ASCO Guidelines

An interview with Dr. Timothy Gilligan from Taussig Cancer Institute and Institute and the Center for Excellence in Healthcare Communication, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH on the guideline providing guidance to oncology clinicians on how to use effective communication to optimize the patient-clinician relationship, patient and clinician well-being, and family well-being. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines

An interview with Dr. Betty R. Ferrell of City of Hope Medical Center on the guideline "Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update" which provides evidence-based recommendations to oncology clinicians, patients, family and friend caregivers, and palliative care specialists on the integration of palliative care into standard oncology care for all patients diagnosed with cancer. A guideline on palliative care in the global setting is currently in press with the Journal of Global Oncology and there will be an episode on this topic when it publishes. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines

An interview with Dr. Alison W. Loren of Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania on the ASCO guideline update which provides current recommendations about fertility preservation for adults and children with cancer. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/survivorship-guidelines

An interview with Dr. Michael J. Morris from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine on the ASCO clinical practice guideline which addresses abiraterone or docetaxel with androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for metastatic prostate cancer that has not been treated (or has been minimally treated) with testosterone-lowering agents. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/genitourinary-cancer-guidelines

An interview with Dr. Christopher Flowers of Emory University School of Medicine on the ASCO/IDSA clinical practice guideline which provides updated recommendations on outpatient management of fever and neutropenia in patients with cancer. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines

An interview with Dr. Bryan Schneider of the University of Michigan on the ASCO clinical practice guideline to increase awareness, outline strategies, and offer guidance on the recommended management of immune-related adverse events in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICPi) therapy. Read the full guideline at www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines