Synopsis
The Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) serves its readers as the single most credible, authoritative resource for disseminating significant clinical oncology research. Usually presented in conjunction with an original report and an editorial published on www.jco.org, the JCO podcasts enable readers to stay current on the latest research while placing the results into a clinically useful context.
Episodes
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Peritumoral Anesthetic Infiltration Impacts Survival in Early Breast Cancer
11/05/2023 Duration: 19minDr. Shannon Westin, Dr. Rajendra Badwe, and Dr. Alastair Thompson discuss the JCO paper "Effect of Peritumoral Infiltration of Local Anesthetic Before Surgery on Survival in Early Breast Cancer." TRANSCRIPT The guests on this podcast episode have no disclosures to declare. Dr. Shannon Westin: Hello, and welcome to another episode of JCO After Hours, the podcast where we get in-depth on manuscripts that are published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. I am your host, Shannon Westin, gynecological oncologist by trade, but serve as our JCO Social Media Editor. And I'm super excited to talk to you about a paper that was just published online, April 6, 2023, entitled “The Effect of Peritumoral Infiltration of Local Anesthetic Before Surgery on Survival in Early Breast Cancer.” Before we start, I just note that our guests have no conflicts of interest. And so I'm accompanied by two greats in the field. First is the principal investigator on this trial, Dr. Rajendra Badwe, who is the Director and Head of Sur
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Intensive Caring: Reminding Patients They Matter
27/04/2023 Duration: 17minDr. Shannon Westin and her guest, Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov, discuss his article "Intensive Caring: Reminding Patients They Matter." TRANSCRIPT The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare. Dr. Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and thank you so much for joining us for another JCO After Hours podcast. This is the podcast that gets in depth in manuscripts published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. I'm your host, Shannon Westin, GI oncologist by trade and honored to serve as the Social Media Editor for the JCO. And today we're going to be discussing a really exciting paper in the Comments and Controversies section called “Intensive Caring: Reminding Patients They Matter.” This has been recently published, and I'm so excited to have the author of this paper join us today, Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov, who is a distinguished professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Manitoba, senior scientist with Cancer Care Manitoba Research Institute, and the cofounder of Canadian Virtual
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Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation for Transgender People
13/04/2023 Duration: 25minWhat factors could be excluding transgender people from oncology clinical trials, and what can we do to make them more inclusive? Dr. Westin discusses this important issue with her guests, Dr. Ash Alpert and Dr. Lola Fashoyin-Aje. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the JCO After Hours podcast. This is when we get down and dirty into manuscripts that are published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. And I am so excited about our topic today. We are going to be discussing a Comments and Controversies article that was published online in JCO October 27, 2022, and it's entitled “Addressing Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation for Transgender People With Cancer to Improve Access and Generate Data.” And please note all authors do not have any conflicts of interest. It is my great honor to be accompanied today by two of the co-authors on this important manuscript. First is Dr. Ash Alpert, and they are an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality T32 Postdoctoral
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JCO Article Insights: Trial Update on Development of Children After Maternal Cancer During Pregnancy
27/03/2023 Duration: 28minIn this JCO Article Insights episode, Davide Soldato interviews Dr Frederic Amant from UZ Gasthuisberg - Katholieke University Leuven. Dr. Amant discusses his clinical trial update published in the March 10, 2023 JCO issue, "Cognitive and Behavioral Development of 9-Year-Old Children After Maternal Cancer During Pregnancy: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study", by Van Assche, et al. From the International Network on Cancer, Infertility and Pregnancy, the article reports the cognitive development of 9-year-old children after maternal cancer during pregnancy. TRANSCRIPT The disclosures for the guest on this podcast can be found in the show notes. Davide Soldato: Welcome to this JCO Article Insights episode for the March issue of JCO. This is Davide Soldato, and today I will have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Frédéric Amant, corresponding author of the manuscript titled ‘Cognitive and Behavioral Development of 9-Year-Old Children After Maternal Cancer During Pregnancy: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Stu
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Cancer Screening During the 2nd Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
23/03/2023 Duration: 13minDr. Shannon Westin and her guests, Jessica Star and Dr. Ahmedin Jemal, discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic affected cancer screening in the US in 2021. TRANSCRIPT The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare. Dr. Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of JCO After Hours. I am your host, Shannon Westin, the social media editor for the JCO and Gynecological Oncologist at MD Anderson. And it's my pleasure to welcome you to our next episode, which is “Cancer Screening in the United States During the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” And please note the authors have no conflict of interest. I'm joined by two of the authors on this important work. First is Jessica Star, who has an MA and an MPH and is Associate Scientist II for Cancer Risk Factors and Screening Surveillance Research at the American Cancer Society. Welcome. Jessica Star: Thank you for having me. Dr. Shannon Westin: Of course. And we're also joined by Dr. Ahmedin Jemal, the Senior Vice President for
