Project Oncology®

Treatment for lung cancer can be complex, but PL-L1 expression and tumor mutational burden might help us select the best treatment for our patients. What do we need to know about the role of these biomarkers in the treatment of lung cancer? To discuss this, Dr. Jacob Sands is joined by Dr. Biagio Ricciuti, a medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the U.S., creating an urgent need to detect cancer at earlier stages when outcomes are better. With the emergence of novel multi-cancer screening technologies, the potential public health impact may be substantial. Given these advances, is it time to rethink the way clinical trials are designed to assess the effectiveness of these screening technologies? Joining Dr. Charles Turck to discuss how we can utilize surrogate endpoints to evaluate the efficacy of cancer screening modalities is Dr. Eric Klein, a distinguished scientist at GRAIL.

HPV is the leading cause of oropharynx cancers in the United States, but with no screening tools currently available, how we can detect this cancer in our patients? Host Dr. Jacob Sands speaks with a leader in the field, Dr. Eleni Rettig, an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School, to share risk factors and explore emerging diagnostic tools.

Can cancer survivorship models help clinicians navigate the road ahead with their cancer patients? Here to share insights on unmet needs, opportunities, and symptom burden for cancer survivorship care is Dr. Michelle Mollica, the Deputy Director at the National Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer Survivorship.

The treatment landscape for metastatic breast cancer is rapidly evolving. With all of these new advancements and research, it can be helpful to review the available treatment options and best practices for selecting an approach after treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor has failed. That’s why Dr. Charles Turck discusses how we can treat patients with metastatic breast cancer in the second- and third-line setting with Dr. Hope Rugo, who’s a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of California San Francisco Hellen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

For some cancer patients undergoing surgery, prehabilitation care could impact their outcomes. So what do nurses need to consider in their preoperative assessment? And what key players are part of the multidisciplinary healthcare team? Lisa Parks from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio explores key factors for cancer surgery.

When considering prehabilitation for cancer patients about to undergo surgery, what factors should we keep in mind? Nurse Practitioner Lisa Parks from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio explores some of the key considerations involved in prehabilitation.

To learn more about key considerations for prehabilitation, Nurse Practitioner Lisa Parks from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio recaps important factors to keep in mind for cancer patients undergoing surgery.

It's not uncommon for years to elapse after a patient first develops symptoms of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and before a formal diagnosis is made. So how does the burden of PNH affect patient outcomes? Dive in as Dr. Charles Turck is joined by Dr. Brian Mulherin, Hematology and Oncology Specialist at Hematology Oncology of Indiana.

The most common way for clinicians to detect paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) in a patient are signs of intravascular hemolysis. So how does this disorder impact a patient’s quality of life? Dive in as Dr. Charles Turck is joined by Dr. Kubal, Associate Member in the Moffitt Cancer Center Malignant Hematology Department in Tampa, Florida, and Dr. Safah, Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans.