ONCOLOGY Vol 35 Issue 3

In order to properly utilize cancer therapies for personalized care, adequate molecular testing must be performed in patients who are eligible for these therapies, with this necessity becoming more and more prevalent in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies.

Experts examine the case of a previously healthy woman, aged 32 years, presented to the oncology clinic with a 6-month history of left-breast tumor, mastalgia, and swollen axillary nodes.

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.

Experts in the field review integration of approved PARP inhibitors into advanced prostate cancer clinical practice.

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

ONCOLOGY® sat down with John L. Marshall, MD, chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital and director of the Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancer as well as co-chair of the 6th Annual School of Gastrointestinal Oncology® (SOGO®), hosted by Physicians' Education Resource, LLC (PER®), to discuss how personalized approaches to treating various gastrointestinal malignancies has changed the therapy landscape.

ONCOLOGY co–Editor-in-Chief Julie M. Vose, MD, MBA, details how underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in clinical trials negatively impacts the medical community and calls for greater inclusion by removing some barriers to participation.