SurgOnc Today® – Details, episodes & analysis

In this SSO Education Series episode of SurgOnc Today®, Dr. Seth Concors, an Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology at Emory University interviews Dr. Aatur Singhi, an Associate Professor in the Divisions of Anatomic Pathology and Molecular Genomic Pathology, Director and Coordinator of Anatomic Pathology Research and Director of the UPMC Developmental Laboratory, who reviews the fundamentals of appendiceal pathology – reviewing recent changes relevant for clinical management.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today®'s Surgical Oncology Insight series, Dr. Shishir Maithel, Editor of Surgical Oncology Insight, discusses with Dr. Rita Mukhtar contemporary neoadjuvant therapy approaches to the treatment of breast cancer, with a focus on the interplay between imaging, systemic therapy, radiotherapy, and surgical management, as reported in her article, "The Neoadjuvant Approach to Treatment of Breast Cancer: Multidisciplinary Management to Improve Outcomes."

In this podcast, the relatively new ASCO guidelines for breast cancer genetic testing will be discussed. The differences between these and other guidelines, such as ASBrS and NCCN, will be discussed. In addition, the different testing options and implications of positive results will be reviewed. 

The podcast will explore different barriers to implement international cancer quality standards in developing countries, approach to overcome these barriers and how the SSO can help and support access to world class cancer care in developing countries. This episode is led by Dr. Cherif Boutros, who is joined by Dr. Nader Hanna and Dr. Joseph Espat. 

In this episode of SurgOnc Today®, Dr. Julie Hallet, Chair of the SSO HPB Disease Site Working Group, reviews key updates and takeaways from the recent AHPBA Annual Meeting held in April 2024 in Miami. They are joined by Dr. Miral Grandhi, Dr. Amer Zureikat, Dr. Rebecca Snyder, and Dr. Katrina Duncan to review clinical trials on blood management for liver resection, biliary decompression for Klatskin tumors, and total venous deprivation to generate liver hypertrophy, as well as new data on genomics of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and bile liquid biopsy, and why evidence from clinical trials may not be adopted in HPB surgery.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today®, Akhil Chawla, MD, from Northwestern University, and a member of the SSO HPB disease site working group, is joined by Bas Groot Koerkamp, MD, PhD, from Erasmus Medical Centre and Knut Jørgen Labori, MD, PhD, from Oslo University Hospital. They discuss the details, similarities, and differences of their respective clinical trials for neoadjuvant therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, NORPACT-1 and PREOPANC2.

References/Resources:
NORPACT-1 results: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468125323004053?via%3Dihub
NORPACT-1 editorial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38604195/
PREOPANC-2 protocol: https://bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12885-021-08031-z
PREOPANC-2 results : https://www.annalsofoncology.org/article/S0923-7534(23)04228-X/fulltext

In this episode of SurgOnc Today®, Deepa Magge, MD, and Abhineet Uppal, MD, provide a recap of highlights from the SSO Advanced Cancer Therapies conference held in February 2024.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today®, Yinin Hu, MD, and Sarah Fisher, MD, are joined by Neal Saunders, MD, and Heather Wachtel, MD, for a discussion of molecular testing for thyroid nodules and how to incorporate this adjunct into clinical practice.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today®, Doreen Agnese, MD, and Sarah Blair, MD, discuss data presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, including updates on cryoablation, use of immediate lymphatic reconstruction, decision aids in management of DCIS, surgical complications in patients treated with immunotherapy for ER positive tumors, and quality of life in older patients treated with endocrine therapy.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today®, Dr. Melanie Ongchin from the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Trang Nguyen from Washington University, and Dr. Molly Kledzik from WVU are joined by Ms. Lindsay Barad, a patient and advocate for PMP Pals. Diagnosed with LAMN with PMP, Lindsay shares her unique perspective on the patient experience following CRS/HIPEC, emphasizing the challenges and considerations of young female patients regarding fertility.