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ASTRO Journals

Stay current with the latest studies in radiation oncology with free podcasts from the official journals of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics (the Red Journal) publishes the latest clinical research related to radiation oncology, radiation biology, medical physics, education, and health policy. The overarching mission of Practical Radiation Oncology is to improve the quality of radiation oncology practice through publication of official ASTRO guidelines and white papers, discussion and illustration of new techniques, evaluation of current practices, and publication of case reports. Advances in Radiation Oncology is a wide-ranging clinical research journal whose articles are free and open for all to read. Visit www.redjournal.org, www.practicalradonc.org, and www.advancesradonc.org to learn more about ASTRO's journals.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Red Journal Podcast December 1, 2024: Arrest, Restrain, and Rescue – Irradiating Polymetastatic Disease

    Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sue Yom hosts Dr. Mai Anh Huynh, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Brigham and Women's Hospital / Dana-Farber Cancer Center who wrote an editorial this month, "The Hidden Benefits of Palliative Radiotherapy: When Radiation of Metastatic Disease is Not "Just" Palliative," Dr. David Palma, a Radiation Oncologist at the London Health Sciences Centre who co-authored, "Ablative Radiation Therapy to Restrain Everything Safely Treatable (ARREST): A Phase I Study of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Poly-metastatic Disease", and Dr. Ethan Ludmir, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology and Biostatistics at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and supervising author of "Off-Protocol Radiotherapy in Phase III Metastatic Solid Tumor Trials." The group also discusses an article from this month's issue, "Is Local Ablative Stereotactic Radiation Therapy a Valuable Rescue Strategy for Time on Drug in Patients Enrolled in Phase I Trials?"

    1h 1m

  2. OCT 25

    Multimodality Therapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline. Part 2.

    In this podcast, we discuss the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Society for Radiation Oncology Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines on Multimodality Therapy for Locally Advanced Cancer of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction. Joining in the discussion are Dr. Stephanie Worrell, Associate Professor and Thoracic Section Chief in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and Dr. Karyn Goodman, Professor and Vice Chair for Research and Quality at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Associate Director for Clinical Research at The Tisch Cancer Institute, who served as chair and co-chair of the guideline panel, respectively. Together, we cover important updates and recommendations that incorporate surgical aspects into the multi-disciplinary management of this disease along with practical considerations for everyday practice. Additionally, we discuss in depth the recently presented ESOPEC trial presented at the 2024 ASCO annual meeting and how it has impacted the standard of care for esophageal cancers.

    30 min

  3. OCT 24

    Multimodality Therapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline. Part 1.

    In this podcast, we discuss the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Society for Radiation Oncology Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines on Multimodality Therapy for Locally Advanced Cancer of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction. Joining in the discussion are Dr. Stephanie Worrell, Associate Professor and Thoracic Section Chief in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and Dr. Karyn Goodman, Professor and Vice Chair for Research and Quality at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Associate Director for Clinical Research at The Tisch Cancer Institute, who served as chair and co-chair of the guideline panel, respectively. Together, we cover important updates and recommendations that incorporate surgical aspects into the multi-disciplinary management of this disease along with practical considerations for everyday practice. Additionally, we discuss in depth the recently presented ESOPEC trial presented at the 2024 ASCO annual meeting and how it has impacted the standard of care for esophageal cancers.

    32 min

  4. OCT 17

    Red Journal Podcast November 15, 2024: Non-Operative Management of Rectal Cancer

    Deputy Editor Salma Jabbour hosts Dr. Christopher Anker, Professor of Radiation Oncology and Program Co-Leader in the Cancer Host and Environment program at the University of Vermont Cancer Center, and Dr. Leila Tchelebi, Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, respectively the first and second authors of a guideline published in this issue, Executive Summary of the American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for Non-Operative Management for Rectal Adenocarcinoma: Systematic Review and Guidelines

