Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

Plenary Session

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A podcast on medicine, oncology, & health policy. Host: Vinay Prasad, MD MPH from University of California, San Francisco. Tweet your feedback to @Plenary_Session or e-mail plenarysessionpodcast@gmail.com.

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Author

Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

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Science

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Latest episode

Sep 7, 2026

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Episodes

5.36 - ASH UPDATE #4 - GEM CESAR 30.12.2022

I break down the GEM CESAR trial K, R, D, Pom, Dara, Dex, R, and Auto and all before you actually have cancer What a crazy trial!

5.35 - ASH Update #3 - the Ascent Trial 29.12.2022

This uncontrolled trial of Dara-KRD claims to be looking for cure; Unfortunately, the PI has not thought through what that would look like, and accordingly all the claims are incorrect. Moreover the primary endpt is negative. Sad day for oncology

5.34 - ASH Update #2 - ALPINE - Zanibrutinib vs Ibrutinib - Deconstructed 24.12.2022

Sample size games, primary endpoint, head to head trials in oncology Rate this podcast on itunes Coming next is Triangle trial

5.33 USC Grand Rounds Hematology 23.12.2022

Grand rounds on heme and heme malignancies given 12/16 at University of Southern California (some parts removed) More ASH coming soon

5.32 - ASH Update #1 - Talquetamab NEJM 11.12.2022

Is it acceptable to take someone with myeloma who has gotten just 2 regimens and put them on a phase 1? VP says hell no.

5.31 - MUST LISTEN Grand Rounds - COVID19 Updates 08.12.2022

In this lecture given December 7, 2022, I cover 5 things: Vaccines Masking Long COVID Schools/Immunity Debt Paxlovid

5.30 Rajkumar vs Goodman; Long COVID vs Long URI 03.12.2022

Should we treat smoldering MM, a debate Long COVID vs Long URI Review the show; Say Hi at ASH22

5.29 Smart Start is a useless Lymphoma study 27.11.2022

Smart Start is a useless lymphoma study; We have to stop putting our careers ahead of patients. In the second part, I discuss the 'experts' featured on STAT. Wowzers. I will be at ask. Hit me up: plenarysessionpodcast@gmail.com

5.28 - Pandemic Amnesty or Accountability with Paul Fenyves 12.11.2022

I am joined by Cornell Professor Paul Fenyves; a practicing internist Dr. Fenyves walks us through COVID19 policy. We will be back soon with more cancer medicine. Including a devastating lymphoma one.

5.27 - Multiple Myeloma - Do Our Trials Help Patients? 08.11.2022

I was invited to give this talk to a UK conference on Myeloma Please LEAVE A REVIEW of this podcast

5.26 - Hawaii Oncology Association Keynote Lecture 06.11.2022

Lecture I gave this weekend in Hawaii to the Medical Oncology Association; One of the best audiences I've had

5.25 - Neurosurgery Grand Rounds by Vinay Prasad 03.11.2022

I give Grand Rounds to UCSF Neurosurgery on how to read and interpret Neurosurgery Studies (Video and slides coming soon to YouTube) Also I discuss Bob Califf's Promotion of Paxlovid

5.24 Vlad Kogan is back to discuss Kids Test Scores 01.11.2022

Learning Loss is Devastating; Here are the data and what it means

5.24 - Gerald Hsu MD PhD UCSF Heme Onc Program Director 28.10.2022

Learn about UCSF Hematology Oncology Program with Dr. Gerald Hsu, MD PhD Malignant Heme and Program Director

5.23 - Subclinical Myocarditis 19.10.2022

A new study from Switzerland confirms the rate of subclinical myocarditis

5.23 - ID Ethicist joins me for a 6th discussion of COVID19 policy 18.10.2022

LONG COVID, Vaccines, Paxlovid and More

5.22 NordICC trial interview with PI Michael Bretthauer - Offer but don't Nudge 15.10.2022

discuss NordICC with the trial PI Power calc specified 50% non-adherence ADR is on par with US studies from the time Colo quality good Perf rate lower than US! How does he counsel individuals & governments What he thinks of USPSTF

5.21 Science Mag Editor Condemns Ladapo But Silent About Jha 14.10.2022

A double standard to condemn data with limitations, based on political party, will destroy medicine. We will back to oncology soon, but this is important

5.20 The Great Colonoscopy Debate 11.10.2022

Cifu, Mandrola and Prasad fight about colonoscopy

5.19 - NEJM's first ever RCT of Colonoscopy-- Explained 09.10.2022

I break down the history and data for the first ever randomized trial of colonoscopy, appearing in NEJM on Oct 9, 2022

5.18 Lecture to Heme Onc Fellows - POLO; Javelin 100 bladder 08.10.2022

Polo Javelin 100 bladder Crossover Control arms How to read and keep up with the literature

5.17 - The State Of Precision Oncology 07.10.2022

Invited Lecture to Cancer Center Directors

5.16 - Aaron Goodman UCSD 29.09.2022

I travel to UCSD to interview Dr. Goodman about myeloma, celebrity oncology culture, his career, education, patient care, choosing a specialty and more.

5.15 - How To Apply For And Get Your Perfect First Job 21.09.2022

Based on listener questions, I discuss how to apply for and get your first job.

Unspoken Rules of Oncology - Malignant BC Part 6 18.09.2022

T.O. joins me for the missing episode. These are the unspoken rules of Oncology; We dive deeper into Malignant Book Club.

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