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Oncology experts summarize current and emerging issues in cancer management for patients and caregivers. Information from the Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE) helps people to become informed partners in their care.

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    • Jan 21, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
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    New Approaches to Immunotherapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2016 18:00


    Dr. Craig L. Slingluff, University of Virginia, discusses novel approaches to immunotherapy, including adoptive T-cell therapy, personalized cancer vaccines and personalized selection of immune therapies.

    Novel Immunotherapies and Combinations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2016 25:34


    Dr. Mario Sznol, Yale School of Medicine, provides a detailed description of the mechanism of action of immunotherapy agents and discusses early data on the use of combination therapies.

    Immunotherapy Biomarkers and Patient Selection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2016 24:18


    Dr. Julie Brahmer, Johns Hopkins University, discusses the use of biomarker testing and mutational burden to select patients for specific immunotherapies in lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma and melanoma.

    Immunotherapy for Melanoma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2016 40:33


    Dr. Mario Sznol, Yale School of Medicine, provides an overview of melanoma and its treatment, and discusses current melanoma immunotherapies and other agents under investigation.

    Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2016 42:48


    Dr. Julie Brahmer, Johns Hopkins University, discusses immunotherapies for NSCLC and SCLC, analyzes the relevant trial data and addresses the unique side effects of these therapies.

    Immunotherapy for Genitourinary Cancers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2016 14:46


    Dr. James Gulley, National Cancer Institute, discusses immunotherapies for genitourinary cancers, including recent trial results. He also addresses early data which may indicate that using immunotherapy sooner may benefit patients.

    The Patient Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2016 5:34


    Terrie Schmith, a stage IV melanoma survivor, describes her battle with the disease and her successful treatment with pembrolizumab.

    Managing Immunotherapy Side Effects

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2016 12:39


    Dr. Evan J. Lipson, Johns Hopkins University, discusses the incidence and treatment of side effects of immunotherapy and compares them to chemotherapy toxicities.

    The Current Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Patients with Cancer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2016 35:07


    Dr. Michael Atkins, Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, details the positive trial results for immunotherapy in a wide variety of cancers. He also describes current trials of combination regimens and the future of immunotherapy.

    What is Immunotherapy & Its Mechanisms of Action?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2016 31:02


    Dr. James Gulley, National Cancer Institute, gives an overview of the immune system and describes the mechanism of action of immunotherapy agents, as well as results from clinical trials.

    Redefining Success and Failure in Cancer Immunotherapy Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2015 14:42


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #30: Immunotherapy for cancer has rewritten the rules for what we consider a successful response to treatment. Some tumors grow before they regress. Dr. Jedd Wolchok discusses why a new measurement criteria was developed.

    The Future of Cancer Immunotherapy: Combination Treatments

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2015 11:12


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #29: In part 2 of 2, Dr. Jason Luke discusses treating cancer with immunotherapy and another drug, such chemotherapy or targeted therapies, as well as what we know about biomarkers that predict if an immunotherapeutic will work.

    The Right Time for Cancer Immunotherapy: Before or After Surgery?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2015 13:18


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #28: Doctors are still weighing the pros and cons of giving a cancer patient immunotherapy before or after resection surgery. In part 1 of 2 videos, Dr. Jason Luke details those risks and benefits.

    Who Benefits from Immunotherapy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2015 18:41


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #27: Immunotherapies work well in some, but not in others. Who benefits, and why? Dr. Sumanta (Monty) Pal explains what doctors are learning.

    Questions & Answers with Drs. Topalian and Wolchok about Immunotherapy for Melanoma

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2015 16:15


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #18: Drs. Topalian and Wolchok sat for a moderated Q&A with Dr. Louise Perkins from the Melanoma Research Alliance following their presentations on immunotherapy for melanoma.

    Melanoma Immunotherapy, Pt. 2: The End of the Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2015 11:34


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #17: In Part 2 of 2 videos on this topic, Dr. Jedd Wolchok discusses side effects related to immunotherapy, combination therapies, and information about new immunotherapies currently being studied for treating melanoma.

    Melanoma Immunotherapy, Pt. 1: The End of the Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2015 11:24


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #16: In Part 1 of 2 videos on this topic, Dr. Jedd Wolchok provides a history of one of the first immunotherapy drugs, Yervoy (ipilumumab), and the evidence that led to its approval.

    Immunotherapy for Melanoma, Pt. 2: Immune Checkpoints & the Drugs That Block Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2015 11:16


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #15: In Part 2 of 2 videos on this topic, Dr. Suzanne Topalian discusses the immunotherapy drugs that are currently approved for the treatment of melanoma as well as future treatments on the horizon.

    Immunotherapy for Melanoma, Pt. 1: An Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2015 13:06


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #14: In Part 1 of 2 videos on this topic, Dr. Suzanne Topalian provides a background on melanoma in the United States and how immunotherapy treatment for it has progessed over the past three decades.

