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Episodes
Episode 31: Journal Club: To re-challenge or not in refractory pneumonitis
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Dr. Afreen Shariff is joined by guest host Dr. Pankti Reid, Rheumatologist, University of Chicago where they discuss the topic "To re-challenge o...
Episode 30: Fatigue and Cancer- Symptom of cancer or a sign of a toxicity?
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff (Duke, Citrus Oncology) and Dr. Pauline Funchain (Stanford) as they discuss a common yet challenging topic of fatigue in...
Episode 29: Balancing conversations about toxicities
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Drs. Afreen Shariff and Pauline Funchain as they discuss with health care communications expert Dr. Timothy Gilligan from Cleveland Clinic ...
Episode 28: Alliance Clinical Trial for Immune Mediated toxicities
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Pauline Funchain as they discuss with Dr. David Kozono, a radiation oncologist at Dana Farber Cancer Institute a...
Episode 27: ASPirE- The International Alliance for Support and Prevention of immune related Events
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Executive Committee of ASPirE- Dr. Afreen Shariff, Dr. Pauline Funchain, Dr. Kerry Reynolds, Dr. Alexa Meara and Dr. Elad Sharon as they disc...
Episode 26: Cancer treatments and the Heart
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the effect of cancer treatments on the heart. Who needs to see a cardiologist before, during and after cancer treatment- the When and Why ...
Episode 25: Adrenal Insufficiency- What patients need to know.
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Pauline Funchain as they break down Adrenal Insufficiency from cancer treatments in simple terms for patients, caregiv...
Episode 24: Costs of adverse events in Renal Cell Carcinoma
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn from the experts about the costs associated with irAEs in patients treated for Renal Cell Carcinoma. Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. T...
Episode 23: Emotional impact of side effects on patients and caregivers
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest expert and Psychologist, Dr. Rebecca Shelby about the emotional impacts lik...
Episode 22: Germline Variants, Toxicities and ICI
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest experts from Dana Farber Cancer Institute, GU Oncologist Dr. Toni Chou...
Episode 21: Thyroid disease in cancer patients. What you need to know as a patient!
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts: Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest experts and thyroidologists Dr. Trevor Angell and Dr. Anupam K...
Episode 20: Patient experience, advocacy and immune toxicities
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with Dena Battle from KCCure- an evidence based, patient driven advocacy organiza...
Episode 19: ICI use in Special Populations
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they talk to expert oncologists Dr. Sharon and Dr. Nagash to learn about Immune Checkpoint Inh...
Episode 18: Immune mediated neurological toxicities (Part 2)
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn from the experts about the latest in immune mediated neurological toxicities. Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discu...
Episode 17: Autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes: Challenge for our patients and clinicians
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn from the experts about the clinical diagnosis and multidisciplinary management of autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes. Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff ...
Episode 16: Learning about Immune mediated Adverse events from a trainees persepective
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with resident physicians Dr. Harsh Patolia, Dr. Nathan Hirshman and Dr. Michelle ...
Episode 15: Neuro-toxicities from Immune checkpoint Blockade: Rare and complex (Part 1)
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn from the experts about immune mediated neurological toxicities. Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest ...
Episode 14: Immune Mediated Liver Injury
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn from the experts about the latest in Immune Mediated Liver Toxicities. Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with...
Episode 13: Skin Toxicities from Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (PART 2): Common and perplexing
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts: Learn from the experts about the latest in Onco- Dermatology and Immune skin Mediated toxicities. Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tia...
Episode 12: Skin Toxicities from Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (PART 1): Common and perplexing
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn from the experts about the latest in Onco- Dermatology and Immune skin Mediated toxicities. Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang...
Episode 11: Onco-Nephrology and Immune Mediated Nephrotoxicities
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn from the experts about the latest in Onco- Nephrology and Immune Mediated toxicities. Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as th...
Episode 10: Immune Mediated Pulmonary Toxicities
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest expert and Oncologist, Dr. Jarushka Naidoo about the complex and chall...
Episode 9: Immune Mediated Cardiac Toxicities: Diagnostic challenges, management and novel discoveries.
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest expert Dr. Javid Moslehi, MD, Cardiologist, Associate Professor of Med...
Episode 8: Immune Mediated Colitis- Novel discoveries and novel therapies
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn from the experts about the latest in scientific trials and novel therapies in the pipeline for management of Immune Mediated Colitis. Join our h...
Episode 7: Immune Mediated Colitis and lessons learnt from multidisciplinary team based management.
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn from the experts about the clinical diagnosis and multidisciplinary management of Immune Mediated Colitis. Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and...
Episode 6: Rheumatic adverse events: Discussions on biomarkers, collaborations and more.
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest experts and rheumatologists Dr. Leonard Calabrese and Dr. Cassandra Ca...
Episode 5: Immune mediated Myositis and Myalgia's: Diagnosis & management for the non-Rheumatologist
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts: Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest expert and Rheumatologist Dr. Sophia Weinmann about the comple...
Episode 4: Immune mediated Inflammatory Arthritis: Challenges in diagnosis and management
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss with guest expert and Rheumatologist Dr. Sophia Weinmann about the complex and ch...
Episode 3: Breaking down the diagnosis and management of Immune Hypophysitis
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join our host Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss all things Immune Hypophysitis and what you need to know to get better at managing...
Episode 2: Immune Related Thyroid Toxicities
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Tian Zhang as they discuss challenges encountered in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered Im...
Episode 1: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors have been transformative for cancer care. What have we learnt so far?
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts- Dr. Afreen Shariff, MD, Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Dr. Tian Zhang, MD, Genito-Urinary Oncologist, Assistant Professor...
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17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas