The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast

The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast

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Episode 167: Pancreatic Cancer Series, Pt. 2 – Resectable Disease

This week our pancreatic cancer series moves from diagnosis to management, starting with resectable disease. Using the case of a 68-year-old man with a 2.8 cm adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head, we define what "resectable" actually means, review the operation and the goal of a ...  Show more

Episode 166: Pancreatic Cancer Series, Pt. 1 – Biology, Diagnosis, and Staging

This week we kick off a brand-new series on pancreatic cancer, starting with the fundamentals. Using the case of a 68-year-old man with painless jaundice, weight loss, and new-onset diabetes, we cover the epidemiology and sobering survival statistics of pancreatic ductal adenocar ...  Show more

Episode 165: CLL Updates Series, Pt. 2 – Relapsed/Refractory in 2026

This week we wrap up our two-part CLL update by turning to relapsed and refractory disease. We pick up with the 68-year-old man from Part 1, now a year out from frontline therapy and showing signs of relapse. We cover when relapse actually needs treatment, the history of BTK inhi ...  Show more

Episode 164: CLL Updates Series, Pt. 1 – Frontline Therapy in 2026

This week we kick off a two-part update to our CLL series, covering what has changed in frontline management since our original episodes. Using the case of a 68-year-old man with newly diagnosed, symptomatic CLL, we revisit the essential steps before treatment: confirming an indi ...  Show more

Episode 163: Head and Neck Cancer Series, Pt. 5 – Recurrent, Relapsed, and Metastatic Disease

This week the Head and Neck series turns to what happens when local therapy isn't enough — recurrent, relapsed, and metastatic disease. Using the case of a woman with a laryngeal cancer recurrence, we work through the first and most important question (recurrence versus second pr ...  Show more