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Sequencing Matters – Combination Dabrafenib/Trametinib Versus Nivolumab/Ipilimumab for Advanced BRAF-Mutant Melanoma: The DREAMseq Trial
09/03/2023 Duration: 26minDr. Shannon Westin and her guests, Dr. Michael Atkins, Dr. Adil Daud, and Dr. Gary Schwartz, discuss a definitive work: The DREAMseq Trial. TRANSCRIPT The guests on this podcast episode have no disclosures to declare. Dr. Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of JCO After Hours, the podcast that gets in-depth on articles that have been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. And it is my great pleasure to be your host. I'm Shannon Westin, GYN oncology, and I serve as the social media editor for the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Today, we're going to be discussing a very exciting article describing “The DREAMseq Trial—ECOG-ACRIN EA6134, Combination Dabrafenib and Trametinib Versus Combination Nivolumab and Ipilimumab for Patients With Advanced BRAF-Mutant Melanoma.” This article was published in the JCO on January 10th, 2023. And I am joined today by the lead author, Dr. Michael Atkins, who is Deputy Director, Georgetown Lombardi University Hospital, and Scholl Profess
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JCO Article Insights: Phase III POSEIDON Clinical Trial Results
27/02/2023 Duration: 10minIn this JCO Article Insights episode, Emily Zabor summarizes two articles from the February 20th, 2023 Journal of Clinical Oncology issue: "Durvalumab With or Without Tremelimumab in Combination With Chemotherapy as First-Line Therapy for Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: The Phase III POSEIDON Study" by Johnson, et al and "The POSEIDON Trial: Will Secondary End Points Change Our Clinical Practice?" by Remon, et al. The Original Report by Johnson, et al describes results of the Phase III POSEIDON clinical trial. The accompanying editorial by Remon, et al discusses the findings of a significant progression-free survival and overall survival benefit for the combination of tremelimumab plus durvalumab plus chemotherapy as compared to chemotherapy alone, which were secondary endpoints in the trial. TRANSCRIPT Emily Zabor: Welcome to JCO Article Insights for the February 20, 2023, issue of JCO. I’m your host, Emily Zabor, JCO Biostatistics Editorial Fellow. Today, I will be providing summaries for two artic
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One-Stop-Shop Comprehensive Cancer Screening Center Focused on Asymptomatic Screening
23/02/2023 Duration: 21minDr. Shannon Westin, Dr. Ezra Bernstein, and Dr. Nadir Arber discuss increasing cancer prevention and early detection with a one-stop-shop comprehensive cancer screening center. TRANSCRIPT The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare. Dr. Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of JCO After Hours, our podcast where we get in-depth on manuscripts that have been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. I am your host, Shannon Westin, GYN oncologist and social media editor of the JCO. And I am thrilled to be discussing this very interesting paper entitled “Data From a One-Stop-Shop Comprehensive Cancer Screening Center,” focused on asymptomatic screening. And this very important work was published by these two authors who are joining me today. We have Dr. Nadir Arber, professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology, head of the Integrated Cancer Prevention Center, head of the Cancer Prevention section of the European Society of Medical Oncology at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medi
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Improving Transparency in Phase 1 Clinical Trials
09/02/2023 Duration: 28minDr. Shannon Westin and her guests, Dr. Paul Frankel, Dr. Judith Karp, and Dr. Robert Maki discuss how to better inform patients of the risks involved in phase 1 clinical trials. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Journal of Clinical Oncology After Hours podcast, where we do a deep dive on manuscripts that are published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. We're so excited to have you all here today. I am your host, Shannon Westin, GYN Oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and it's my great pleasure to serve as the social media editor of the JCO and the host of this podcast. Today we are going to be discussing a very important manuscript titled “Ethics and Clinical Research: Improving Transparency and Informed Consent in Phase 1 Oncology Trials”. And I'm joined today by several of the authors, as well as one of our editors that helped to review this paper. But before I start, I'll note that none of our authors have any conflicts of interest to disclose. And
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JCO Article Insights: Elderly Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
30/01/2023 Duration: 12minIn this JCO Article Insights episode, Davide Soldato summarizes two articles from the January 10th, 2023 Journal of Clinical Oncology issue: “Low-Intensity Chemotherapy for Early Breast Cancer in Older Women: Results From the Prospective Multicenter HOPE Trial” and “Inflammation and Clinical Decline After Adjuvant Chemotherapy: Results From the Hurria Older Patients Prospective Study .” Both articles report on clinical outcomes of elderly patients treated with chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer. TRANSCRIPT Davide Soldato: Thank you for joining JCO Article Insights. I'm Davide Soldato. Today I will be providing summaries for two different articles focused on elderly patients treated for early-stage breast cancer. Both articles are reported from the Hurria Older Patients With Breast Cancer Study. This study is also known as the HOPE Study, and it was a multicenter, prospective, study of patients aged 65 years and older treated with current standard (Neo)adjuvant chemotherapy regimens for early-stage bre
