The Beacon Podcast
1) We're Removing The West Wind Podcast Video Feed - Now Watch on YouTube & BeaconMedIC.com
We're removing the West Wind Podcast video feed. You can still watch the podcast in video format on our YouTube channel (/BeaconMedIC) or at the BeaconMedIC.com website. Thanks!
2) Dr. Hossein Borghaei (Pt 2): Reflecting on Progress & Future Directions in Immunotherapy
Drs. Hossein Borghaei and host Jack West discuss long term outcomes in lung cancer with immunotherapy, potential utility of IO combinations, and when we can consider patients doing well on immunothera...Show More
3) Dr. Hossein Borghaei (Pt 1): On His Own at 16, Journey from Tehran to Philadelphia
Dr. Hossein Borghaei sits with Dr. Jack West and traces his difficult journey from war-torn Iran to Germary and then the US, which he made alone as a 16 year-old before having the opportunity to pursu...Show More
Dr. Hossein Borghaei (Pt 1): On His Own at 16, Journey from Tehran to Philadelphia
30:43 | Jul 22nd, 2019
4) Dr. Gideon Blumenthal (Pt 2): Working to Balance Access, Efficacy, and Safety at the FDA
Dr. West questions Dr. Gideon Blumenthal of the FDA about how he and his team there struggle to provide timely access to emerging cancer treatments, while also debating questions of the proper thresho...Show More
5) Dr. Gideon Blumenthal (Pt 1): The Journey into Working for the FDA on Cancer Treatment Regulation
Drs. Gideon Blumenthal & Jack West discuss his early career interests and trajectory from medical oncology training at the NIH to joining the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate oncology dru...Show More
6) Dr. Jack West on New Data Combining Radiation with Immunotherapy in Advanced NSCLC: A Brief Critical Review
Dr. Jack West provides a brief summary of key findings & limitations of two new papers just out in JAMA Oncology (Theelen et al & Bauml et al.) that evaluate the potential benefit of preceding immunot...Show More
7) Dr. Sandip Patel (Pt 2): Advances and Impasses in Precision Medicine for Cancer
Dr. Jack West speaks with Dr. Sandip Patel about how molecular oncology has changed outcomes in cancer care, but also how we face great difficulty in getting the knowledge & practice patterns out to c...Show More
Dr. Sandip Patel (Pt 2): Advances and Impasses in Precision Medicine for Cancer
31:50 | Jul 12th, 2019
8) Dr. Sandip Patel (Pt 1): The Importance of Language & Good Communication to Connect with Patients
Drs. Sandip Patel & host Jack West track his early interest in medicine and even oncology & the importance of good communication & value of effective use of language when working with patients with ca...Show More
9) Dr. Suzanne Dahlberg: A Statistician's Perspective on the Changing Landscape of Clinical Trials in Cancer
Dr. West speaks with Dr. Suzanne Dahlberg about her path into biostatistics, leadership in shaping trials with ECOG & Dana Farber Cancer Institute, & changing endpoints & trial designs in an era of mo...Show More
10) Dr. Puneeth Iyengar (Pt 2): Open Questions and Controversies in Radiation Oncology Today
Host Dr. Jack West questions Dr. Puneeth Iyengar, radiation oncologist at UT-Southwestern, about proton beam radiation therapy, risks & benefits of cranial irradiation, & local ablative therapy for lo...Show More