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Plenary Session

1.68 Voxeletor with Dr. Olson & Humanizing Cancer, Defining Cancer, and more with Dr. David Steensma

Plenary Session

Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

Policy, Medicine, Health, Oncology, Science & Medicine

4.8798 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2019

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Summary

We begin this week's episode by breaking down the recent phase III trial on voxeletor in sickle cell disease with Dr. Sven Olson of OHSU. Next, we feature guest Dr. David Steensma of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in a far-reaching interview on being well-read, running a small lab, humanizing cancer, learning from our past use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, understanding the headache of contract research organizations, defining cancer, and more! Voxeletor in Sickle Cell: doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1903212 Don't Mention It: doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2008.17.7238 The Raven: doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2017.76.3458 Erythropoietin Use in Cancer: doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2005.05.036 Contract Research Organizations: doi.org/10.1002/cncr.29994 Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession

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0:00.0

You're listening to Plenary Session.

0:09.6

This week on Plenary Session, we have a few things in store for you.

0:13.2

First, I'm joined in the studio with Dr. Sven Olson.

0:16.6

Dr. Olson is the chief fellow of hematology oncology at OHSU,

0:19.7

and he's going to take us through

0:21.2

a paper entitled, a Phase 3 randomized trial of Vauxellator in sickle cell disease.

0:26.9

This drug has a great name Vauxellator, but is this data ready for U.S. Food and Drug Administration

0:32.6

accelerated approval?

0:34.1

Question mark.

0:34.8

We're going to talk about that on this week's episode.

0:37.4

Next, I have a far-reaching

0:39.4

interview with none other than david steinsma dr steinsma from the dfc i came out here to

0:45.5

portland organ delivered a fantastic grand rounds and sat down with us in the plenary session studio

0:50.5

for a nearly two-hour interview we talk talk about many topics, and I think you're

0:56.2

going to find this of great interest. So, stay tuned. But first, a plug. If you like this episode

1:07.0

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1:24.2

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1:29.2

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1:32.0

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1:35.6

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