MOLECULAR MINUTE PODCASTS

March 2023

Episode 43 – Interview with Dr. Premal Thaker: GYN Malignancies

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Premal Thaker, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Director of Gynecological Oncology Clinical Research at the Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis. Together they discuss the advances in gynecological malignancies in the era of precision medicine, how they have impacted her practice, and how HRD (homologous recombination deficiency) is changing the way we treat patients today.

Episode 42 – Interview with Dr. Kristen Spencer: Top Abstracts from ASCO GI 2023

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Kristen Spencer, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Director, Phase I Developmental Therapeutics Program at NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center to discuss the latest findings and top abstracts presented at this year’s ASCO GI meeting.

Episode 41 – Interview with Tiffany McConathy: Plea for Pediatric Cancer

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down for an intimate discussion with Tiffany McConathy, nurse practitioner at Genesis Cancer and Blood Institute. Tiffany shares her family’s personal hardship of learning their eleven-month-old daughter Nora was diagnosed with embryonal tumor with multilayer rosettes (EMTR), a rare and untreatable form of pediatric brain cancer. Together, Chadi and Tiffany discuss Nora’s initial diagnosis, patient journey and the critical importance of dedicating research and resources to rare diseases such as EMTR.

Episode 40 – Interview with Dr. Bishoy Faltas: Advances in Bladder Cancer Research

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Bishoy Faltas, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. Together they discuss bladder cancer, the evolution of the disease, and the latest research being conducted to improve the outcomes of patients.

Episode 39 – Interview with Dr. Soo Park: Cutaneous Oncology and Precision Medicine

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Soo Park, Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at UC San Diego Health. Together they discuss how precision medicine and molecular profiling have shaped the way we care for patients with cutaneous cancers.

Episode 38 – Interview with Sarah Wyman & Kathryn Simon: Advance Practice Providers in Oncology Care 

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Advance Practice Providers Kathryn Simon and Sarah Wyman from the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University. Together they discuss the impact and contributions Advance Practice Providers make to oncology care in the era of precision medicine.

Episode 37 – Interview with Dr. Milan Radovich: The Future of Precision Oncology

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Milan Radovich, Senior Vice President and Chief Precision Medicine Officer at Caris Life Sciences. Together they discuss the future of precision medicine, how precision oncology is evolving into the earlier stages of disease, and the paradigm shifts to look for in the overall survival of cancer.

Episode 36 – Interview with Dr. Emil Lou: Liquid Biopsies in GI Cancers

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Emil Lou, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation at the University of Minnesota. Together they discuss the challenges in gastrointestinal cancer and how liquid biopsies are applied within these malignancies.

Episode 35 – Interview with Dr. Elisabeth Heath: Liquid Biopsies In GU Cancers

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Elisabeth Heath, Professor of Oncology and Associate Center Director, Translational Sciences, at the Karmanos Cancer Institute. Together they discuss the advances and future of liquid biopsies and their clinical utilization within genitourinary cancers.

Episode 34Interview with Dr. Stephen Liu: Liquid Biopsies In Thoracic Cancers

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Stephen Liu, Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University and Director of Thoracic Oncology at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Together they discuss liquid biopsies and their utilization in thoracic malignancies.

Episode 33Interview with Dr. David Spetzler: Advances In Liquid Biopsy Offerings

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. David Spetzler, President and Chief Scientific Officer at Caris Life Sciences®, to discuss the latest advances in liquid biopsies, the clinical utility of these offerings, and how precision oncology is leveraging this new source of molecular information to improve patient outcomes.

 

Episode 32Interview with Dr. Jimmy Hwang: ASCO Provisional Opinion on Genomic Testing

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Jimmy Hwang, Chief, GI Medical Oncologist at the Levine Cancer Institute. Dr. Hwang recently contributed to a JCO publication titled, “Somatic Genomic Testing in Patients with Metastatic or Advanced Cancer: ASCO Provisional Clinical Opinion.” Together, Dr. Nabhan and Dr. Hwang discuss the recommendations made in this article and the impact genomic testing can have on patient outcomes.