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Ensuring Employment After Cancer Diagnosis
20/01/2023 Duration: 24minDr. Shannon Westin discusses ways to ensure continued employment for cancer patients with her guests, Dr. Cathy Bradley, Dr. Tina Shih, and Dr. Robin Yabroff. TRANSCRIPT The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare. Dr. Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of JCO After Hours, the podcast for the Journal of Clinical Oncology where we get in-depth on manuscripts that have been recently published in the journal. Today, we're going to be talking about a Comments and Controversies article titled “Ensuring Employment After Cancer Diagnosis: Are Workable Solutions Obvious?” This was published online November 3, 2020. And I'm thrilled that we're accompanied by all three of the fantastic authors of this manuscript, including Dr. Cathy Bradley, who is professor and Associate Dean for Research at the Colorado School of Public Health and Deputy Director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center. Welcome, Dr. Bradley. Dr. Cathy Bradley: Thank you. Dr. Shannon Westin: We'
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Intersectional Maxims for a New Era in Modern Medicine
09/12/2022 Duration: 18minDr. Shannon Westin and Dr. Stephanie Graff discuss a revision to the famous "Simone's Maxims" and the broader nature of intersectionality. TRANSCRIPT The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare. Dr. Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of JCO After Hours, where we get in-depth on articles that have been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. I am your host, Shannon Westin, a GYN Oncologist, and Professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and I'm honored to serve as the Social Media Editor of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Today, we're going to be discussing the very important work called “Understanding Modern Medical Centers: Beyond Simone—Intersectional Maxims for a New Era.” And this was published online in the JCO on September 27th, 2022. And joining me to discuss this important work is Dr. Stephanie Graff, who is the Director of Breast Oncology at the Lifespan Cancer Institute at the Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University. Welcome, Dr. Graff.
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Does Medicare Advantage Lead to a Disadvantage for Patients Who Need Surgery for Cancer?
21/11/2022 Duration: 15minDr. Shannon Westin and Dr. Mustafa Raoof discuss the paper "Medicare Advantage: A Disadvantage for Complex Cancer Surgery Patients" TRANSCRIPT Dr. Shannon Westin: Well, hello, everyone, and welcome back to another episode of the JCO After Hours podcast, where we get in-depth on articles that have been published in the JCO. I am your host Shannon Westin, and it is my pleasure to serve as the Social Media Editor for the Journal of Clinical Oncology, as well as a Professor in GYN Oncology at The MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. And today, I am very excited to be discussing a paper that was recently published in the JCO called “Medicare Advantage: A Disadvantage for Complex Cancer Surgery Patients.” And I am accompanied today by Dr. Mustafa Raoof, and he has no conflicts of interest to disclose. He is an Assistant Professor in the division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics at the City of Hope Cancer Center. And there,
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Lack of Gender Equity in Oncology Clinical Trial Advisory Board Membership
03/11/2022 Duration: 22minShannon Westin, Pamela Kunz, and Rachna Shroff discuss the lack of gender equity on oncology industry advisory boards. TRANSCRIPT The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare. Dr. Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the JCO After Hours podcast; our podcast where we get in-depth for articles in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. I am your fearless leader, and host, Shannon Westin, the Social Media Editor for the JCO, as well as a Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. And I am so excited to introduce our two guests today. We are going to be discussing the article from the JCO, 'Where Are All the Women in Industry Advisory Boards?' And none of my guests have Conflict of Interest related to this work. So, first, let me introduce Dr. Rachna Shroff, she is from the University of Arizona, Tucson. She's not only the Interim Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology, she's the Associate Dean of Clinical and Translational Research, and Assoc
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Universal Germline Genetic Testing in GI Malignancies
01/11/2022 Duration: 23minDr. Shannon Westin discusses germline genetic testing in gastrointestinal cancer with Heather Hampel and Dr. Matthew B. Yurgelun. TRANSCRIPT The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare. Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of JCO After Hours. This is our podcast where we get down in the nitty-gritty of articles that are published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. I am your fearless leader and host, Shannon Westin, the Social Media Editor of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, as well as Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center. And I am very excited to bring two guests in today to discuss a review article that was published in a special series on, 'Precision Medicine and Immunotherapy in GI Malignancies,' back in June of 2022, and this is, 'Point/Counterpoint: Is It Time for Universal Germline Genetic Testing for All GI Cancers?' And please note that our participants have noted no Conflict of Interest. So, without
