Project Oncology®

The 2021 ESMO Congress featured a lot of new advancements in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment. Here to provide a recap of one of those treatments for NSCLC patients with HER2 mutations is Dr. Alexander Spira, Co-Director of the VCS Research Institute, Director of the Thoracic and Phase I Program, and Clinical Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins.

Despite significant advancements in therapeutics, the oncology community has not yet been able to declare victory in the “war on cancer.” In fact, about 40 percent of Americans receive a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, amounting to over 600,000 American deaths on average every year or nearly 1,700 loved ones a day. But could hope be on the horizon thanks to technological developments like multi-cancer early detection (MCED)? Find out with Dr. Paul Doghramji and Dr. Joshua Ofman, a public health services researcher as well as the Chief Medical Officer and Head of External Affairs at GRAIL.

Catch up on how new research presented at the 2021 ESMO Congress is helping to evolve targeted therapies for colorectal and pancreatic cancer with Dr. James G. Christensen.

Could a new standard of treatment be on the horizon for patients with HER2 mutated NSCLC? Dr. Edward Garon, a Thoracic Medical Oncologist at UCLA Health, shares key takeaways on non-small cell lung cancer from the ESMO 2021 Congress.

Immune checkpoint inhibitor/tyrosine kinase inhibitor combination therapy has forged to the front-line for the management of metastatic RCC and recurrent RCC, but how do clinicians select the ideal treatment regimen for their patients? How does patient risk status influence the decision-making process? This virtual tumor board features a multidisciplinary expert panel presenting a favorable-risk patient case and discussing treatment strategies and evidence-based therapy selection to optimize outcomes in this patient population. Faculty additionally cover the importance of incorporating the patient perspective into treatment decisions.

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Immunotherapy using checkpoint inhibitors has become a standard of practice in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. But can combination therapy further improve patient outcomes? Dr. Jacob Sands is joined by Dr. Shirish Gadgeel, Chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Henry Ford Cancer Institute, who recently spoke about this topic at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting.

Artificial intelligence-based models have become a growing area of interest in clinical oncology. What do we need to know about them? Dr. Benjamin Kann, a physician at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and Assistant Professor of radiation oncology at Harvard Medical School, meets with Dr. Jacob Sands to discuss the use of AI in oncology.

Is frontline treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia evolving? Dr. Jacob Sands is joined by Dr. Bruce Cheson, a Scientific Advisor at the Lymphoma Research Foundation, to review the CLL treatment landscape and take a look at emerging data on long-term outcomes.

Dr. Jacob Sands is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Brém, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine to explore opportunities and challenges with fixed duration therapy for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Dr. Jennifer Caudle is joined by Dr. Jennifer A. Woyach, a professor in the Division of Hematology at Ohio State University, to discuss tailoring treatment to unique populations for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.