November 4th 2024
The oncology community must reconsider its approach to defining optimal dosing and scheduling of antineoplastic agents.
October 24th 2024
The speed at which new drugs, combinations, and novel approaches are being introduced into routine practice presents a challenge for treating oncologists
October 10th 2024
Maurie Markman, MD, details how the precision-medicine paradigm is a highly rational platform for antineoplastic drug development.
October 3rd 2024
Maurie Markman, MD, discusses concerns regarding the scientific validity of peer-reviewed publications in oncology and their ramifications for the field.
August 8th 2024
July 16th 2024
Maurie Markman, MD, discusses an analysis of the association between obesity and the development of endometrial cancer.
July 9th 2024
Maurie Markman, MD, details the concept of hope during cancer diagnoses, touching on the announcement from Catherine, Princess of Wales.
June 7th 2024
Defining the goals of a clinical team within a cancer program or oncology practice group, where the focus will be on maximizing QOL, may be difficult.
May 9th 2024
Maurie Markman, MD, expands on the debate regarding the appropriate primary outcome end point for improved clinical benefit in a trial.
April 12th 2024
Randomized trials are widely recognized to play a pivotal role in the decision-making associated with the establishment of clinical guidelines.
March 25th 2024
Two items in the medical world should send chills down the spines of those considering the possible financial future of oncology care in the United States.
February 9th 2024
The foundation of physician recommendations and medical/regulatory policy will be guided by the outcomes of published clinical research.
January 31st 2024
Maurie Markman, MD, discusses the need for a decision support strategy to assist oncologists in treatment selection for patients with actionable mutations.
January 23rd 2024
The absence of clearly articulated definitions and transparency related to how clinical trial outcomes are interpreted and utilized raise concerns.
January 12th 2024
Maurie Markman, MD, details how public trust is critical in the future of cancer care, diving into what leads to mistrust and misinformation today.
January 2nd 2024
The goal in highlighting this development is to attempt to raise awareness of the critical issue of information overload and the need for multiple involved parties to actively and aggressively search for appropriate, effective, and fiscally rational solutions.
December 27th 2023
Maurie Markman, MD, highlights inroads made with immunotherapy, antibody-dependent cytotoxic agents, and molecular testing across oncology.
December 1st 2023
This commentary examines the use of words and expressions in the oncology domain and the implications of different interpretations by patients and their families from professionals employing this language, including academic authors and members of their clinical teams.
November 9th 2023
Maurie Markman, MD, discusses the importance of designing clinical trials for patients with ovarian cancer that are based on real-world data and consider the increasing complexity of treatment sequencing in this disease.
November 6th 2023
It is time for society to address the critical nature of our current unsustainable oncology pharmaceutical marketplace, and it is also essential that whatever solutions are proposed and implemented do not incorporate inappropriate labeling of outcomes that negate meaningful measures of clinical benefit.