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Management of Clinically Node-Negative Salivary Gland Cancer
Brian Burkey, MD, MEd, Interim Director of the Scully Walsh Cancer Center and Division Chair of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Florida, joins the Cancer Advances Podcast to talk about management strategies for clinically node-negative salivary gland cancer. Listen as Dr. Burkey highlights findings from an outcomes study and share strategies to better identify high-risk patients who may benefit from more aggressive treatment.
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August 7, 2025
Reviving PALA: A New Role in Cancer Immunotherapy
George Stark, PhD, and Christine McDonald, PhD, from Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute, join the Cancer Advances Podcast to discuss the development of PALA as a novel immunostimulatory agent in oncology. Listen as they highlight promising preclinical data across multiple tumor types, potential for combination therapies and plans for clinical translation, including topical use for skin cancer.
Play NowJuly 31, 2025
Expanding Access: Self-Collected HPV Testing
The Cancer Advances Podcast welcomes back Sudha Amarnath, MD, a Radiation Oncologist and Co-Director of the Gynecologic Cancer Program at Cleveland Clinic to discuss the potential of self-collected HPV tests to expand access to cervical cancer screening. Listen as Dr. Amarnath shares insights into how these tests work, their FDA approval, and their potential to reach underserved populations who face barriers to traditional screening methods.
Play NowJuly 24, 2025
Breast Cancer Takeaways from ASCO
Megan Kruse, MD, a Medical Oncologist and Director of the Clinical Breast Cancer Research Program at Cleveland Clinic joins the Cancer Advances Podcast to share breast cancer research highlights from the 2025 ASCO Conference. She discusses key findings from studies in metastatic hormone receptor-positive, triple-negative, and HER2-positive breast cancer, including potential practice-changing data on oral SERDs, antibody-drug conjugates, and ctDNA testing.
Play NowJuly 17, 2025
Enhancing Cancer Care Through Virtual Reality
Rafael Arteta-Bulos, MD, a Genitourinary Medical Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic’s Maroone Cancer Center in Weston, Florida, joins the Cancer Advances Podcast to discuss the use of virtual reality in the care of patients with cancer. Dr. Arteta shares how this emerging technology is being studied as a supportive tool to reduce distress, anxiety, and improve overall well-being during chemotherapy.
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