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IJGC Podcast

The International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (IJGC) podcast explores the latest research on detection, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of gynecologic malignancies. Enjoy interviews with leading experts as they discuss novel and relevant topics in the field of gynecologic cancer. Join Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez and his guests for an interactive and educational experience. Subscribe now or listen on your favourite podcast platform. IJGC - ijgc.bmj.com - is the official journal of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology.
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Episodes

Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy RCT with Mario Leitao

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Mario Leitao to discuss prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy RCT. Dr. Leitao is currently an Attending Surgeon in the Department of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medical College. He currently serves as Program Director for the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship. Dr. Leitao is also the Director for the Min...

Nov 12, 202130 min

GROINSS-V-II/GOG 270 Trial with Ate van der Zee and Brian Slomovitz

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Drs. Ate van der Zee and Brian Slomovitz to discuss the GROINSS-V-II/GOG 270 Trial. Dr. Brian Slomovitz is a Gynecologic Oncologist at Broward Health and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University. He is an internationally recognized leader in gynecologic oncology clinical trials, specifically in immunotherapy and novel biomarker therapeutics. H...

Nov 05, 202146 min

Racial Inequities in Immunotherapy Trials with Katherine Grette and Nathaniel Jones

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Drs. Katherina Grette and Nathaniel Jones to discuss racial inequities in immunotherapy trials and their article, “Not immune to inequity: minority under-representation in immunotherapy trials for breast and gynecologic cancers,” which is the Lead Article in IJGC’s November 2021 issue. (https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/early/2021/09/21/ijgc-2021-002557) Dr. Katherine Grette attended medical school at the University ...

Oct 29, 202130 min

Pembrolizumab for Persistent, Recurrent, Metastatic Cervical Cancer:KEYNOTE 826 w/ Nicoletta Colombo

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Professor Nicoletta Colombo to discuss pembrolizumab for persistent, recurrent, metastatic cervical cancer: KEYNOTE 826. Professor Nicoletta Colombo graduated in medicine in 1980, completing specialty training in obstetrics and gynaecology in 1984 at the University of Milan, Italy. After a training period at Charing Cross Hospital and Royal Marsden Hospital in London, she became a Clinical Research Associate at ...

Oct 21, 202136 min

JAVELIN 100 & 200 Trials with Bradley Monk

Dr. Bradley Monk is a member of Arizona Oncology and part of the US Oncology Network and continues to practice in Phoenix. Most recently, he has been appointed the US Oncology Medical Director of Gynecologic Oncology Research. Dr. Monk is also a Professor on the Clinical Scholar Track at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and works at Arizona Oncology (US Oncology Network). Dr. Monk’s research interests include the prevention and treatment of gynecologic cancers. Dr. Monk is...

Oct 15, 202142 min

ConCerv Trial with Kathleen Schmeler

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Kathleen Schmeler to discuss the ConCerv Trial. Dr. Schmeler is the lead author of ConCerv: a prospective trial of conservative surgery for low-risk early-stage cervical cancer, which is the Lead Article of IJGC’s October 2021 issue. Dr. Schmeler is a Professor in Gynecologic Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She provides care to women with gynecologic malignancies including surg...

Sep 29, 202148 min

The Mentor’s Podcast with Christina Fotopoulou

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Professor Christina Fotopoulou for another installment of the Mentor’s Podcast. Professor Fotopoulou works at the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London, UK. She is an elected ESGO council member and Chair of the ESGO guidelines committee. Christina Fotopoulou (@CF_PC_OvCaGroup / @HopkinsMedNews) Highlights: - Early support from mentors and "giants" in the field, national and international n...

Sep 29, 202139 min

Role of hysterectomy in stage IVB uterine cancer with Yuefeng Wang and Matthew Ballo

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Drs. Yuefeng Wang and Matthew Ballo to discuss role of hysterectomy in stage IVB uterine cancer. Dr. Yuefeng Wang is a radiation oncologist and Dr. Matthew Ballo is a radiation oncologist, and the Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, West Cancer Center and Research Institute, Memphis, TN. Yuefeng Wang and Matthew Ballo (@YuefengWang2 / @west_cancer) Highlights: -For uterine cancer with pelvic/abdomen m...