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Light From Darkness - Navigating Postmortem Tissue Donation
20/09/2022 Duration: 24minOn this episode, our guests discuss how postmortem tissue donation can provide meaning to patients and their loved ones. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of JCO After Hours. This is when we get in-depth on articles that are published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. I am your host, Shannon Westin, GYN Oncologist and Social Media Editor of the JCO. Excited to be here today to discuss a really awesome paper. It was a Comments and Controversies named “Postmortem Tissue Donation: Giving Families the Ability to Choose,” just published on August 26th, 2022. And I'm joined by a number of the authors. It's going to be a really incredible discussion. I'd like to introduce each of them, and then we'll get right down to it. First is Allen Gustafson. He is the founder of the Swifty Foundation, which he started with his son, Michael, who sadly died in 2013 of medulloblastoma. And this foundation really was the catalyst of the group Gift from a Child, which we're going to
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Physical Activity Improves Survival in Colorectal Cancer
12/09/2022 Duration: 18minDr. Westin and Dr. Justin C. Brown discuss how physical activity can improve disease-free and overall survival in colorectal cancer and its potential application across all cancer types. TRANSCRIPT The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare. Dr. Westin: Hello, everybody, and welcome to another episode of JCO After Hours, the podcast where we get in depth on recent manuscripts published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. And it is my great pleasure today to tell you we're going to be talking about a really important manuscript: “Physical Activity in Stage III Colon Cancer: CALGB/SWOG 80702 Alliance Study.” And this was published in the JCO on August 9th, 2022. All participants in the podcast have no conflicts of interest. And I am very excited to welcome the first author on this important paper, Dr. Justin C. Brown. He is the Director of the Cancer Metabolism Program and Assistant Professor in Cancer Energetics at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State Unive
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Food Insecurity Interventions for Cancer Survivors With Dr. Francesca Gany and Dr. Theresa Hastert
29/08/2022 Duration: 24minShannon Westin, Francesca Gany, and Theresa Hastert discuss the topic of food insecurity among patients with cancer. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Shannon Westin: The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare. Hello friends and welcome to another episode of JCO After Hours, your podcast to get more in-depth on some of the amazing work that has been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. I am thrilled to be here today with two fantastic investigators and researchers who are going to discuss a paper that is titled “Food to Overcome Outcomes Disparities – A Randomized Control Trial of Food Insecurity Interventions to Improve Cancer Outcomes.” This was published online in the JCO on June 16, 2022. We're joined by the principal investigator Dr. Francesca Gany, who is the Chief of Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities service at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. In addition to Dr. Gany, we're also joined by Dr. Theresa Hastert, who's an associate professor in Populati
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How to Confront Climate Change: A Framework for Change in the Operating Room and Hospital as a Whole. A Conversation with Dr. Anaeze Offodile and Dr. Elizabeth Yates.
17/06/2022 Duration: 27minDr. Shannon Westin discusses the topic of climate change in the operating room with Dr. Anaeze Offodile and Dr. Elizabeth Yates. TRANSCRIPT The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare. Dr. Shannon Westin: Hey everybody! Welcome back to JCO After Hours, a podcast where we get a little bit more intense, a little bit more specific about articles that are published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. My name is Shannon Westin, and it is my honor to serve as the social media editor for the JCO. I'm an associate professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and a gynecologic oncologist. Today, we are going to be discussing a really exciting paper which was published in the March online JCO. It's a Comments and Controversies piece called, “Prescriptions for Mitigating Climate Change-Related Externalities in Cancer Care: A Surgeon's Perspective.” I have several guests with me today, none of whom have any conflict of interest. The first is Dr. Anaeze Offodile, who is an assist
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JCO After Hours: A Discussion With Veena Shankaran and Scott Ramsey
01/04/2022 Duration: 19minShannon Westin, Veena Shankaran, and Scott Ramsey discuss the issue of financial toxicity among low- and middle-income cancer patients. TRANSCRIPT The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare. Dr. Westin: Welcome to JCO After Hours. I am your fearless leader, Shannon Westin, the editor for social media of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, and it's my great pleasure to bring you another episode. Today, we are going to be talking about a paper published in the January 7th version of the JCO called “Risk of Adverse Financial Events in Cancer Patients: Evidence From a Novel Linkage Between Cancer Registry and Credit Records.” And none of the participants have any conflicts of interest. I am joined by two amazing people. First, let me introduce Dr. Veena Shankaran. She is a physician in the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and co-director of the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research at Fr