ASCO Guidelines

An interview with Dr. Valerie de Haas from Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology in the Netherlands on "Initial Diagnostic Workup of Acute Leukemia: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline Endorsement of the CAP and ASH Guideline." ASCO fully endorses the CAP-ASH guideline on initial diagnostic work-up of AL and includes some discussion points according to clinical practice and updated literature...

An interview with Dr. Elena Stoffel from University of Michigan on Evaluating Susceptibility to Pancreatic Cancer: ASCO Provisional Clinical Opinion. This PCO addresses identification and management of patients and family members with possible predisposition to pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care...

An interview with Dr. Jennifer Griggs from University of MIchigan on Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Women with Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline Focused Update. This guideline provides recommendations on extended adjuvant therapy. on particular, use of aromatase inhibitors in women who had completed five years of adjuvant endocrine therapy. The purpose of th...

An interview with Dr. Scott Morgan from the Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa on "Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: an ASTRO, ASCO, and AUA Evidence-Based Guideline." This guideline provides recommendations on hypofractionated external beam radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a...

An interview with Dr. Carole Fakhry from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine on the ASCO endorsement of the CAP guideline on human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in head and neck carcinomas. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/head-neck-cancer-guidelines The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care, and is not intended for use in th...

An interview with Dr. Justin Bekelman from University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine on the ASCO endorsement of the AUA/ASTRO/SUO Guideline on the management of localized prostate cancer. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/genitourinary-cancer-guidelines The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not inte...

An interview with Dr. Randy Taplitz from UC San Diego Health on the guideline update which addresses antimicrobial prophylaxis for adult patients with immunosuppression associated with cancer and its treatment. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not...

An interview with Dr. Naren Ramakrishna from University of Florida Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health on the guideline update which addresses management of brain metastases for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–positive advanced breast cancer. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/breast-cancer-guidelines  

An interview with Dr. Nancy E. Davidson from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington on the guideline update which provides recommendations on systemic therapy for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–positive advanced breast cancer. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/breast-cancer-guidelines  

An interview with Dr. Gary Lyman from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington and Dr. Lorenzo Cohen from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on the ASCO endorsement of the SIO guideline on use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment. The guideline addresses the use of integrative therapies for the management of symptoms and advers...

An interview with Dr. Hedy Kindler of the University of Chicago on the guideline which includes recommendations on diagnosis, staging, chemotherapy, surgical cytoreduction, radiation therapy, and multimodality therapy in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/thoracic-cancer-guidelines  

An interview with Dr. Antonio Wolff from Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center on the ASCO/CAP guideline update which addresses IHC and ISH testing for HER2 in breast cancer.  Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/breast-cancer-guidelines  

An interview with Dr. Davendra Sohal from the Cleveland Clinic on the guideline update regarding second-line therapy for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/gastrointestinal-cancer-guidelines  

An interview with Dr. Neelima Denduluri from US Oncology, Virginia Cancer Specialists, on the key recommendations of the ASCO guideline adaptation of the Cancer Care Ontario guideline on the selection of optimal adjuvant chemotherapy regimens for early breast cancer and adjuvant targeted therapy for breast cancer. Read the full guideline on www.asco.org/breast-cancer-guidelines    

An interview with Dr. Supriya Mohile from University of Rochester on the guideline published in JCO which provides guidance regarding the practical assessment and management of vulnerabilities in older patients undergoing chemotherapy.  To read the full guideline go to www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines . 

An interview with Dr. Neelima Denduluri, Dr. Manish Shah, Dr. Mariana Chavez Mac Gregor, and Tom Oliver discussing the ASCO Clinical Practice Guidelines program, methodology, panel representation, and vision for the future. Read more at www.asco.org/guidelines  

An interview with Dr. Nahla Gafer from Radiation & Isotope Center in Sudan on the Palliative Care in the Global Setting: ASCO Resource-Stratified Guideline.  The purpose of this new resource-stratified guideline is to provide expert guidance to clinicians and policymakers on implementing palliative care in resource-constrained settings and is intended to complement the Integration of Palliative Ca...

An interview with Dr. Paul Hesketh from Lahey Hospital and Medical Center on the antiemetics guideline update published in 2017. The guideline update expands the recommendations to include olanzapine and neurokinin 1 receptor antagonists. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines  

An interview with Dr. Timothy Gilligan from Taussig Cancer Institute and Institute and the Center for Excellence in Healthcare Communication, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH on the guideline providing guidance to oncology clinicians on how to use effective communication to optimize the patient-clinician relationship, patient and clinician well-being, and family well-being. Read the full guideline...

An interview with Dr. Betty R. Ferrell of City of Hope Medical Center on the guideline "Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update" which provides evidence-based recommendations to oncology clinicians, patients, family and friend caregivers, and palliative care specialists on the integration of palliative car...

An interview with Dr. Alison W. Loren of Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania on the ASCO guideline update which provides current recommendations about fertility preservation for adults and children with cancer. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/survivorship-guidelines

An interview with Dr. Michael J. Morris from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine on the ASCO clinical practice guideline which addresses abiraterone or docetaxel with androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for metastatic prostate cancer that has not been treated (or has been minimally treated) with testosterone-lowering agents. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/geni...

An interview with Dr. Christopher Flowers of Emory University School of Medicine on the ASCO/IDSA clinical practice guideline which provides updated recommendations on outpatient management of fever and neutropenia in patients with cancer. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines  

An interview with Dr. Bryan Schneider of the University of Michigan on the ASCO clinical practice guideline to increase awareness, outline strategies, and offer guidance on the recommended management of immune-related adverse events in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICPi) therapy. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines