ASCO: Brain Tumors, Genetics, and Side Effects

Tyler J. Wilhite, MD, discussed coordinating with rheumatology, orthopedic surgery, and primary care when treating patients with osteoarthritis with low-dose radiation therapy.

Tyler J. Wilhite, MD, discussed scaling low-dose radiation therapy for osteoarthritis from 1 patient to nearly 20 centers and the referral work behind it.

Parul N. Barry, MD, FACRO, discussed building programs early in a career and used low-dose radiotherapy and aromatase inhibitor tolerance to show how to demonstrate value.

Parul N. Barry, MD, FACRO, discussed extending advanced radiation services to satellite sites and offered guidance for early-career physicians building new programs.

Mark Burkard, MD, PhD, discussed genomic gaps, extreme survivors of metastatic breast cancer, and how minimal residual disease testing may refine care.

Hope S. Rugo, MD, discussed KEYNOTE-B49 data showing pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy improved PFS in PD-L1-positive HR+/HER2- breast cancer.

Dirk Schadendorf, MD, outlineed which patients with BRAF V600–mutant melanoma, including those with brain metastases, may be candidates for triplet therapy.

Dirk Schadendorf, MD, discussed final STARBOARD data with encorafenib, binimetinib, and pembrolizumab and its role in BRAF V600–mutant melanoma care.