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Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives

Oncololgy News Central

Peer-Spectives is a podcast series that is moderated by Robert Figlin, MD, and features various oncology thought-leaders covering the latest clinical developments in a wide range of tumor types.

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11:56

Practice-Changing Results in Prostate Cancer, as...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/12/14

Results of the recent EMBARK study show that both enzalutamide plus leuprolide and enzalutamide monotherapy significantly improved metastasis-free survival compared with leuprolide alone in patients with prostate cancer who have high-risk biochemical recurrence. Lead author Stephen Freedland, MD, associate director for education and training and director of the Center for Integrated Research in Cancer and Lifestyle at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center in Los Angeles, speaks with Robert A. Figlin, MD, the

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11:47

ER-Positive Breast Cancer Advances and Other Eagerly...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/11/20

Studies involving high-risk, early-stage ER-positive breast cancer are among the most eagerly anticipated at this year’s San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), to be held Dec. 5-9. Virginia Kaklamani, MD, professor of medicine in the division of hematology and medical oncology at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio and leader of the breast cancer program at the Mays Cancer Center, discusses which data she thinks has the best chance of changing practice soon. She also

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13:15

Inside ODAC’s Vote on Sotorasib in Advanced and...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/11/15

Last month, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) determined that progression-free survival (PFS) could not be reliably interpreted in a confirmatory clinical trial for sotorasib (Lumakras) used to treat KRAS G12C–mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Ravi A. Madan, MD, senior clinician at the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Research and chair of the ODAC, speaks with Robert A. Figlin, MD, the Steven

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09:15

First-Line Osimertinib Plus Chemo in NSCLC: How to...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/11/07

How should results of the FLAURA2 clinical trial be applied in practice? The study examined the use of osimertinib plus chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared with osimertinib alone and found that progression-free survival was significantly improved with the combination treatment. Pasi A. Jänne, MD, PhD, director of three cancer centers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, including the Lowe Center for Thoracic

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11:13

What Recent “Outstanding Results” in MCL Mean for...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/10/27

“Therapies are improving dramatically” in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), according to Michael Wang, MD, professor in the department of lymphoma/myeloma, division of cancer medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Wang presented updates on major advances in MCL at the recent Society of Hematologic Oncology (SOHO) annual meeting. Here, he speaks with Bob Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg family chair in hematology-oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center in Los Angeles,

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16:00

The Quest to Cure CLL: “Remarkable” Results With New...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/09/06

Recent advances have provided new options for when and how best to treat patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Trials of combination strategies have shown promise in providing patients the potential for unmaintained remissions. Marco Ruella, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in hematology-oncology at the Perlman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and scientific director of the lymphoma program, speaks with Robert Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg Family Chair in

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14:18

Which Data From the 2023 World Conference on Lung...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/08/15

The World Conference on Lung Cancer (World Lung) will be held in Singapore, September 9–12. The current president of International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), Heather A. Wakelee, MD, division chief of medical oncology at the Stanford Cancer Institute in California, shares which presentations and findings she is most looking forward to at this year’s event. She speaks with Robert Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg Family Chair in hematology-oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center

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15:07

“Really Impactful” New Guidelines for Stage IV NSCLC...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/08/03

Updates to the American Society for Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO’s) living guidelines for therapy in patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with driver alterations were recently released. Dwight H. Owen, MD, MS, from The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James, examines the new recommendations that he and his team introduced with Bob Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg family chair in hematology-oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center in Los Angeles. They discuss how

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13:24

More “Cage Rattling,” Less Talking: Susan Love’s...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/07/18

In early July, beloved surgeon and breast cancer advocate Susan Love, MD, MBA, died at age 75 years, after a recurrence of leukemia. Dr. Love’s legacy extends beyond the lives of her patients and into the approaches and attitudes of her fellow physicians. Stephanie Graff, MD, medical advisor to the Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research and director of breast oncology at the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, shares memories and insights about Dr

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12:43

Will HER3 Targeting Change Breast Cancer Care?

