S3 E3 The Oncology Journal Club Podcast: To INFINITY and Beyond! Rethinking Treatment Paradigms and Common Sense Trial Design

The Oncology Podcast

The Oncology Podcast
S3 E3 The Oncology Journal Club Podcast: To INFINITY and Beyond! Rethinking Treatment Paradigms and Common Sense Trial Design
Apr 23, 2025 Season 3 Episode 3
The Oncology Network presents The Oncology Journal Club Podcast

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Welcome to The Oncology Journal Club Podcast Series 3
Hosted by Professor Craig Underhill, Dr Kate Clarke & Professor Christopher Jackson | Proudly produced by The Oncology Network

The Oncology Journal Club team take a deep dive into three standout papers:

  • Craig kicks us off with a timely perspective on the long-term toxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors—are we ready to widen the lens? He highlights the need for more comprehensive research on survivorship issues including quality of life, financial impact and psychological outcomes.
  • Kate brings us the exciting results from the INFINITY study on gastric and gastroesophageal cancers which shows impressive complete response rates in dMMR gastric cancers but at prohibitive costs — and poses a big question: are we ready to rethink treatment paradigms?
  • And CJ unpacks the Common Sense Oncology principles for designing better phase 3 trials — Common Sense Oncology principles offer a patient-centred framework for designing and reporting clinical trials.
  • Of course, we’ve also got our Quick Bites—those quirky, surprising papers that made us raise an eyebrow or two. From RNA vaccines in pancreatic cancer to updated ASCO guidelines for small cell lung cancer, it’s a rapid-fire segment you won’t want to miss.

For links to the papers discussed and bios of our hosts, head to the show notes on oncologynetwork.com.au.

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