Checkpoint NOW

By Afreen Shariff

All you need to know about the latest evidence based practice in the diagnosis and management of immune related toxicities from cancer therapies straight from the experts in the field.... more

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How many episodes does Checkpoint NOW have?

The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.

Checkpoint NOW episodes:

August 19, 2024 Season 1: Episode 22: ASPirE- The International Alliance for Support and Prevention of immune related Events
Join the Executive Committee of ASPirE- Dr. Afreen Shariff, Dr. Pauline Funchain, Dr. Kerry Reynolds, Dr. Alexa Meara and Dr. Elad Sharon as they discuss the new international Initiative that brings clinicians, educators, researchers and patients together to inform science and clinical innovation in irAEs.
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53min
August 13, 2024 Season 2: Episode 5: Cancer treatments and the Heart
Learn about the effect of cancer treatments on the heart. Who needs to see a cardiologist before, during and after cancer treatment- the When and Why with oncologist Dr. Susan Dent and cardio oncologist Dr. Robert Copeland-Halperin.
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46min
July 07, 2024 Season 2: Episode 4: Adrenal Insufficiency- What patients need to know.
Join Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Pauline Funchain as they break down Adrenal Insufficiency from cancer treatments in simple terms for patients, caregivers and care teams.
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47min
October 23, 2023 Season 1: Episode 21: Costs of adverse events in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Learn from the experts about the costs associated with irAEs in patients treated for Renal Cell Carcinoma. Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest experts- medical Oncologists Dr. Daniel Geynisman and Dr. Bradley McGregor, MD for an informative and high yield discussion regarding real and hidden costs of adverse events and how this impacts patients.
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26min
May 17, 2023 Season 2: Episode 3: Emotional impact of side effects on patients and caregivers
Join host Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest expert and Psychologist, Dr. Rebecca Shelby about the emotional impacts like stress, depression, and anxiety associated with side effects from cancer treatments.
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31min
April 13, 2023 Season 1: Episode 20: Germline Variants, Toxicities and ICI
Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest experts from Dana Farber Cancer Institute, GU Oncologist Dr. Toni Choueiri and Quantitative Geneticist Dr. Sasha Gusev as they discuss Germline variants associated with immune checkpoint blockade and associated irAEs.
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19min
November 27, 2022 Season 2: Episode 2: Thyroid disease in cancer patients. What you need to know as a patient!
Hosts: Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest experts and thyroidologists Dr. Trevor Angell and Dr. Anupam Kotwal as they discuss information regarding thyroid disease in cancer patients for patients and caregivers.
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15min
September 26, 2022 Season 2: Episode 1: Patient experience, advocacy and immune toxicities
Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with Dena Battle from KCCure- an evidence based, patient driven advocacy organization. Dena shares her deep insight on patient, caregiver experiences around toxicity management and how we can learn from each other to improve patient outcomes.
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34min
February 08, 2022 Season 1: Episode 19: ICI use in Special Populations
Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they talk to expert oncologists Dr. Sharon and Dr. Nagash to learn about Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in special populations.
Dr. Sharon is an accomplished Oncologist at the National Cancer Institute. He co-Directs immunotherapy trials at the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (also known as CTEP) and serves as an attending physician in NCI's Developmental Therapeutics Clinic. As part of his work in immunotherapy drug development, he has made a major effort to advance the understanding of immune-related adverse events, including the establishment of the Alliance-NIH irAE Biorepository.
Dr. Naqash, is an Oncologist with a focus on Early phase clinical trials, drug development and biomarkers in Immunotherapy. He is currently an Assistant professor of Medicine at the Oklahoma Health Stephenson Cancer Center.
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41min
December 19, 2021 Season 1: Episode 18: Immune mediated neurological toxicities (Part 2)
Learn from the experts about the latest in immune mediated neurological toxicities. Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest experts- medical Oncologist Dr. Kerry Reynolds, and expert neurologists Drs. Amanda Guidon and Leeann Burton from Massachusetts General Hospital for an informative and high yield discussion.
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40min

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