Episode 31Interview with Dr. Jamie Holloway: Interpreting the Caris Report

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Jamie Holloway, Area Vice President, Molecular Science Liaison at Caris Life Sciences. Together, they take a closer look at the Caris Report and explain how its results aid oncologists in personalizing cancer therapies for their patients.

Episode 30 – Interview with Dr. Patricia Pittman: Neuropathology

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Patricia Pittman, oncologic pathologist and neuropathologist at Caris Life Sciences, to discuss the latest in neuropathology.

Episode 29 – Interview with Dr. Tian Zhang: Top abstracts from ASCO GU 2022

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Tian Zhang, Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center, to discuss the latest findings and top abstracts presented at this year’s ASCO GU meeting.

Episode 28 – Interview with Dr. Ben Weinberg: Top abstracts from ASCO GI 2022

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Ben Weinberg, Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University, to discuss the latest findings and top abstracts presented at this year’s ASCO GI meeting.

Episode 27 – Interview with Dr. Salma Jabbour: Radiation Oncology

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Salma Jabbour, Clinical Chief of Radiation Oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute. Together they discuss radiation oncology and its role in cancer care.

Episode 26 – Interview with David Dubin: 3-time Cancer Survivor and Lynch Syndrome Advocate

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with David Dubin, a 2-time colon cancer survivor, kidney cancer survivor, and third generation Lynch Syndrome carrier. Together they discuss his journey as a patient and how his foundation, www.Aliveandkickn.org, is helping to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by Lynch Syndrome.

Episode 25 – Interview with Dr. Stephanie Graff: Advances in Breast Cancer

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Stephanie Graff, Director of Breast Oncology at the Lifespan Cancer Institute at Brown University. Together they discuss the latest advances in breast cancer./span>

Episode 24 – Interview with Dr. Igor Astsaturov: Molecular Tumor Boards

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Igor Astsaturov, Co-director of the Pancreatic Institute at Fox Chase Cancer Center and Chairman of the Caris Molecular Tumor Board . Together they discuss molecular tumor boards and how they are utilized at Caris and other academic sites.

Episode 23 – Interview with Dr. Charu Aggarwal: Top thoracic data and abstracts from ASCO 2021

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Elisabeth Heath, Associate Center Director of Translational Sciences at Karmanos Cancer Institute. Together they discuss the latest findings and top abstracts in GU oncology that were presented at this year’s ASCO meeting.

Episode 22 – Interview with Dr. Charu Aggarwal: Top thoracic data and abstracts from ASCO 2021

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Charu Aggarwal, the Leslye Heisler Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Hematology-Oncology Division at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. Together they discuss the latest findings and top abstracts in thoracic oncology that were presented at this year’s ASCO meeting.

Episode 21 – Interview with Dr. Shaalan Beg: Top GI data and abstracts from ASCO 2021

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Shaalan Beg, Director for Gastrointestinal (GI) Medical Oncology at UT Southwestern to discuss the latest findings and top abstracts in GI that were presented at this year’s ASCO meeting.

Episode 20 – Interview with Dr. Trisha Wise-Draper: Advances in head and neck cancers

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Trisha Wise-Draper, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Oncology at the University of Cincinnati. Together they discuss the latest advances in head and neck cancers as well as findings from this year’s ASCO meeting.

Episode 19 – Interview with Dr. Neeraj Agarwal: Genomic profiling and sequencing in GU malignancies

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Neeraj Agarwal, Director of the Genitourinary Oncology Program at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Together they discuss genomic profiling and sequencing in GU malignancies.

Episode 18 – Interview with Dr. Sonikpreet Aulakh: The impact of precision oncology on brain tumors

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Sonikpreet Aulakh, Assistant Professor of Medicine in translational neuro-oncology from West Virginia University to discuss the impact of precision oncology on the treatment of brain tumors.

Episode 17 – Interview with Dr. Heloisa Soares: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs)

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Heloisa Soares, a medical oncologist at the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah. Together they discuss the latest treatments in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and the elements that allow us to understand the prognosis on both molecular and histopathology levels.

Episode 16 – Interview with Dr. Olga Weinberg: Pediatric cancers and pediatric oncology

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Olga Weinberg who is a hematopathologist and Director of Fellowship Education at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Together they discuss pediatric oncology and the applicability of NGS to these types of cancers.

