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Oncology Pharmacovigilance Clinic
The Cancer Advances podcast is joined by Wen Wee Ma, MBBS, Director of the Novel Cancer Therapeutics Center, and Lucy Boyce Kennedy, MD, Director of the Oncology Pharmacovigilance Clinic. Listen as they discuss how this new Oncology Pharmacovigilance Clinic enhances patient care by addressing complex toxicities and side effects from immunotherapy treatment and integrates specialists from rheumatology, endocrinology, pulmonology and more.
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June 20, 2024
Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: Intravesical Therapy and Beyond
Nima Almassi, MD, a Urologic Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic, joins the Cancer Advances Podcast to discuss managing non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer with variant histologies. Listen as Dr. Almassi talks about effectiveness of intravesical therapy, the importance of specialized pathology reviews, and the potential need for early cystectomy in aggressive variants.
Play NowJune 6, 2024
Precision Healing: Stereotactic Radio Surgery for Adolescent Brain and Spine Tumors
Erin Murphy, MD, Director of Pediatric Radiation Oncology at Cleveland Clinic, joins the Cancer Advances Podcast to discuss stereotactic radio surgery (SRS) for adolescent and young adult brain and spine tumors. Listen as Dr. Murphy highlights the benefits of SRS for younger patients, including shorter treatment intervals, less impact on daily routine and recovery, and the ability to continue with school during treatment.
Play NowMay 30, 2024
Peptide Therapy Innovations for Triple Negative Breast Cancer
The Cancer Advances podcast is joined by Ofer Reizes, PhD, the Laura J. Fogarty Endowed Chair for Uterine Cancer Research, and Justin Lathia, PhD, Melvin H. Burkhardt Endowed Chair for Neuro-Oncology Research, Scientific Director of the Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center, and the Vice Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences at Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute to discuss their research on peptide therapy as a targeted treatment for triple negative breast cancer. Listen as they explain their collaborative efforts to develop therapeutic peptides that disrupt cancer stem cell programs, the process of their work, and the potential for expanding peptide therapy to other cancer types.
Play NowMay 16, 2024
Exploring the Microbiome in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Young-onset colorectal cancer is becoming more common, and the microbiome could be playing a role in the increase of cases. Alok Khorana, MD, Director of the Gastrointestinal Malignancies Program at Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute, joins the Cancer Advances Podcast to discuss this issue. Listen as Dr. Khorana highlights his research on the link between changes in the microbiome and the development and progression of colorectal cancer in younger patients. He also discusses the ongoing metabolomic analysis and investigations.
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