Medical Oncology

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Questions discussed in this category


There was a recall on viscous lidocaine and many of our patients cannot find it. What would you recommend as alternatives?

Does the type of autoimmune disease (ex IBD, rheumatoid arthritis, interstitial lung disease) matter?

Assuming no symptoms of TB, should patients be treated for latent TB prior to starting TNF inhibitors or other immunosuppressive agents?

Are there any instances where you would prefer a biosimilar rather than the reference product? 

Would the checkpoint inhibitor still work if blocking only that portion of the inflammatory cascade as opposed to more global blockade with steroids?

What is the risk of pregnancy loss in absence of anticoagulation? What would you suggest if the patient had anticoagulation in prior pregnancies and r...

Is there role for IVIG? Would you alter the dose or time course of steroid therapy?

Does treatment with B-cell depletion and/or negative anti-spike antibody status despite COVID mRNA vaccination influence your decision?

For medical oncologists, would you offer a PD-1/L1 inhibitor? For other subspecialties, how would you counsel the oncologist regarding the risk of usi...

Would you use immunosuppression in patients several years after curative treatment for melanoma?

What non-pharmacological interventions do you recommend? Do you routinely prescribe prophylactic laxatives to patients initiating opioids? How do you ...

Do you re-challenge with nivolumab alone, change from nivo 1/ipi 3 to nivo 3/ipi 1 upon re-challenge, or stop immunotherapy altogether if grade 3?&nbs...

How about those with metastatic disease eager to maintain quality of life? Do you risk progression of disease if the TNF blocker is re-started?


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