    1h 4m

  5. SEP 30

    Red Journal Podcast November 1, 2024: It’s ASTRO! The BART and PARTIQoL Trials

    Editor in Chief Dr. Sue Yom co-hosts with Dr. Nicholas Zaorsky, an Associate Editor at the Journal and Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Case Western University Hospitals. We discuss three articles that are publishing rapid online for this meeting including Bladder Adjuvant RadioTherapy (BART): Acute and Late Toxicity from a Phase III Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial, with the Principal Investigator Dr. Vedang Murthy, Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai, and its accompanying editorial, Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Bladder Cancer: A Safe and Promising  Emerging Treatment Option, with first author Dr. Brian Baumann, Radiation Oncologist at Springfield Clinic in Illinois. Relevant to this discussion is a paper appearing in this month's issue, The Value and Safety of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy After Radical Cystectomy in Locally Advanced Urothelial Bladder Cancer: A Controlled Randomized Study and its accompanying editorial, Is It Time to Reconsider the Place of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy After Radical Cystectomy? Finally, our third rapid online paper is Setting the Stage: Feasibility and Baseline Characteristics in the Prostate Advanced Radiation Technologies Investigating Quality of Life (PARTIQoL) Trial Comparing Proton Therapy vs. IMRT for Localized Prostate Cancer, with Principal Investigator Dr. Jason Efstathiou, Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital.

    1h 8m

  6. SEP 5

    Red Journal Podcast October 1, 2024: Small Cell Lung Cancer: The BID Goes On

    Dr. Sue Yom, Editor in Chief, hosts Ms. Nina Levin, a Medical Physicist and PhD Candidate and Dr. Bjørn Grønberg, Professor and Consultant in medical oncology and radiotherapy, from the Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Dr. Megan Daly, Professor from the University of California Davis and an Associate Editor at our journal. We discuss Ms. Levin’s and Dr. Grønberg’s article, Evaluation of radiotherapy treatment plans in a randomized phase II trial comparing two schedules of twice-daily thoracic radiotherapy in limited stage small-cell lung cancer, and its accompanying editorial, Toward the Optimal Delivery of Twice-Daily Thoracic Chemoradiation in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer, as well as an article from the August 2024 issue, Long-Term Outcomes After Concurrent Once- or Twice-Daily Chemoradiation in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Brief Report From the CONVERT Trial.

    45 min

  7. AUG 15

    EBRT for Palliation of Symptomatic Bone Metastases: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline

    Ronald Chen, MD, MPH, FASTRO, hosts a conversation on the background, methodology, primary recommendations, and implications of the updated External Beam Radiation Therapy for Palliation of Symptomatic Bone Metastases: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline. Alongside Tracy Balboni, MD, MPH, and Sara Alcorn, MD, they discuss recent data and changes to practice patterns such as increased use of advanced treatment approaches (e.g., stereotactic radiation) and reirradiation. The guidelines address five key questions in this context, built upon a systematic review of the available literature and with assessment of evidence quality and recommendation strength.

    25 min

  8. AUG 14

    Red Journal Podcast September 1, 2024: "Simulation-Free Radiation Therapy"

    Our Editor in Chief Sue Yom hosts a discussion of two related articles, "Diagnostic CT-Enabled Planning (DART): Results of a Randomized Trial in Palliative Radiation Therapy" and its accompanying editorial, "'Sim-free' Palliative Radiation Therapy Greatly Reduces Time Burden for Patients." Guests are Melissa O'Neil, MSc, MRT(T), an Advanced Practice Radiation Therapist and Leader of the Rapid Response Clinic at London Health Sciences Center in Canada, who was the first author of the DART trial publication, as well as Dr. Katrina Woodford, Lead Radiation Therapist Clinician Scientist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University, and first author of the accompanying editorial.

    55 min
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Stay current with the latest studies in radiation oncology with free podcasts from the official journals of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics (the Red Journal) publishes the latest clinical research related to radiation oncology, radiation biology, medical physics, education, and health policy. The overarching mission of Practical Radiation Oncology is to improve the quality of radiation oncology practice through publication of official ASTRO guidelines and white papers, discussion and illustration of new techniques, evaluation of current practices, and publication of case reports. Advances in Radiation Oncology is a wide-ranging clinical research journal whose articles are free and open for all to read. Visit www.redjournal.org, www.practicalradonc.org, and www.advancesradonc.org to learn more about ASTRO's journals.

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