Sep 24, 202127 min

Racial Disparities in Endometrial Cancer Screening with Ultrasound with Kemi Doll

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Kemi Doll to discuss racial disparities in endometrial cancer screening with ultrasound. Dr. Kemi Doll is a gynecologic oncologist, health services researcher, and Associate Professor at the University of Washington, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her expertise is in Black-White disparities in endometrial cancer outcomes in the United States. Kemi Doll (@kemidoll / @uwmedicine / @uwashobgyn)...

Sep 17, 202132 min

ENDO3 Trial with Andreas Obermair

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Andreas Obermair to discuss the ENDO3 Trial. Dr. Obermair is a gynaecological oncologist in Brisbane, Australia, promoting surgery with proven better patient outcomes. Highlights •ENDO3 exemplifies the need to question current standard clinical practice if this practice – while performed routinely - has not shown patient benefit. •ENDO3 employs meticulous methodology and has been designed with input from gyn...

Sep 08, 202137 min

HIPEC in Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery: A Phase II trial with Oliver Zivanovic&Roisin O’Cearbhaill

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Drs. Oliver Zivanovic and Roisin O'Cearbhaill. Dr. Roisin O’Cearbhaill, MD, is a medical oncologist and the Research Director of the Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service and the Clinical Director of the Solid Tumor Program, Cellular Therapy Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, with a joint faculty appointment at Weill Cornell Medical College. Nationally, she serves as the Chair, Developmental Thera...

Aug 27, 202144 min

ESGO Guidelines on Perioperative Management Ovarian Cancer with Christina Fotopoulou

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Professor Christina Fotopoulou to discuss the ESGO Guidelines on Perioperative Management Ovarian Cancer. Professor Fotopoulou is the lead author of “European Society of Gynaecological Oncology guidelines for the peri-operative management of patients with ovarian cancer,” which is the Lead Article of IJGC’s September 2021 issue. Professor Fotopoulou works at the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial Colle...

Aug 19, 202150 min

Uterine Serous Cancers: Advances and Novel Approaches and James Stuart Ferriss

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. James Stuart Ferriss to discuss advances and novel approaches in uterine serous cancers. Dr. Ferriss is an assistant professor in the Kelly Gynecologic Oncology division, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is the program director of the Montz fellowship in gynecologic oncology. Highlights: •Uterine serous carcinomas represent less than 10% of all uterine cancers, bu...

Aug 19, 202135 min

The Mentors Podcast with Ignace Vergote

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Professor Ignace Vergote joins us for the Mentor’s Podcast. 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 has been cited more than 50,000 times. He served as President of IGCS, ESGO, EORTC-GCG and ENGOT. Ignace Vergote (@UZLeuven)

Aug 13, 202145 min

Primary Cytoreduction for Advanced Endometrial Cancer with Rebecca Previs and Benjamin Albright

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Drs. Rebecca Previs and Benjamin Albright to discuss primary cytoreduction for advanced endometrial cancer. Dr. Rebecca Previs is an assistant professor within the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecologic at Duke University Medical Center, Duke Cancer Institute in Durham, NC. Her translational research interests include understanding how the immune microenvironment and ...

Jul 27, 202142 min

Minimally Invasive Surgery in Stage IA Cervical Cancer with Dimitrios Nasioudis

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Dimitrios Nasioudis to discuss minimally invasive surgery in stage IA cervical cancer and his article, "Minimally invasive hysterectomy for stage IA cervical carcinoma: a survival analysis of the National Cancer Database," which is the Lead Article in the August 2021 issue of IJGC. Dr. Nasioudis is a resident at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. His current interests include popul...

Jul 27, 202127 min
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