Medical Digest & Congress Report

Kate Lathrop, MD discusses results from the phase III EMBER-3 clinical trial presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2024. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:next-generation-serd-protects-against-progression-some-patients-advanced-breast-cancer-resistant-standard-hormone-therapy

Monica Morrow, MD, FACS discusses omission of axillary staging in ER positive breast cancer at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2024. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:clinical-controversies-omission-axillary-staging-er-positive-breast-cancer-implications-adjuvant-therapies

Ismail Jatoi, MD, PhD, FACS discusses updates on breast cancer screening at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2024. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:risk-reduction-and-early-detection-updates-breast-cancer-screening

Prof. Giuseppe Curigliano presents the data of the DESTINY-Breast06 at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2024. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:efficacy-and-safety-trastuzumab-deruxtecan-vs-physicians-choice-chemotherapy-pace-disease-progression-prior-endocrine-based-therapy

Sara A Hurvitz, MD, FACP on the role of endocrine-based therapy in the management of breast cancer at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2024. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:compelling-teaching-cases-focused-role-endocrine-based-therapy-management-breast-cancer

Prof. Robert Hills presents a comprehensive patient-level meta-analysis of three randomized trials demonstrated that compared with surgery deferral, immediate breast surgery significantly reduces both local progression and long-term mortality in women aged 70 years or older with operable breast cancer at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2024. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents...

Judy E. Garber, MD, MPH presents updated results of the OlympiA study at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2024. The new analysis provides further support for olaparib’s benefits in patients with high-risk, HER2-negative breast cancer with germline mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:parp-inhibition-shows-long-term-survival-benefits-patient...

Prof. Meletios-Athanasios Dimopoulos discusses the results of the AQUILA trial, a phase 3 randomized study presented at the 2024 ASH Annual Meeting. New results indicate that these patients not only tolerate daratumumab monotherapy well, but compared with active monitoring, they experience a delay to progression or prevention of active MM. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/inter...

Sumit Gupta, MD, PhD discusses results from the phase 3 Children’s Oncology Group Study AALL1731 presented at the 2024 ASH Annual Meeting. The study showed that adding blinatumomab to chemotherapy improved 3-year disease-free survival rates in newly diagnosed, standard risk pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:blinatumomab-co...

Gareth Gregory, MBBS, PhD on the options for treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, which have expanded in recent years, particularly with the emergence of bispecific antibodies. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:guiding-our-patients-path-managing-first-relapse-diffuse-large-b-cell-lymphoma-outside-car-ts

Urvi A. Shah, MD discusses the NUTRIVENTION study, the current result from the trial, how it may delay progression of myeloma, and the importance of having a high fiber diet presented at the 2024 ASH Annual Meeting. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:high-fiber-nutrivention-study-delaying-progression-myeloma

Jennifer R. Brown, MD, PhD explains the interim analysis of the multicenter, open-label, randomized, phase 3 AMPLIFY trial presented at the 2024 ASH Annual Meeting. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:fixed-duration-acalabrutinibvenetoclax-fit-patients-cll-amplify-trial

Suzanne Lentzsch, MD, PhD explains a symposium presented at the 2024 ASH Annual Meeting on the clinical challenges and intricacies of care associated with the management of light chain amyloidosis. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:escape-amyloid-maze-unraveling-data-and-care-strategies-al-amyloidosis

Professor Robert Jacobson shares his thoughts on how to improve immunization in children and adolescents. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:how-improve-immunization-children-and-adolescents

Professor Jennifer Chan shares her insights on the new developments in neurendocrine tumours. She talks about studies like CABINET and NETTER-2. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:new-developments-neurendocrine-tumours

David J. Birnkrant, MD, FCCP held the prestigious Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture In Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation at CHEST 2024. We asked him about the lecture and the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-then-and-now-lessons-respiratory-medicine

Aanchal Kapoor, MD, FCCP shares her thoughts on updates in RSV, COVID and influenza vaccines. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:update-vaccines-rsv-covid-influenza

Bhavinkumar Dalal, FACP, MBBS, MD, FCCP chaired a very interesting presentation on controversies for the management of acute pulmonary embolism at CHEST 2024. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:how-manage-acute-pe-follow-five-d

Sandhya Khurana, MD, FCCP held the prestigious Mark J. Rosen, MD, Master FCCP Endowed Memorial Lecture at CHEST 2024. We asked her about the lecture and the future of asthma care. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:breathing-easier-evolution-and-future-asthma-care

Shekhar Ghamande, MBBS, MD, FCCP shares his thoughts on the importance of vaccinations for patients with pulmonary conditions. The important role of the RSV, meningococcal, influenza and COVID vaccines will also be explained. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:importance-vaccinations-patients-pulmonary-conditions

Shahid Sheikh, MD, FCCP shares his thoughts on the GINA and EPR-4 Asthma Guidelines. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:comparison-gina-and-epr-4-asthma-guidelines

Monica Kraft, MD, FCCP shares her thoughts on the new directions in Asthma and COPD. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:new-directions-asthma-and-copd

Ghada Bourjeily, MD, FCCP participated in an interesting session about precision medicine for sleep disorders in women, and eplaneined her thoughts on the interplay of pregnancy and sleep. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:interplay-pregnancy-and-sleep

Lisa Moores, MD, FCCP shares her thoughts on evaluation and management of VTE in pregnancy. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:evaluation-and-management-vte-pregnancy

Jonathan Kurman, MBA, MD, FCCP shares his thoughts on bronchoscopic management of COPD. Video: https://medicaldigest.org/scientific-contents/interview:beyond-bronchodilators-bronchoscopic-management-copd