The Surg Onc Files

On this episode of the SO Files, Brad and Linda discuss the current state and future of surgical lymph node management. The SO Files welcome special guest, Dr. William Hawkins, Neidorff Family and Robert C. Packman Professor of Surgery and Chief, Section of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery at the Washington University School of Medicine/ Siteman Cancer Center. We hope you enjoy this interesting discussion!

On this episode of the SO files, Brad and Linda welcome Assistant Professor of Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis/ Siteman Cancer Center, and co-author of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines for Breast Cancer, Dr. Amy Cyr . We will take you through both benign, pre-malignant, and malignant breast oncology, with a focus on ABSITE relevant information.

On this episode of the SO files, Brad and Linda dive into the basics of radiation oncology, with the goal to give a basis of understanding for different radiation therapy regimens. The episode begins with an overview of what is radiation oncology and what are the major types of radiation oncology we should know about. For this episode, the SO files is excited to welcome on repeat guest Dr. Parag Parikh, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, and chief of GI radiation oncology at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine.

On this episode of the SO files, Brad and Linda cover the genetic basis of Lynch syndrome, who should get screened, when patients should get surveillance, and go over two recent papers covering surgical options for colon cancer in Lynch as well as long term outcomes after resection. Then, we discuss current management with Dr. Paul Wise, Professor of Surgery and Director of the Washington University Inherited Colorectal Cancer and Polyposis Registry.

On this episode of the SO files, Brad and Linda cover the recently published trials on adjuvant options for melanoma, including the COMBI-AD trial and the CHECKMATE-238 trial. As a very special guest, they'll be interviewing Dr. Robert Andtbacka, Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah, co-author of the recently published MSLT II trial, panel member of the NCCN guidelines on Melanoma, and lead investigator in the use of viral oncolytic therapy "T-VEC". Given these new results, how will our approach to completion lymph node dissection and adjuvant therapy change in patients with advanced melanoma?

Today we resume our discussion of neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer. In this episode we welcome on special guests, Dr. Matt Silviera, Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery and Dr. Paragh Parikh, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, both at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine.

Listen to the part 1 of the 2 part inaugural episode of the Surg Onc Files, where Linda and Brad dive into the morass of trials regarding the optimal preoperative radiation regimen for rectal cancer. Spoiler alert: it's complicated! But hopefully less confusing after the episode. For part 1 of this episode gives an overview of the workup/ management for rectal cancer.