Irene M. Ghobrial, MD, on How COVID-19 is Changing the Conduct of Clinical Trials
COVID-19 and Cancer Care
Irene M. Ghobrial, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, talks about PROMISE—her screening study for people at high-risk of developing precursor conditions of multiple myeloma—and how this and other trials have been altered in the wake of the pandemic, as well as what might be considered a silver lining to the crisis. Filmed March 30, 2020.
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How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed your approach to the selection of tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia?
Recorded April 24, 2020.
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Giorgio V. Scagliotti, MD, PhD, of the University of Turin, talks about the ways in which coronavirus reshaped Italian hospitals, mistakes made, and lessons learned. Filmed April 15, 2020.
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Rafal Dziadziuszko, MD, PhD, of the Medical University of Gdansk, talks about the adjustments to cancer care that he and his colleagues have made, how and when they employ telemedicine, and whether the technology could change the future for clinical practice. Filmed April 24, 2020.
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Jacek Jassem, MD, PhD, of the Medical University of Gdansk, and an international editor on The ASCO Post Editorial Board, talks about the situation in Poland, how his institution is coping, and the adjustments the staff has made to deliver quality cancer care. Filmed April 17, 2020.
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Eduardo L. Cazap, MD, PhD, of the Sociedad Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Oncología Médica, and an international editor on The ASCO Post Editorial Board, talks about the situation in Argentina treating patients with COVID-19, and the 10-country research effort led by the World Health Organization seeking to fast track research on the coronavirus. Filmed April 7, 2020.