IJGC Podcast

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. Katherine Kurnit. Dr. Kurnit is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago in the section of Gynecologic Oncology. Her research interests include developmental therapeutics and early phase clinical trials for patients with gynecologic cancers. Highlights: Although surgical practices have changed over t...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. Genevieve Bouchard-Fortier. Dr. Bouchard-Fortier is an assistant professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto and a member of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University Health Network/Sinai Health Systems. Her research...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. David M. Gershenson to discuss the use of trametinib in low-grade serous cancer. Dr. Gershenson is Professor and former Chair of the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His major focus is on the clinical and translational research of...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. Rene Pareja, a gynecologist-oncologist at Astorga Oncology Clinic in Medellín and the National Cancer Institute in Bogotá, Colombia. Dr. Pareja is a reviewer for more than 20 specialty journals, an Associate Editor for IJGC, and a member of the board of directors of the International Gynecological Cancer Societ...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. Alex Melamed to discuss neoadjuvant versus primary surgery. Alex Melamed is a gynecologist oncologist and a health services researcher at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia Irving Medical Center. Highlights: - The emergence of evidence supporting non...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. David Gaffney, Dr. Carien Creutzberg, and Dr. Anuja Jhingran to discuss this month's special issue on radiation oncology. Dr. Gaffney, MD, PhD, Senior Director of Clinical Research, is Professor and Vice-Chair of the University of Utah (U of U) Department of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Gaffney is a distinguished cl...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Robert Coleman to discuss TV in Advanced or Recurrent Cervical Cancer. HIGHLIGHTS: Drug development in cervix cancer has undergone a renaissance in recent years with the identification of novel antibody drug conjugates (ADC) and immunotherapy measurably impacting patient survivorship. Tisotumab vedotin (TV) is...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Drs. Andreas Obermair and Monika Janda to discuss the FeMMe trial. Highlights: feMMe was a randomised phase 2 trial testing LNG-IUD alone or in combination with a weight loss intervention or metformin for endometrial hyperplasia with atypia or stage 1 endometrial cancer. Overall complete pathological response at 6...

In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, Editorial Fellow Felix Boria discusses the contents of the February issue of IJGC in Spanish.

In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, Editorial Fellows Floriane Jochum and Natalie Medley discuss the contents of the February issue of IJGC in English.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. David M. Gershenson to discuss legends in gynecologic oncology. Dr. Gershenson is Professor and former Chair of the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His major focus is on the clinical and translational research or rare ovarian ca...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Drs. Enrique Chacón and Luis Chiva to discuss the possible protective role of conization.

In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, former Editorial Fellow Irina Tsibulak discusses the contents of the January issue of IJGC in Russian.

In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, former Editorial Fellow Irina Tsibulak discusses the contents of the January issue of IJGC in Russian.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Nicole Concin to discuss the article European Society of Gynaecological Oncology quality indicators for the surgical treatment of endometrial carcinoma. Dr. Concin is a gynaecological oncologist, ESGO president, Co-Chair of ENGOT Early Drug Development Network, and Professor at Medical University of Innsbruck,...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Prof. Philipp Harter to discuss The DESKTOP III Trial. Prof. Harter is the director of the Department of Gynecology & Gynecologic Oncology at Kliniken Essen-Mitte in Essen, Germany, and the chair of the AGO Study Group. Highlights: -Role of surgery for relapsed ovarian cancer is under debate -DESKTOP III has shown...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Gloria Salvo and Dr. Rene Pareja to discuss IRTA: Open vs MIS Radical Trachelectomy. Dr. Salvo was trained as a gynecologist in Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina and works as a Clinical Reviewer/Data Abstractor of the Neuroendocrine Cervical Tumor Registry (NeCTuR) at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She...

In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, Editorial Fellow Felix Boria discusses the contents of the January issue of IJGC in Spanish.

In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, Editorial Fellows Dimitrios Nasioudis and Floriane Jochum discuss the contents of the January issue of IJGC in English.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Gabriela Benjamin to discuss a patient’s perspective on ovarian cancer. Gabriela Gesteira Benjamin 38 years old and was born in Brazil and grew up in Miami. She attended Columbia University where she studied engineering. She has worked in finance for the past 15 years and is currently a portfolio manager at Blackr...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Andreina Fernandes to discuss HPV-independent Cervical Cancers. Dr. Fernandes is a Molecular Biologist, Doctor of Science, and author of “Human papillomavirus-independent cervical cancer,” the Lead Article for the January 2022 issue of IJGC. Dr. Fernandes is a Researcher of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory at...

In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Sarah Ferguson. Dr. Ferguson is a Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto and a member of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at University Health Network/Sinai Health Systems. She is the Director of Research f...

In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Nicole Concin to discuss the ESGO-ESTRO-ESP Endometrial Cancer Guidelines (ijgc.bmj.com/content/early/2020…8/ijgc-2020-002230)

In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Professor Christina Fotopoulou to discuss the ESGO Guidelines on Perioperative Management Ovarian Cancer. Professor Fotopoulou is the lead author of “European Society of Gynaecological Oncology guidelines for the peri-operative management of patients with ovarian cancer,” which is the Lead Article of...

In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, Editorial Fellows Emma Allanson and Cecilia Darin discuss the contents of the December issue of IJGC in English.