Emphasizing Oncogeriatrics
A Q&A with Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti, MD, Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, and Chair of the Young Interest Group of the International […]
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Fixed and Variable Factors that Impact a Brain Tumor Patient’s Prognosis
A Q&A with Burt Nabors, MD, Professor and Director of the Division of Neuro-oncology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, and a member of the Cancer Commons Brain Tumor Advisory […]
How to Treat Uveal Melanoma that Recurs in the Liver?
A Q&A with Emma Shtivelman, PhD, Chief Scientist at Cancer Commons; emma@cancercommons.org Q: Malignant melanoma may arise from multiple sites, including the eye. What would you recommend be done for […]
The Importance of Brain Tumor-Initiating Cells in Glioblastoma
A Q&A with Anita Hjelmeland, PhD, Associate Professor of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology at the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine Q: The inner workings of malignant gliomas […]
Navigating Pancreatic Cancer—The Basics
A Q&A with Lola Rahib, PhD, Lead Scientist, Pancreas Cancer, at Cancer Commons, Los Altos, CA Q: Navigating a pancreatic cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming and confusing for patients and […]
Ninth Annual Lundberg Institute Lecture
Achieving Quality of Health Care—Looking Back, Moving Forward The annual Lundberg Institute Lecture welcomes Kenneth W Kizer, MD, MPH, Chief Healthcare Transformation Officer and Senior Executive Vice President at Atlas […]
Serious Caveats in Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
A Q&A with Rama Gullapalli, MD, PhD; a a physician-scientist in the departments of Pathology, Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of New Mexico. His research lab focuses on […]
Encouraging and Paying for Clinical Trials, Right to Try, and Expanded Access: Part Three
A Q&A with Mark Shapiro, PhD,Vice President of Clinical Development at xCures, Inc., Partner at Pharma Initiatives; mshapiro@xcures.com. This is the final installment in a three-part series in which Dr. Shapiro has shared his thoughts on […]
Encouraging and Paying for Clinical Trials, Right to Try, and Expanded Access: Part Two
A Q&A with Mark Shapiro, PhD,Vice President of Clinical Development at xCures, Inc., Partner at Pharma Initiatives; mshapiro@xcures.com. Last week, Dr. Shapiro shared his initial thoughts on the question below. Today, he discusses issues of cost and equitable […]