Episode 15 – Interview with Dr. Don Dizon: The impact of genomic profiling and sequencing in GYN malignancies

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Don Dizon, Director of Women’s Cancers at Brown University’s Lifespan Cancer Institute. Together they discuss precision oncology and the impact of genomic profiling and sequencing in the management of women with various gynecological malignancies.

Episode 14 – Interview with Dr. Paolo Ascierto: Advances in immunotherapy and melanoma

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Paolo Ascierto, Director of the Unit of Melanoma and the Oncological Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapies Director at the National Tumor Institute “Fondazione G. Pascale”, in Naples, Italy. As the founder of both the Melanoma Bridge Meeting and the Immunotherapy Bridge Meeting, Dr. Ascierto shares outcomes from both meetings as well as insights into the latest treatments in both disease states.

Episode 13 – Interview with Dr. Rana McKay: Top abstracts from ASCO GU 2021

Dr. Rana McKay, Associate Professor of Medicine from the University of California San Diego Health, joins Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, to discuss the top abstracts to come out of this year’s ASCO GU virtual meeting in the areas of prostate, bladder and kidney.

Episode 12 – Interview with Dr. Matt Oberley: Genomic profiling in Cancers of Unknown Primary (CUP)

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Matt Oberley, Executive Medical Director at Caris Life Sciences, to discuss how genomic profiling and genomic studies might help clinicians to determine the origin of tumors in Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP).


Episode 11 – Interview with Dr. Emil Lou: Advances in GI oncology

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Emil Lou, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation at the University of Minnesota, to discuss the recent advances and future of GI oncology.

Episode 10 – Interview with Dr. John Marshall / Dr. Tony Shields: MI FOLFOXai™

In this interview Dr. Marshall and Dr. Shields discuss the findings of their paper and how we can better predict which metastatic colorectal cancer patients will benefit from first-line FOLFOX+BV followed by FOLFIRI+BV or vice versa.

Episode 9 – Interview with Dr. Marcus Neubauer: Precision oncology in community settings

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Marcus Neubauer, Chief Medical Officer of the US Oncology Network, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of precision oncology in the community setting and how it is evolving.

Episode 8 – Interview with Dr. Tian Zhang: Advances in prostate cancer

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Tian Zhang, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University, to discuss the recent advances in prostate cancer and abstracts that were presented at this year’s virtual ASCO meeting.

Episode 7 – Interview with Dr. Virginia Kaklamani: Breast cancer and patient care

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Virginia Kaklamani from the University of Texas Health San Antonio, to discuss changes in the approach to both metastatic breast cancer and early stage breast cancer, and how these changes are impacting patient care.

Episode 6 – Interview with Laura Holmes Haddad: Patient advocate and breast cancer survivor

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Chadi Nabhan, sits down with patient advocate Laura Holmes Haddad to discuss her personal journey with breast cancer and precision oncology.

Episode 5 – Interview with Dr. Geoff Gibney: Evolving strategies in treating melanoma

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, discusses evolving strategies in treating melanoma in the era of precision oncology with Dr. Geoff Gibney from Georgetown University.

Episode 4 – Interview with Dr. Michael Korn: FOLFOXai™ predictor

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Michael Korn, Chief Medical Officer at Caris Life Sciences to discuss the MI FOLFOXai™ predictor of response to FOLFOX chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer.

Episode 3 – Intreview with Dr. Tian Zhang: Urothelial updates from ASCO 2020

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Tian Zhang from Duke University to discuss the recent advances and data in urothelial cancer presented at this years virtual ASCO meeting.

Episode 2 – Interview with Dr. Stephen Liu: Lung cancer updates from ASCO 2020

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. Stephen Liu from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital to discuss the latest lung cancer updates to come from this year’s ASCO meeting.

Episode 1 – Interview with Dr. David Spetzler: Precision Medicine

Caris Precision Oncology Alliance™ Chairman, Dr. Chadi Nabhan, sits down with Dr. David Spetzler, President and Chief Scientific Officer at Caris Life Sciences, to discuss precision medicine.