SSO Education Series—From Gaps to Gains: Building Clinical Trials to Advance Cancer Equity in Low-Resource Settings
Release Date: 04/15/2026
SSO Education Series: Understanding Why Clinical Trials Fail?
SurgOnc Today®
On this episode of SurgOnc Today, Dr. Mihir M. Shah interviews Drs. Shailesh Shrikhande and Syed Ahmad about why clinical trials fail, highlighting key challenges in trial design, patient accrual, execution, and adoption in surgical oncology.
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SSO Education Series: Highlights from Advanced Cancer Therapies Meeting 2026
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In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Drs. Kostas Chouliaras and Laura Enomoto recap the highlights from the Advanced Cancer Therapies Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with Drs. Michael Lidsky, Jason Foster, and Mecker Moller.
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SOI Article Series:" Trends in incidence of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma in the United States 2001-2019"
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In this episode of SurgOnc Today's Surgical Oncology Insight series, Dr. Brittany Barber discusses with Dr. Sid Puram his paper “Trends in incidence of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma in the United States 2001-2019".
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SSO Education Series—SSO, ACPMP, and PMP Pals: Educating the Medical Community & Patients on the International Patient Manifesto for Peritoneal Malignancies
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In this episode of SurgOnc Today, key components of the recently launched Patient Manifesto will be discussed by appendix cancer medical experts and advocacy organizations. The goal of the podcast is to educate the medical community and our patient community on this manifesto and how we can work together to advance these key initiatives.
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ASO Article Series—Recurrence Patterns and Survival Outcomes in Clinical Stage IIB/IIC Melanoma: Can We Stratify Patients for Consideration of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy
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In this new episode of Speaking of SurgOnc, Dr. Rick Greene & Dr. Mohammed Farooq discuss the article "Recurrence Patterns and Survival Outcomes in Clinical Stage IIB/IIC Melanoma: Can We Stratify Patients for Consideration of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy", from the January 2026 issue of the Annals of Surgical Oncology.
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SSO Education Series—From Gaps to Gains: Building Clinical Trials to Advance Cancer Equity in Low-Resource Settings
SurgOnc Today®
In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Drs. Cherif Boutros, Juliet Lumati, Sergio Aguilar, and Olusegun Alatise discuss the unique opportunities and challenges involved in launching and sustaining clinical trials in low-resource settings, with a spotlight on cancer care in Nigeria. Through a conversational format, the speakers will share personal experiences and lessons learned from building trial infrastructure, navigating ethics and regulatory hurdles, and ensuring data quality and patient retention in fragmented health systems. The session will also highlight strategies for securing funding,...
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Negotiating Your Second Contract
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On this episode of SurgOnc Today, we discuss how early-career surgical oncologists can strategically approach 2nd contract renegotiations. Dr. Robin Schmitz is joined by Dr. Rajesh Ramanathan and Dr. Brett Ecker as they share contrasting perspectives, one having stayed and grown within the same institution, the other with a recent transition to a new academic center. Together, they discuss how to assess your value, understand leverage, and navigate decisions around compensation, academic advancement, clinical resources, and leadership opportunities. Whether you’re planning to stay or...
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SSO Education Series: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Oncology
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On this episode of SurgOnc Today, Ko Un (Clara) Park, MD and Andrea Abbott, MD, MCSR lead a discussion with Taiwo Adesoye, MD and Kevin Hughes, MD to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tools are revolutionizing clinical decision-making and patient outcomes in surgical oncology. Real-world applications such as pathology image analysis, assistance during tumor board, and utilizing "ambient scribing" to reduce documentation burdens are discussed.
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Negotiating Your First Contract
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In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Dr. Lily Saadat is joined by Dr. Austin Williams and Dr. Mackenzie Shindorf to discuss negotiating your first contract as a surgical attending. This podcast is geared towards trainees who are preparing to transition from training to independent practice and will cover what matters most in a contract, common pitfalls to avoid, and how to best advocate for yourself during this process.
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SSO Education Series: Joining Cooperative Group Trial
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On this episode of SurgOnc Today, Flavio Rocha, Professor and Division Head of Surgical Oncology at OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, leads a discussion about engagement of surgeons in the National Clinical Trials Network cooperative groups with Sepideh Gholami, Associate Professor and Director of Translational Research in Surgical Oncology at Northwell Health, and Michael Lowe, Associate Professor and Director of the Melanoma Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. They discuss the impact that surgeons can have on the design and implementation of NCI-sponsored clinical trials and...
info_outlineIn this episode of SurgOnc Today, Drs. Cherif Boutros, Juliet Lumati, Sergio Aguilar, and Olusegun Alatise discuss the unique opportunities and challenges involved in launching and sustaining clinical trials in low-resource settings, with a spotlight on cancer care in Nigeria. Through a conversational format, the speakers will share personal experiences and lessons learned from building trial infrastructure, navigating ethics and regulatory hurdles, and ensuring data quality and patient retention in fragmented health systems.
The session will also highlight strategies for securing funding, fostering local and global collaborations, and designing trials that are both scientifically rigorous and contextually relevant. Listeners will gain practical insights into how clinical research can drive health equity, and how global societies can support the next generation of investigators in low- and middle-income countries.