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In this podcast episode, Dr. Versha Banerji discusses the role of non-covalent BTK inhibitors for the treatment of CLL. 

Our Guest:
Dr. Versha Banerji is a Clinician Scientist at CancerCare Manitoba and Senior Scientist at the Research Institute in Oncology and Hematology, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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This episode was funded by Eli Lilly, Canada. 

In this podcast episode, three of Canada’s top hematologists discuss data on the treatment of CLL presented at the European Hematology Association (or EHA) meeting in Madrid, Spain. The discussion involves an analysis of the data from 6 oral presentations on combination and novel therapies for the treatment of CLL. In this discussion, the data is put into the Canadian context, with key take-aways that are relevant to practice in Canada. 

Our Guests:
Dr. Versha Banerji from Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba chairs the meeting. Dr. Banerji is joined by Dr Sarit Assouline, from the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, Quebec and Dr. Christopher Hillis, from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

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In this episode of our podcast, recorded at the European Hematology Association (EHA) meeting in Madrid, Spain, we discuss  updated results of the BGB-11417-101 trial with Dr. Stephen Opat. The BGB-11417-101 trial examined the efficacy and safety of sonrotoclax plus zanubrutinib for the treatment of R/R CLL. 

Our Guest:
Dr. Stephen Opat is the director of Clinical Haematology at Monash Health, founder and chair of the Australasian Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry and lead investigator of the Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance Lymphoma Flagship.

This podcast episode was sponsored by BeiGene Canada ULC.

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In this episode, Dr. Barbara Melosky discusses cutting edge approaches to the treatment of Lung Cancer, including the use of artificial intelligence and novel therapeutic approaches such as cancer vaccines and new targeted therapies.

Our Guest:
Dr. Barbara Melosky
Dr Melosky is a Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and a Medical Oncologist in Vancouver at BC Cancer. Dr. Melosky specializes in the field of thoracic malignancy. She sits on the Executive Lung Site Committee for CCTG Canadian Clinical Trials Group and is creator and chair of the British Columbia Lung Cancer Biobank. 

This podcast episode was sponsored by Sanofi Aventis Canada.

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Welcome to our podcast episode on diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers for the treatment of upper GI cancers. In this episode, Dr Brezden-Masley (medical oncologist) and Dr Streutker (pathologist) discuss the latest biomarkers that may inform treatment of upper GI cancer. 

Our Guests:

Dr. Christine Brezden-Masley
Dr.  Brezden-Masley is a Medical Oncologist and the Director of the Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital as well as the Medical Director of Cancer Program for Sinai Health System in Toronto, Canada.

Dr. Catherine Streutker
Dr.  Streutker is a Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology at the University of Toronto.

This podcast episode was sponsored by Merck Canada.

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In this video capsule, Dr. Mark Taylor discusses the surgical implications for the treatment of cSCC. This podcast episode is best viewed alongside the slides, which can be found in the video capsule version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk5JEUjbkDE&t=127s. 

Our Guest:
Dr. S. Mark Taylor is a Facial Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is currently a Professor of Surgery at Dalhousie University. His expertise and clinical interest includes rhinoplasty/nasal surgery, eyelid surgery, management of facial paralysis, facial skin cancer, facial reconstruction, and surgery of the aging face.

Note:
The faculty for this program had full editorial control of the content.

The following program was funded by Sanofi.

Some information contained herein may cite the use of an unapproved product in a dosage, for an indication, or in a manner other than recommended. Before prescribing the product always refer to the latest Product Monograph, available at www.Sanofi.ca.

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Evan Lipson discusses the use of immunotherapy for patients with skin cancer who have had a kidney transplant.

Our guest:
Dr. Lipson is an internationally-recognized skin cancer and immunotherapy specialist at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Lipson leads cutting edge clinical trials for patients with melanoma and other skin cancers. As a member of the Johns Hopkins Melanoma and Cancer Immunology Programs, he focuses on evaluating novel therapies for patients with high-risk or advanced disease.

Note:
The faculty for this program had full editorial control of the content.

The following program was funded by Sanofi.

Some information contained herein may cite the use of an unapproved product in a dosage, for an indication, or in a manner other than recommended. Before prescribing the product always refer to the latest Product Monograph, available at www.Sanofi.ca.

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Rami Kotb and Dr. Donna Reece discuss results of the CMRG Isa-CYBORD trial presented at the ASH 2023 meeting, and the implications of the results for Canadian clinical practice.

Our Guests:
Dr. Rami Kotb is a physician in the Division of Hematology, Department of Medical Oncology & Hematology at CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Dr Donna Reece is the Director and a Professor of Medicine in the Program for Multiple Myeloma and Related Diseases at the University Health Network. She is also a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, ON, Canada

Note: A link to the abstract at ASH can be found here: https://ash.confex.com/ash/2023/webprogram/Paper190168.html

This podcast episode was sponsored by Sanofi-Aventis Canada.

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In this episode of our podcast, recorded at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in San Diego, California, we discuss  updated results of the ALPINE trial with Dr. Jennifer Brown. The ALPINE trial examined the efficacy and safety of zanubrutinib versus ibrutinib for the treatment of CLL. 

Our Guest:
Dr. Jennifer Brown is the Director of the CLL Center of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Professor of Medicine in the Field of Hematologic Oncology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Note: The ALPINE trial is published in the New England Journal of Medicine: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2211582.

This podcast episode was sponsored by BeiGene Canada ULC.

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In this video capsule series, we discuss the first-line treatment strategies for the management of locally advanced metastatic urothelial carcinoma in Canada.

This fifth episode of the series was recorded live from ESMO 2023 with Dr. Thomas Powles, who presented results of the EV-302 trial, and Dr. Normand Blais, Dr. Srikala Sridhar, and Dr. Bernie Eigl, who discussed the impact of new data from trials on 1L LA/mUC .

Our Guests:

Dr. Thomas Powles: Dr Thomas Powles is a Professor of Genitourinary Oncology and Director of the Barts Cancer Centre at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. He is also the Lead for Solid Tumour Research in London, England.

Dr. Normand Blais: Dr  Blais is the co-founder of the Groupe d’Études en Oncologie du Québec & chair of the Thoracic Oncology Program of the CHUM Cancer center in Montreal. He is the president of Association des hémato-oncologues du Québec. He is interested in lung cancer – clinical trials & correlative science. His clinical research expertise is in lung & bladder cancer, and cancer associated thrombosis.

Dr. Srikala Sridhar: Dr  Sridhar is a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto & a Genitourinary Medical Oncologist & GU Site Lead at the Princess Margaret Cancer Center. She is chair of the Genitourinary Medical Oncologists of Canada & vice chair of the Medical Advisory Board of Bladder Cancer Canada. She has a particular focus on advanced urothelial cancers.

Dr. Bernie Eigl: Dr. Eigl is a medical oncologist specializing in genitourinary oncology, with a special research interest in bladder and prostate cancers at BC Cancer. He ia alo a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia.

This podcast episode was sponsored by Seagen Canada.

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