The Beacon

By H. Jack West, MD

Dr. Jack West reviews emerging new information and controversial topics in health care in general, cancer treatment in particular.... more

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The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.

The Beacon episodes:

July 09, 2018 Is Chemo the Key to the Best Combination for EGFR Mutation-Positive NSCLC? The Data Too Good to Overlook (BMIC-045)
Dr. Jack West reviews the remarkable results of the NEJ009 trial that tested the combination of carboplatin/pemetrexed with gefitinib as initial therapy compared to gefitinib followed by chemotherapy in patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced NSCLC.
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13min
July 05, 2018 Is the Survival Benefit from Dacomitinib on the ARCHER-1050 Trial Enough to Make it a Contender as First Line Treatment for EGFR Mutation-Positive NSCLC Today? (BMIC-044)
Dr. Jack West reviews results from ARCHER-1050, a trial of dacomitinib vs. gefitinib, in EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC, asks whether the demonstrated survival benefit is enough to make dacomitinib a player as first line treatment.
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8min
July 02, 2018 The Erlotinib/Bevacizumab Combination in EGFR Mutation-Positive Advanced NSCLC: Is Progression-Free Survival without Overall Survival Benefit Enough? (BMIC-043)
Dr. Jack West discusses results and the significance of two important Japanese trials that test the combination of erlotinib (Tarceva) with bevacizumab (Avastin), which shows a consistent improvement in progression-free survival but not overall survival.
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11min
June 28, 2018 Small Trial Shows Big Risks of Giving First Line Pembrolizumab to EGFR Mutation-Positive Patients, Even with High Tumor PD-L1 Expression (BMIC-042)
Dr. Jack West summarizes a small trial from UCLA that tests the utility of giving first line immunotherapy to EGFR mutation-positive patients with high tumor PD-L1 expression, which led to poor outcomes that should cast a long shadow on this approach.
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8min
June 25, 2018 IMpower131: What is the Role for the Carbo/Nab-Paclitaxel/Atezolizumab Combination for Advanced Squamous NSCLC? (BMIC-041)
Dr. Jack West summarizes key data from the IMpower131 trial of patients with advanced squamous NSCLC & examines whether the carboplatin/nab-paclitaxel/atezolizumab combination is a strong treatment option in this patient setting.
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9min
June 22, 2018 Is Nivo/Ipi the Treatment of Choice for Patients with Advanced NSCLC, Tumor PD-L1 Less Than 1%, & High TMB? New Data from CheckMate 227 (BMIC-040)
Dr. Jack West reviews data from the CheckMate 227 trial in patients with advanced NSCLC & tumor PD-L1
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9min
June 20, 2018 KEYNOTE-407: Practice-Changing Positive Trial for Advanced Squamous NSCLC (BMIC-039)
Dr. Jack West reviews KEYNOTE-407, first line chemo/immunotherapy with pembrolizumab vs. chemo alone in advanced squamous NSCLC, which demonstrated a significant survival benefit that should change practice in this setting.
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10min
June 18, 2018 KEYNOTE-042: Should Pembrolizumab Replace Chemo for a Broader Population of Patients with Advanced NSCLC? (BMIC-038)
Dr. Jack West reviews the KEYNOTE-042 trial of pembrolizumab vs. chemo in PD-L1-positive NSCLC, highlighting key findings from the presentation in the Plenary Session at ASCO 2018, clinical implications, & whether it should change practice.
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12min
May 23, 2018 My Top 5 ASCO 2018 Abstracts in Stage I-III NSCLC, Small Cell Lung Cancer, & Mesothelioma (BMIC-037)
Dr. Jack West reviews his top 5 abstracts in stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, and mesothelioma at ASCO 2018, explaining why each is poised to change the landscape of patient care in this setting.
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8min
May 21, 2018 My Top 5 ASCO 2018 Abstracts in Advanced NSCLC (BMIC-036)
Dr. Jack West reviews his top 5 abstracts in the advanced NSCLC track at ASCO 2018, explaining why each is poised to change the landscape of patient care in this setting.
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11min

FAQs about The Beacon:

How many episodes does The Beacon have?

The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.