75 episódios
The Beacon H. Jack West, MD
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- Saúde e fitness
Dr. Jack West reviews emerging new information and controversial topics in health care in general, cancer treatment in particular.
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Dr. David Spigel, Part 2: Identifying the Optimal Duration for Immunotherapy in Responding Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer (BMIC-075)
Dr. Jack West interviews Dr. David Spigel of Sarah Cannon Research Institute on the evidence on an optimal duration of immunotherapy for long-responding patients with advanced NSCLC, weighing efficacy, potential toxicity, and cost concerns.
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Dr. David Spigel, Part 1: Clinical Research and the Growing Complexity of Cancer Care in a Community Setting (BMIC-074)
Dr. Jack West interviews Dr. David Spigel of Sarah Cannon Research Institute on the challenges of conducting clinical trials and delivering increasingly complex patient care, along with the possible future role of artificial intelligence and telemedicine.
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Top 5 Most Influential Trial Findings in Lung Cancer Management in 2018 (BMIC-073)
Dr. Jack West summarizes his list of the top 5 most influential trials in lung cancer that reported results in 2018, including why they matter.
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What does the CheckMate-331 trial of nivolumab vs. chemo for relapsed SCLC tell us? (BMIC-072)
Dr. Jack West reviews the trial design, key results, and implications of the CheckMate-331 trial of nivolumab (Opdivo) vs. standard chemotherapy for relapsed small cell lung cancer.
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The IMpower130 Trial of Carbo/Nab-Paclitaxel +/- Atezolizumab: Does this Positive Trial Change Management? (BMIC-071)
Dr. Jack West reviews the IMpower130 trial of carboplatin + nab-paclitaxel with or without atezolizumab as first line treatment for advanced non-squamous NSCLC and whether this positive trial changes management in this setting.
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Overall Survival Benefit for Local Ablative Therapy as Consolidation for Oligometastatic Stage IV NSCLC: Where Does it Fit in Practice Now? (BMIC-070)
Dr. Jack West describes recently updated results of a small randomized trial of consolidation local ablative therapy (LAT) for oligometastatic advanced NSCLC after initial systemic therapy & considers whether these results should shape clinical practice.