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Dr Jeanne Tie on How ctDNA Helps Guide Decisions in Cancer Care
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can now allow clinicians to better understand which patients are at high risk of recurrence and should be offered intensified chemotherapy, said Jeanne Tie, MBChB, FRACP, MD, medical oncologist and associate professor at the Walter+Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can now allow clinicians to better understand which patients are at high risk of recurrence and should be offered intensified chemotherapy, said Jeanne Tie, MBChB, FRACP, MD, medical oncologist and associate professor at the Walter+Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.
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For patients who are in early stages of cancer, how can tests that analyze circulating tumor DNA help guide decisions in a way that wasn't possible before?
So, what a ctDNA can offer now is that it can detect microscopic disease after surgery and determine or identify those at a very high risk of recurrence and those at low risk of recurrence. That would guide clinicians as to who would need to be offered adjuvant chemotherapy or intensified chemotherapy, compared to those with low-risk disease who they can de-escalate or even avoid chemotherapy and its associated side effects.
Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Urban Health Outreach
May 9th 2024In the series debut episode of "Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity," Mary Sligh, CRNP, and Chelsea Chappars, of Allegheny Health Network, explain how the Urban Health Outreach program aims to improve health equity for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Tackling Health Inequality: The Power of Education and Experience
April 30th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our final episode of this limited series and our conversation with Janine Jelks-Seale, MSPPM, director of health equity at UPMC Health Plan.
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