In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. David Cibula to discuss the ESGO Cervical Cancer Quality Indicators, which features as the Lead Article in the January 2020 issue of IJGC (https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/30/1/3). Dr. Cibula is the Chair of the Gynecologic Oncology Center at the General Faculty Hospital in Prague, Chair of the Central and Eastern European Gynaecologic Oncology Group (CEEGOG), as well as a Former ESGO president.
Jan 02, 2020•33 min
In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Michael Frumovitz (@Frumovitz) from MD Anderson Cancer Center to talk about updates on neuroendocrine tumors of the cervix. This podcast accompanies the lead article in our July 2019 issue, which can be found at ijgc.bmj.com/content/29/6/986.
Nov 25, 2019•17 min
Description: In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Shannon Westin (Twitter: @ShannonWestin) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about conservative management of endometrial cancer. They discuss the ideal candidates of conservative management, available imaging studies, discussing treatment options and side effects with patients, as well as response rates and recurrence.
Nov 25, 2019•16 min
In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Mario Leitao (Twitter: @leitaomd) from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to talk about management of vulvovaginal melanoma.
Nov 25, 2019•30 min
In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Robert Soslow from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to talk about the three-tier classification of cervical carcinoma. The discuss the patterns A, B, and C in the Silva classification scheme and the clinical implications and reproducibility of these patterns. Check out Dr. Soslow's previous podcast for further information: Bmjpodcasts – The-importance-and-clinical-relevance-of-classifica...
Nov 25, 2019•18 min
In this rebroadcasted episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. David Gershenson (Twitter: @RareOvarCancers) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about updates on management of low-grade ovarian tumors. They discuss the grading classifications, the history and survival of low-grade and high-grade serous carcinoma, and determining the ideal patients for surgery or other types of treatment.
Nov 25, 2019•22 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Robert Coleman (Twitter: @rcoledude) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about the results of GOG 213
Nov 20, 2019•33 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Robert Soslow to talk about updates on endometrial cancer pathology. Rob Soslow has been the lead gynecologic pathologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for nearly 20 years and has served on the executive committee of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists, the council of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and the editorial boards of several journals, including the Inter...
Nov 15, 2019•38 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Igance Vergote to talk about HIPEC in advanced ovarian cancer. Professor Ignace Vergote is Chairman of the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the Catholic University Leuven since 2003. He published more than 900 papers on gynecologic cancer in peer-reviewed journals and his work was cited more than 50.000 times. He served as President of IGCS, ESGO, EORTC-GCG and ENGOT.
Nov 15, 2019•23 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Nicole Fleming to talk about imaging and laparoscopy in assessment of advanced ovarian cancer. Dr. Fleming is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She is the Chair of the Ovarian Cancer quality improvement committee for her department and has special research interests in surgical innovation in ovarian cancer.
Nov 08, 2019•22 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Walter Gotlieb to talk about robotic surgery for interval cytoreduction in advanced ovarian cancer and his article, "Incorporating robotic surgery into the management of ovarian cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy" (https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/early/2019/10/09/ijgc-2019-000413), which is the Lead Article for the November 2019 issue of the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. Dr. Gotlieb is Profe...
Oct 29, 2019•20 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. Henrik Falconer from Karolinska University Hospital to talk about the RACC trial. Dr. Falconer is the Head of Gynecological Oncology at Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden and the Principal Investigator for the RACC trial.
Oct 22, 2019•23 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Reitan Riberio from the Erasto Gertner Hospital in Brazil to talk about uterine transposition surgery.
Oct 14, 2019•22 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Alexander Melamed from Columbia University to talk about health services research in gynecologic oncology. Dr. Melamed is an assistant professor in Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a gynecologic oncologist practicing at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. His research seeks to improve cancer care by applying innovative study designs and analyt...
Oct 07, 2019•18 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Ester Miralpeix from Hospital Del Mar to talk about prehabilitation programs in gynecologic oncology and her article, ""Role and impact of multimodal prehabilitation for gynecologic oncology patients in an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program"" {https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/early/2019/08/30/ijgc-2019-000597), which is the Lead Article for the November 2019 issue of IJGC. Dr. Ester Miralpeix is curr...
Sep 30, 2019•23 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Amir Jazaeri from the MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide an introductory overview of the current state and future challenges for immunotherapy in gynecologic cancers. Dr. Jazaeri is a Professor and the Director of the Gynecologic Cancer Immunotherapy Program in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center. Since his recruitment to MD...
Sep 26, 2019•18 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Marie Plante to talk about the CONTESSA/NEOCON Trial and conservative management of cervical cancer. Dr. Plante has a major interest in minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approaches in the treatment of gynecologic cancers and in fertility-preserving surgery for young women with cervical cancer. Dr Plante is currently leading two important international trials the SHAPE trial and the Contessa trial and current...
Sep 17, 2019•22 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Joe Dottino from the MD Anderson Cancer Center to talk about HCAHPS scores and gynecologic oncology outcomes. Dr. Joseph Dottino is in his final year of fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His research interests include quality and safety in cancer care and cost-effectiveness in gynecologic oncology.
Sep 10, 2019•17 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Amanika Kumar from the Mayo Clinic to talk about the role of Normothermia in gynecologic oncology. Dr. Amanika Kumar, MD, is a gynecologic oncologist at Mayo Clinic. She researches ovarian cancer patient outcomes and quality of life with a focus on surgical outcomes, frailty, and sarcopenia.
Sep 03, 2019•19 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Scott Glaser from City of Hope to talk about the the new classification of "Unfavorable Risk Criteria" for endometrial cancer. Be sure to read his article, "A proposal for a new classification of ‘unfavorable risk criteria’ in patients with stage I endometrial cancer," published in the September 2019 issue of IJGC. Dr. Glaser is a radiation oncologist at City of Hope in greater Los Angeles, California, where...
Aug 27, 2019•19 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Alejandro Rauh-Hain from MD Anderson Cancer Center to talk about the role of laparoscopy at interval cytoreduction.
Aug 21, 2019•15 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. James Wright from Colubia University College of Physicians and Surgeons to talk about postoperative therapy in stage IC mucinous tumors.
Aug 12, 2019•15 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. Anais Malpica from MD Anderson Cancer Center to talk about mesenchymal tumors of the uterus.
Aug 05, 2019•35 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Krish Tewari from UCI Health to talk about the role of bevacizumab in upfront management of ovarian cancer.
Jul 30, 2019•23 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Mario Leitao from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to talk about management of vulvovaginal melanoma.
Jul 23, 2019•30 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Frederic Amant from UZ Leuven to talk about cancer in pregnancy.
Jul 08, 2019•21 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass (@IARC_DIR ) from the International Agency for Research on Cancer to talk about the global impact of HPV vaccination.
Jul 08, 2019•17 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Anuja Jhingran from MD Anderson Cancer Center to talk about current indications and strategies for radiation therapy in endometrial cancer.
Jul 02, 2019•22 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Michael Frumovitz from MD Anderson Cancer Center to talk about updates on neuroendocrine tumors of the cervix. This podcast accompanies the lead article in our July issue, which can be found at https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/29/6/986.
Jun 25, 2019•17 min
In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Lois Ramondetta from MD Anderson Cancer Center to talk about updates on Updates on HPV vaccination and cervical cancer prevention.
Jun 19, 2019•19 min
