Oncology Data Advisor

This playlist features episodes that were recorded live at the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans by Oncology Data Advisor and ConveyMED. For more information, visit oncdata.com and conveymed.io, and don’t forget to follow us on social media for news, exclusive interviews, and more!

In January 2022, Dr. Amir Fathi, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, served as faculty for Therapy of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): an Evolving Landscape, presented during the ODACon Rare Hematologic Malignancies Symposium. Recently, numerous significant updates in both ALL and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) were presented at the 2022 American Society of Hematolog...

In 2022, Dr. Mark Kris, the William and Joy Ruane Chair in Thoracic Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, served as chair of Optimizing Management of Metastatic Squamous Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), a continuing medical education (CME)/nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) activity. A year later, Dr. Kris sat down again with Oncology Data Advisor to share the prog...

At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Dr. Irving Weissman, Director of the Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University, received the 2022 Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hematology. In this interview, Dr. Weissman tells the story of how he entered the field, describes the monumental contributions h...

Visit https://i3health.com/relapsed-refractory-multiple-myeloma to book a live or virtual meeting at your own institution and hear more expert perspectives from Dr. Kumar or other esteemed multiple myeloma faculty! Currently, Dr. Shaji Kumar, Professor of Hematological Malignancies at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, is the chair of Optimizing Treatment Sequencing for Patients With Relapsed/Refracto...

Earlier this year, Dr. Sarah Holstein of the University of Nebraska Medical Center participated in a two-part continuing medical education (CME) activity regarding practice-changing strategies and improved patient outcomes in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). With many updates and improvements in the treatment of MM since recording, Dr. Holstein joins OncData to share her knowledge and talk...

Dr. Jason Mouabbi of the MD Anderson Cancer Center sits down with Oncology Data Advisor to go over updates and highlights from the recent San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

In this interview, Oncology Data Advisor speaks with Dr. Brian Koffman, founder of CLL Society, a nonprofit organization focused on patient education, support, and research for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Dr. Koffman shares his personal story and how it led him to establish CLL Society and explains how the valuable resources they provide can benefit both patients with CLL and the health ca...

In this interview, Dr. Jason Mouabbi speaks with Oncology Data Advisor about his research regarding the absence of lobular carcinoma in situ as a poor prognostic marker in invasive lobular carcinoma, which will be presented as a poster at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

With the advent of targeted therapies in lung cancer, patients are experiencing improved outcomes through personalized medicine. However, education regarding potential toxicity is crucial. In this interview, Blanca Ledezma, MSN, NP, shares the importance of setting up expectations for the side effects of targeted therapies for lung cancer and emphasizing communication with the health care team thr...

In this interview, Oncology Data Advisor speaks with Dr. Christopher Iannuzzi of Hartford Healthcare about an ongoing clinical trial investigating the personalization of prostate cancer treatment through genomic tumor testing. In addition, Dr. Iannuzzi shares the advantages of delivering stereotactic body radiation therapy and the importance of undergoing prostate cancer screening.

In January 2022, Dr. Morie Gertz, Professor and Chair of General Internal Medicine at the May Clinic in Minnesota, served as faculty for the Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) session of the Oncology Data AdvisorTM Hematologic Malignancies Symposium. With several significant updates in the treatment and management of WM since then, Dr. Gertz sat down with Oncology Data Advisor again to share all t...

Myelofibrosis is a rare myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by the buildup of scar tissue in the bone marrow, leading to decreased erythropoiesis, progressive bone marrow failure, and anemia. Currently, the discovery of the Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) pathway's role in the pathogenesis of myelofibrosis is transforming the landscape with novel agen...

Dr. Jeremy Meier and Dr. Samuel Rubinstein of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill are the first and senior author, respectively, of a recently published review paper entitled Game of Clones: Diverse Implications for Clonal Hematopoiesis in Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma. In this interview for Blood Cancer Awareness Month, Oncology Data Advisor's Editorial Board member Dr. Rahul Baner...

In 2006, Lillie Shockney, Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University, launched a retreat program for patients with metastatic breast cancer, a weekend-long retreat in which patients, their spouses, and caregivers can focus on communication, support, relationships, personal reflection, and laughter. In 2016, Janie Metsker, Clinical Coordinator at the Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer a...

In this interview with Oncology Data Advisor, Dr. Samuel Kareff, a Hematology-Oncology Fellow at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Miami, provides a comprehensive overview of the current and emerging therapies used in the treatment of breast cancer, serving as a valuable resource to share with patients who may be discussing these options with their oncology team.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Valerie Brutus, a Breast Surgical Oncologist at St. Vincent's Medical Center of Hartford HealthCare, spoke with Oncology Data Advisor about the risks for breast cancer in transgender individuals. Dr. Brutus shares the importance of starting the conversation about individualized risk assessment to provide the most appropriate screening recommendations...

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Valerie Brutus, a Breast Surgical Oncologist at St. Vincent's Medical Center of Hartford HealthCare, spoke with Oncology Data Advisor to raise awareness about the reality that men can get breast cancer too. Dr. Brutus explains the risk factors and the conversations that men can have with their health care providers to understand their individual risks...

In this latest Breast Cancer Awareness Month interview, Dr. Elizabeth Stirling Craig, Director of Microvascular Breast Reconstruction at St. Vincent’s Medical Center of Hartford HealthCare, explains the microsurgical techniques that she performs as a breast reconstructive surgeon and shares the importance of providing patients with a clear picture of the reconstructive options that are available t...

Understanding the various subtypes of breast cancer is critical, as treatment selection and potential outcomes depend heavily on subtype. In this latest Oncology Data Advisor interview for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Jason Mouabbi, an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, sheds light on lobular breast, an often-understudied subtype. Dr. Mouabbi shares his...

Recently, Dr. Rahul Banerjee, Assistant Professor at the University of Washington and Editorial Board member for Oncology Data Advisor, spoke with Dr. Ajay Major, Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, in a live interview discussion in honor of Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Banerjee and Dr. Major engaged in a riveting conversation about the role of patient-reported outcomes (PROs)...

In this interview with Oncology Data Advisor, Blanca Ledezma, MSN, NP, elucidates the current landscape of therapeutically actionable biomarkers in lung cancer and the promising future of precision medicine in this field. In addition, she explains the clinical applications for lung cancer biomarkers in nursing practice, including unique toxicity management and patient education for novel therapies...

In this interview with Oncology Data Advisor, Dr. Joshua Sasine, Hematologist-Oncologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses the factors that make patients suitable candidates for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, strategies to minimize the unique toxicities associated with these treatments, and the future of the use of CAR T-cell therapy in the outpatient setting.

At the recent International Myeloma Society (IMS) Annual Meeting, Donna Catamero, NP, Associate Director of Myeloma Translational Research at Mount Sinai Hospital, presented her abstract regarding increasing clinical trial accrual of minority patients. In this interview, Ms. Catamero discusses her presentation, the disproportionate burden that minority patients experience, and why she believes the...

At the recent International Myeloma Society Annual Meeting, Beth Faiman, a Nurse Practitioner at the Cleveland Clinic, presented a poster about a clinical factor scoring system that she and her colleagues have developed to aid in these decisions. In this follow-up interview with Oncology Data Advisor, Dr. Faiman explains how this innovative system works and the next steps to validate it and implem...