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1.24 Useless Medical Conferences and Dr. Adam Obley on Vascepa, Fish Oil, Vitamin D and Methotrexate
In this episode we discuss John Ioannidis' article on the uselessness of medical conferences, published in JAMA: "Are Medical Conferences Useful? And…
7 years, 9 months ago
1.23 BONUS! Developing Technology with Fewer Reversals: Maybe We Need More Translation Failure
This BONUS episode is the recording of a lecture given as part of the Biomedical Engineering Seminar series at Oregon Health & Science University on …
7 years, 9 months ago
1.22 Elo-Pom-Dex, Immunotherapy Combos, Inherent Bias, and the FDA with Dr. Erick Turner
In this episode, we tackle the recent papers in the New England Journal of Medicine on "Elotuzumab plus Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone for Multiple M…
7 years, 9 months ago
1.21 Nab-Paclitaxel in CCA, OS of PALOMA-3, Transparency, and Dr. Talal Hilal's Advice for Trainees
In this episode we question the conclusions of the phase II trial "Nab-Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine as First-line Treatment of Advanced or Metastatic C…
7 years, 10 months ago
1.20 Precision Oncology: Some Benefit, Mostly Hype and Mentorship with Dr. Andrae Vandross
We begin this episode analyzing the unrepentant hype of precision oncology in a monologue that was originally one half of a debate titled: "Is Precis…
7 years, 10 months ago
1.19 BONUS! Introduction to Cancer Drug Policy
This BONUS episode is the recording of a lecture given as part of a Cancer Intersession course for med students at Oregon Health & Science University…
7 years, 10 months ago
1.18 IMpassion130 and Hot-Spotting with Dr. Brian Chan
In this episode we evaluate the IMpassion130 trial on the use of atezolizumab in triple-negative breast cancer. We also interview Dr. Brian Chan of O…
7 years, 10 months ago
1.17 BONUS! Interpretation of Cancer Clinical Trials
This BONUS episode is the recording of a two-part talk addressed to oncology fellows given at Oregon Health & Science University on October 5 and Oct…
7 years, 10 months ago
1.16 BONUS! Crowdsourcing Data Analysis and Medical Reversal: Why 40% of What We Do is Wrong
This BONUS episode is the recording of the Hospitalist Grand Rounds given at Oregon Health & Science University on October 11, 2018. The talk is on m…
7 years, 10 months ago
1.15 Minimally Effective Treatments, CheckMate 331, and Dr. Adam Obley on Low-Value Healthcare
In this episode we review the recent paper in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology by Booth, C.M. and Detsky, A.S. titled "Why patients receive treatment…
7 years, 10 months ago