    Questions & Answers with Drs. Davies and Atkins, and patient Rusty Cline

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2015 20:36


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #12: In Part 2 of 2 videos on this topic, Dr. Michael Atkins explains why immunotherapy appears to be more effective in such cancers as melanoma, lymphomas, and kidney, lung, bladder, and head and neck cancers.

    Why is Immunotherapy More Effective in Some Cancers Than Others? - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2015 14:53


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #12: In Part 2 of 2 videos on this topic, Dr. Michael Atkins explains why immunotherapy appears to be more effective in such cancers as melanoma, lymphomas, and kidney, lung, bladder, and head and neck cancers.

    Why is Immunotherapy More Effective in Some Cancers Than Others? - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2015 10:59


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #11: In Part 1 of 2 videos on this topic, Dr. Michael Atkins explains why immunotherapy appears to be more effective in such cancers as melanoma, lymphomas, and kidney, lung, bladder, and head and neck cancers.

    The Patient Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2015 7:47


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #10: "For all of the scholarly individuals here to give you the science, I'm here to give you the proof," is how stage IV melanoma patient Rusty Cline kicks off the story of his remarkable response to immunotherapy. 

    Managing Immunotherapy Side Effects - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2015 12:13


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #9: In Part 2 of 2 videos on this topic, oncology nurse Dr. Marianne Davies discusses the side effects that cancer patients who undergo immunotherapy treatment may experience and how to minimize them.

    Managing Immunotherapy Side Effects - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2015 16:07


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #8: In Part 1 of 2 videos on this topic, oncology nurse Dr. Marianne Davies discusses the side effects that cancer patients who undergo immunotherapy treatment may experience and how to minimize them.

    Questions & Answers with Drs. Pardoll, Hellmann, and Luke; Moderated by Dr. West

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2014 17:00


    How Immunotherapy is Administered - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2014 9:43


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #6: In Part 2 of 2 videos on this topic, Dr. Jason Luke from the University of Chicago talks about the types of immunotherapy currently in use for melanoma, kidney cancer, and lung cancer and how they are given to patients.

    How Immunotherapy is Administered - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2014 11:49


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #5: In Part 1 of 2 videos on this topic, Dr. Jason Luke from the University of Chicago talks about the types of immunotherapy currently in use for melanoma, kidney cancer, and lung cancer and how they are given to patients.

    History of Immunotherapy in Cancer - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2014 13:16


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #4: In Part 2 of 2 videos on this topic, Dr. Matthew Hellmann from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center discusses the century-long history of attempting to treat cancer with immunotherapy.

    History of Immunotherapy in Cancer - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2014 12:31


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #3: In Part 1 of 2 videos on this topic, Dr. Matthew Hellmann from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center discusses the century-long history of attempting to treat cancer with immunotherapy.

    What is Immunotherapy and its Mechanisms of Action? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2014 15:59


    Immunotherapy Forum Video #1: In Part 1 of 2 videos on this topic, Dr. Drew Pardoll from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins explains what immunotherapy is and how it helps cancer patients live longer - many for five years or more.

    Cancer Drug Pricing's Game of Chicken: MSKCC Investigators Make a Drug Company Blink

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2012 4:14


    Dr. H. Jack West, medical oncologist from Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle, WA,  discusses recent developments around pricing and value for Zaltrap (ziv-aflibercept) triggered by a New York Times op-ed piece by MSKCC physicians.

    Dr. Stephanie Harman: Depression and Cancer-Related Fatigue (video)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2012 9:33


    Dr. Stephanie Harman, Director of Palliative Care at Stanford University Medical Center, reviews the challenges of depression and fatigue related to cancer, and treatment approaches for these issues.

    Dr. Stephanie Harman: Nausea (video)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2012 7:55


    Dr. Stephanie Harman, Director of Palliative Care at Stanford University Medical Center, reviews nausea in the context of cancer, as well as the range of treatment options to manage it.

    Dr. Stephanie Harman: Managing Pain (video)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2012 13:35


    Dr. Stephanie Harman, Director of Palliative Care at Stanford University Medical Center, reviews the main types of pain, the range of treatment options for it, and myths and realities of treating patients with opioids for pain management.

    Dr. Stephanie Harman: What is Palliative Care? (video)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2012 9:39


    Dr. Stephanie Harman, Director of Palliative Care at Stanford University Medical Center, introduces the concept and goals of palliative care, particularly with a focus on oncology.

    Managing Skin-Related Side Effects from Cancer Treatments, with Dr. Mario Lacouture (video)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2011 36:45


    Dr. Mario Lacouture, expert dermatologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in NYC, reviews management of side effects related to skin, hair, and nails for patients on treatments for cancer treatments that cause dermatologic complications.

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