Podcast Category: Clinical Trials

Ep 24: Making the Case for Clinical Trials at All Stages of Treatment

This is Cancer – Ep. 24: Making the Case for Clinical Trials at All Stages of Treatment

Featuring Lannis Hall, MD; and Byron, cancer survivor

When Byron was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he underwent surgery to have it removed. But when doctors noticed his PSA levels were still rising following the procedure, they offered him access to an open clinical trial. Byron shares his experiences from the 6-month trial along with his Washington University radiation oncologist Lannis Hall, MD. From upsides, to side effects, Byron and Dr. Hall use his story to illustrate the benefits of clinical trials, and how each trial’s research furthers our understanding and potential cures for cancer.

About This Episode

When monitoring Byron after his prostate cancer surgery, doctors noted his rising PSA levels and recommended an open clinical trial. He and his wife asked a lot of questions and were convinced the trial was a good next step. Byron shares his experience as a participant in the 6-month trial along with his physician, Washington University radiation oncologist Lannis Hall, MD.

From upsides, to side effects, Byron and Hall use his personal story to illustrate why access to clinical trials is a huge benefit for patients with cancer and how the research each trial establishes changes our understanding of the disease and drives how cancers are cured.

“This is Cancer” is brought to you by Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and produced at Spot Content Studio in St. Louis, MO.

Ep 11: It Takes Two: One Diagnosis Becomes a Journey for Partners

This is Cancer – Episode 11: Conquering Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Trials and Miracle Surgeries

Featuring Kian-Huat Lim, MD, PhD; Koushik Das, MD; and Pam, a cancer survivor

The odds weren’t favorable when Pam was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but thanks to her team at Siteman Cancer Center, and the unrelenting support of her husband and caretaker, Charlie, she was able to beat those odds. Washington University Physicians Dr. Lim and Dr. Das join us in the studio as we learn how patients are now surviving this infamously deadly cancer and the clinical trials aimed to better treat the disease.

About This Episode

It wasn’t Pam’s first cancer diagnosis. In fact, because of a rare genetic disorder she has, Pam and her husband, Charlie, expected she would be diagnosed more than once. Together, they faced routine screenings and tests. But pancreatic cancer wasn’t expected. An evening call in the fall of 2021 began Pam and Charlie’s journey. While she received treatment, he supported her. Washington University medical oncologist Kian-Huat Lim, MD, PhD, and Washington University gastroenterologist Koushik Das, MD, explain how clinical trials, chemotherapy, surgery and new daily medication make surviving pancreatic cancer possible.

“This is Cancer” is brought to you by Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and produced at Spot Content Studio in St. Louis, MO.