Interviews

In an interview, Regina Barragan-Carrillo, MD, highlighted the ongoing global disparities in renal cell carcinoma clinical trials.

Amarnath Challapalli, MBBS, MD, MRCP, FRCR, PhD, discusses some of the most promising findings from the EPIC-A trial of cemiplimab with chemotherapy in treating locally advanced or metastatic penile carcinoma.

Alexander Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, discusses the PAPILLON trial, including its methods, design, and rationale as well as new data from the study.

Jeff Auletta, MD, discusses his key takeaways from the 2025 Transplant and Cellular Therapy Meetings.

Colton Ladbury, MD, discusses radiation therapy for hematologic malignancies, total marrow irradiation, and findings that were presented during the American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting.

Gwen Nichols, MD, discussed the impact of Medicaid reductions on patient care and how oncologists can advocate for accessible cancer treatment during these uncertain times.

David Spigel, MD, discusses the findings from and methodology behind the ADRIATIC study of durvalumab as consolidation therapy for patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer.

Gwen Nichols, MD, discussed the potential implications of recent funding cuts, how they are affecting academic and community oncologists, and what may be done to mitigate the damage.

Andrew Kuykendall, MD, discusses the background, methods, and design of a phase 2 study which evaluated fedratinib.

Kathryn Beckermann, MD, PhD, discusses the patient-reported outcomes for tivozanib plus nivolumab from the phase 3 TiNivo-2 study.

Hany Elmariah, MD, discussed the safety profile of fedratinib and its evolving role in the post-transplant setting for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD, discusses updated findings from the phase 1 TROPION-PanTumor01 study of datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk in heavily pretreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.

Shilpa Gupta, MD, discusses the key takeaways from the long-term outcomes of the JAVELIN Bladder 100 trial for community oncologists.

Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA, discusses the targeted therapy options that have become available for patients with gastric, esophageal, and gastroesophageal junction cancers.

Olalekan O Oluwole, MD, MBBS, discusses the background and rationale of the research he contributed to, which was presented at the 2025 Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings.

Mariam F. Eskander, MD, MPH, and Coral O. Omene, MD, PhD, discuss some specific practices and policies that have been most effective at their institution and how these may be adopted by other practices.

Mariam F. Eskander, MD, MPH, and Coral O. Omene, MD, PhD, discuss how medical mistrust has impacted participation in oncology clinical trials.

Thomas Hutson, DO, PharmD, discusses key takeaways from the phase 3 CLEAR trial evaluating lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Barry Goy, MD, provides insight into the clinical implications of a retrospective analysis examining 15-year outcomes in patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer.

Mariam F. Eskander, MD, MPH, and Coral O. Omene, MD, PhD, discuss potential strategies that teams can implement to ensure clinical trials are more representative of the general population.

Alan Tan, MD, discusses upcoming trials that could change the landscape of frontline and adjuvant renal cell carcinoma therapy.

Mariam F. Eskander, MD, MPH, and Coral O. Omene, MD, PhD, discuss which populations are seen as the most underrepresented in oncology clinical trials.

Noah S. Kalman, MD, MBA, discusses the evolving role of molecular and genetic testing in thyroid cancer management.

Savita Dandapani, MD, PhD, discusses the rationale behind a study evaluating the combination of radium-223, hormone therapy, and SBRT in metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.

Arnab Basu, MD, MPH, FACP, discusses circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) tests with high sensitivity and specificity.

Cyrus M. Khan, MD, discusses how treatment paradigms for chronic lymphocytic leukemia have changed in recent years, particularly regarding frontline therapy options.

William Dale, MD, PhD, FASCO, highlighted the shift from the first geriatric oncology guidelines made in 2018 to the advancements that are shaping the field today.

David Sallman, MD, discusses using eprenetapopt and azacitidine in TP53-mutant myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia post-allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Andrea Roman, PharmD, BCOP, US Oncology Network and McKesson, discussed the integration of clinical pharmacists into community oncology practices.

Ann LaCasce, MD, MMSc, director of the Dana-Farber/Massachusetts General Brigham Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology, highlights the role of bispecific antibodies in lymphoma research.