Interviews

Robin Glasco, MBA, Spencer Stuart, examines the crucial role of data in addressing urgent challenges in health care while inherent and systemic biases coexist, complicating efforts to achieve equity.

Edgardo S. Santos, MD, FACP, FASCO, discussed the barriers to precision medicine in lung cancer treatment, including patient concerns about technology understanding and insurance coverage, as well as the reliance on traditional tissue biopsies, emphasizing the benefits of combining liquid and tissue biopsies to improve treatment outcomes and clinical trial eligibility.

Tim Mok, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, malignant hematology pharmacy research analyst at Kaiser Permanente, discussed his perspective on the balance between clinical outcomes and cost considerations.

In this second part of our interview with Kasey Bond, MPH, NYU Langone Health, we discuss the contributions of community health workers to increasing clinical trial access and how technology—artificial intelligence (AI), in particular—can help to facilitate the process.

Tiago Biachi, MD, PhD, discusses the challenges of treating gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, particularly the limited effectiveness of immunotherapy for "cold tumors" and the need to make them more responsive to immune treatments.

For part 3 of our discussion with Chris Sayed, MD, we tackle several important topics in the hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and inflammatory disease space: patient quality of life, medication and treatment goals, and the possibility of a cure.

Song Park, MD, University of Washington Medicine, advocates for more user-friendly technology to support equitable skin cancer care access.

In part 2 of our interview, Yehuda Handelsman, MD, discusses how cardiorenalmetabolic (CRM) disease management is advancing with the 2022 Diabetes, Cardiorenal, and Metabolic (DCRM) multispecialty practice recommendations and the updated DCRM 2.0 guidelines.

In our ongoing conversation with James Cancer Hospital’s Don M. Benson, MD, PhD, he explains his philosophy of always striving to deliver personalized patient care.

Sara Grethlien, MD, MBA, FACP, Swedish Cancer Institute, looks ahead to the future of oncology care and important value-based care considerations.

According to Ian Neeland, MD, strategies like pharmacist-led counseling, patient education programs, and patient assistance initiatives are key to addressing therapeutic inertia.

The individual behavior of a patient’s myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) will determine how the disease is monitored and managed in the long term, explained Jennifer Vaughn, MD, of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Edgardo S. Santos, MD, FACP, FASCO, highlighted how liquid biopsies are transforming lung cancer care by enabling faster, less invasive diagnostics, with key applications in early detection, predictive biomarker identification, treatment response monitoring, resistance mechanism assessment, and minimal residual disease detection.

Ryan Nguyen, DO, University of Illinois Chicago, highlights the importance of personalized care for patients who have non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in oncology, while cautioning against its limitations, including the risk of unsupported recommendations.

There’s a balance required to manage both the symptoms of myelofibrosis through treatment and the side effects caused by the drugs, explained Firas El Chaer, MD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

The Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD) Annual Meeting took place in Toronto, Canada, July 11-15, with our top coverage including the hot topics of combating misinformation and improving care for children with dermatologic conditions.

The 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition took place December 7-10, 2024, in San Diego, California; the 2025 meeting is currently scheduled to take place in Orlando, Florida, December 6-9.

While treatment options may be fairly straightforward for high-risk patients with polycythemia vera, it’s less clear for patients who are considered low risk, explained Jennifer Vaughn, MD.

The 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) took place in San Diego, California, from September 7 to 10, 2024.

There are a number of considerations both in the short and long term to consider when making treatment decisions for younger patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).

A trio of experts discuss the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) with Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors, including cost considerations.

In addition to new treatments over the past few years changing the landscape for patients, additional treatments being evaluated are looking at new mechanisms of action, said Firas El Chaer, MD, of University of Virginia School of Medicine.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Jenny Han, MD, of Emory School of Medicine and Grady Hospital, about COVID-19, long COVID, and strategies for prevention and care.

Mikael Eriksson, PhD, epidemiologist at Karolinska Institute in Sweden, discusses the development and implementation of an artificial intelligence (AI) model to reduce bias and improve breast cancer prevention.

Ryan Nguyen, DO, physician and researcher at the University of Illinois Chicago, emphasizes the transformative impact of immunotherapy in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the need for precise biomarkers and equitable access to advanced treatments through systemic testing protocols.

Roberto Salgado, MD, anatomic pathologist for breast cancer translational research at Institut Jules Bordet, examines the significance of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in various breast cancer types and emphasizes the need for standardized TIL evaluation methods to improve patient outcomes.

Ian Neeland, MD, discusses the CINEMA program's impact on addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) in Ohio and the importance of precision risk tests to reduce cardiovascular metabolic disease risk.

In this interview, Yehuda Handelsman, MD, highlights key updates to the Diabetes, Cardiorenal, and Metabolic (DCRM) guidelines in DCRM 2.0, shaped by global collaboration and recent clinical insights.