy) for patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma added an additional 106 patients to confirm preliminary findings of safety and efficacy.

At the 2020 SUO Meeting, Vikram M. Narayan, MD, spoke about the preliminary finds of his work with nadofaragene firadenovec.

The clinical researcher discussed areas of multiple myeloma which she believes deserve further assessment.

Payne and colleagues indicated that a significant number of adolescent and young adult women are still not being given the information they desire regarding fertility preservation and therefore are not making fully informed treatment decisions.

Declan Murphy discusses the motivation behind the proPSMA study and the emerging history of PSMA PET/CT to challenge conventional imaging at the 2020 SUO Meeting.