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/06/27

HER2 inhibitors dramatically changed care for many breast cancers; however, less is known about HER3, which acts in concert with HER2. Does HER3 have the same potential to reshape treatment strategies? Erika Hamilton, MD, director of breast cancer and gynecologic cancer research at Sarah Cannon Research Institute in Nashville, talks with Bob Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg family chair in hematology-oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center in Los Angeles, about HER3, how it works, and how new

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13:36

“Practice-Expanding” Data on Adjuvant Osimertinib in...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/06/26

Although findings have suggested that adjuvant osimertinib is beneficial in early-stage non-smallcell lung cancer (NSCLC), some concerns have persisted. Balazs Halmos, MD, MS, associate director of clinical science, and director of both thoracic oncology and clinical cancer genomics at Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center in New York, says that “all these doubts have been shifted away,” given recent data presented at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. Dr. Halmos

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13:21

“Don't Just Throw Drugs Together”: How to Best...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/06/20

How should community oncologists best approach ESR1 mutations in breast cancer, given the latest findings? Recent data presented at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting and elsewhere have shed light on issues related to ESR1 testing and treatment selection. Bob Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg Family Chair in hematology oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer in Los Angeles, speaks with Hope Rugo, MD, professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology,

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11:57

mRNA Cancer Vaccines: When to Expect FDA Approval,...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/05/17

Recent results demonstrated that mRNA vaccination improved recurrence-free survival among patients with melanoma. This has led to questions about what’s next for this promising intervention. Bob Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg Family Chair in hematology-oncology at Cedars Sinai Cancer in Los Angeles, welcomes Jeffrey Weber, MD, PhD, deputy director, professor, and co-director of the melanoma research program at NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, todiscuss potential timing for FDA approval and

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11:44

“Major Wins” in Lung Cancer Treatment: How “Explosion...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/05/09

Within the last few years, an “explosion of data” regarding adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment for resectable lung cancer has contained “major wins” for patient care. Although exciting, the rapid advancement has led to questions about when chemotherapy and chemoimmunotherapy should be adopted or avoided. Bob Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg Family Chair in hematology-oncology at Cedars Sinai Cancer in Los Angeles, and Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH, the Leslye M. Heisler Associate Professor for Lung

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14:37

“Great Therapies for All-Comers” in CLL: How Can...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/04/18

As treatment options increase for patients with CLL, so do questions about which interventions, if any, are right for which patients and when. Bob Figlin, MD, and Nicole Lamanna, MD, discuss key considerations, ranging from cardiac toxicity to why Dr. Lamanna “won't just treat for a symptom.”

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09:51

Pragmatica-Lung Tests a Treatment and a New Approach...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/03/17

The newly opened Pragmatica-Lung trial compares ramucirumab plus pembrolizumab versus usual care for treatment of stage IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer. The trial is designed to ease enrollment requirements and data collection needs, focusing on the key endpoint of overall survival. Listen as study lead Karen Reckamp, MD, professor and division director for Cedar Sinai Cancer and Medical Oncology, and Bob Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg Family Chair in hematology oncology at Cedar Sinai

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09:13

The Best First Step in Metastatic NSCLC Care

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/03/10

With more than 10 known driver mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), testing is ever more critical, says Heather Wakelee, MD, division chief of medical oncology at Stanford University and president of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. Listen as she and Peer-Spectives host Bob Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg Family Chair in Hematology Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer, talk about how she manages patients with metastatic disease or those who need adjuvant

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11:38

Neo- and Adjuvant Treatments Are Changing Care in...

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/03/06

Treatment options are expanding quickly in early non-small cell lung cancer. Listen as Heather Wakelee, MD, division chief of Medical Oncology at Stanford University and president of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, describes how she’s using new agents and incorporating trial findings into practice. She and host Bob Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg Family Chair in Hematology Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer, explore the growing roles for neo- and adjuvant therapy and how

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10:42

NALIRIFOX Changes Care in Pancreatic Cancer: Here’s How

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2023/02/16

After a decade of limited gains in metastatic pancreatic cancer, Zev Wainberg, MD, professor of medicine and co-director of the GI oncology program at the University of California, Los Angeles, presented the results of the NAPOLI-3 trial at the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium last month. The data showed an improvement in overall survival and usher in a new standard for the hard-to-treat disease. Listen as Dr. Wainberg talks with Bob Figlin, MD,Steven Spielberg Family Chair in

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11:00

Matching Breast Cancer Patients to Therapies: Here’s How

Oncology News Central Peer-Spectives ·

2022/12/16

The landscape for breast cancer treatment is shifting quickly, with an ever-increasingemphasis on targeted and hormonal therapies. Listen as Virginia Kaklamani,MD, professor of medicine in the division of hematology oncology at UT Health San Antonio, and medical directorof the breast oncologyprogram at UT Health San Antonio, MD Anderson Cancer Center,talks with Bob Figlin, MD, Steven Spielberg Family Chair in Hematology-OncologyatCedars-Sinai Cancer,about key findings coming out of the 2022 San

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