Backstage @ Upstage

This podcast is an interview format with guests to talk about Entertainment, Medicine, Thrivers and Survivors of lung cancer.

Episodes

ALL IN THE FAMILY Is Lung Cancer Inherited?

June 10, 2025 • 37 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Jaclyn LoPiccolo, MD, Ph.D., Pasi Janne, MD, Ph.D., Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Jill Feldman, EGFR Resisters Hildy opens with a powerful anecdote about an early Upstage Lung Cancer Board member whose mother, grandmother, and aunt all had lung cancer. She endured months of allergy and antibiotic treatments … Continue reading

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Living with ALK+: Diagnosis, Treatment, & Hope

May 7, 2025 • 33 mins

A Biomarker Dialogue Between Patient and Scientist HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Marc Muskavitch, PhD, ALK+ & Zachary Rogers, PhD, Research Fellow, Koch Institute at MIT This episode features a powerful conversation between two scientists, one now navigating life as a Stage 4 ALK+ lung cancer patient. Most lung cancer patients only learn … Continue reading

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THE RIDDLE OF DRUG RESPONSE: Why Does A Drug Work For One Person And Not Another?

March 11, 2025 • 35 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Zachary Rogers, Ph.D. Postdoc at MIT | American Cancer Society Fellow Lung cancer treatment is undergoing a revolution. In the last 15 years, we’ve transitioned from broad chemotherapy to precision medicine, targeting the specific genetic drivers of each patient’s cancer. This shift, along with the rise of immunotherapy, … Continue reading Read more

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Improvise Life! Seize The Day While Living With Cancer

February 17, 2025 • 41 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: James Hiter, Streak for A Cure James and Hildy had a similar experience in having their lung cancer found by accident. James, a “streaker” who runs daily, epitomized health. So, a lung cancer diagnosis—discovered accidentally during a bout of the flu—came as a devastating shock. A routine X-ray … Continue reading

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Beyond the Breast: Unraveling HER2 in Lung Cancer, What A Difference 20 Years Makes!

January 16, 2025 • 37 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Zofia Piotrowska, MD, MHS, Massachusetts General Hospital This podcast delves deeper into the evolving understanding of the HER2 biomarker in lung cancer, twenty years after its discovery. We’re joined by Dr. Zofia Piotrowska, renowned oncologist and researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital, to build on our previous discussion, “HER2 … Continue reading

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Kicking Cancer! From Diagnosis to Defiance: One Survivor’s Story

December 13, 2024 • 40 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: TERRI CONNERAN, Founder of KRAS Kickers Imagine facing five recurrences of cancer in seven years. Terri Conneran did, and she turned her adversity into a powerful force for change. Terri embodies the strength of the will to defy the odds of a cancer diagnosis and emerges as a … Continue reading

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Size Matters! Small Cell Neuroendocrine Tumors Pack A Mighty Wallop

November 15, 2024 • 42 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Carl Gay, MD, MD Anderson, Misty Shields, MD, Ph.D., Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. Hildy shares her experience of losing a friend who was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal system. Knowing that neuroendocrine cells are present in the lungs prompted Hildy to wonder if lung … Continue reading Read more

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Everything Old Is New Again! Imagine This: Repurposing Existing Drugs For New Uses

October 15, 2024 • 39 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Jaime Cheah, Ph.D., Director of Collaborative Screening in the Center for the Development of Therapeutics at the Broad Institute and Jane Wilkinson, co-founder and president of CANCollaborate Our guests, Jane Wilkinson and Jaime Cheah join the conversation to tell us about some incredible work to expand the use … Continue reading

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Misunderstandings About Clinical Trials Reflecting On Past Lessons to Future Innovations

September 17, 2024 • 42 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Geoff Oxnard, MD, VP Clinical Development, Global Head Thoracic Cancer | Thoracic Oncologist, Boston Medical Center With so many misunderstandings about clinical trials, this podcast aims to clarify what a clinical trial is, how they have changed over time, why it is important to inform patients about them … Continue reading

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GROUNDBREAKING TREATMENTS FOR CANCER What’s New in Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer?

August 7, 2024 • 39 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: David Barbie, MD and Elliott Brea MD, Ph.D. As Albert Einstein said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” That said, our guests on this podcast share groundbreaking research that investigates new ways of using one’s own immune system to fight cancer. Understanding … Continue reading

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WHAT NO ONE EVER TOLD YOU: HOW TO SUPPORT LUNG CANCER PATIENTs AND FAMILIES

June 19, 2024 • 36 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Francine Jacobson, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston The process of being diagnosed and treated for lung cancer is often an arduous one. Hildy discusses her own winding road – how slipping on the stairs while wearing new shoes ultimately led to diagnosis and successful treatment. The … Continue reading

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WHAT’S UP DOC? Current and Future Lung Cancer Care

May 13, 2024 • 42 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Jacob Sands, MD and Julia Rotow, MD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Do you worry about cancer? Do you, or does someone you love, have cancer? Our guests today explore the often-worrisome journey from screening and diagnosis to treatment. This podcast features a thoughtful conversation among oncologists who share … Continue reading

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LISTENING TO THE PATIENT’S VOICE: We Are All Patients, Sometime

April 4, 2024 • 36 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Cheryl Davis, of Red Thred Solutions; Lauren Coye, Patient and Patient Advocate What often goes unheard in medical situations is the patient’s voice. Our guests have a lot to say about this matter. Cheryl Davis has extensive experience in patient advocacy in the pharmaceutical industry. Now she aids … Continue reading

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BLACK WOMEN AT HIGH RISK FOR LUNG CANCER? It Takes a Village

March 7, 2024 • 34 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman, Co-Host: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Chi Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD with Alexandra Potter and Deepti Srinivasan Our podcasts have focused on disparities in healthcare, particularly in Hispanic, Asian, and rural communities. This podcast considers the Black community in the US, and in particular, black women. What do we know about lung cancer differences … Continue reading

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RADON: A MAJOR CAUSE OF LUNG CANCER- TAKE ACTION!

February 1, 2024 • 42 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman, Co-Host: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Jacqueline Nixon and Gloria Linnertz Radon is a radioactive gas released in rocks and soil, possibly in your home or where you work. It’s odorless, tasteless, and invisible and can seep up through the ground and circulate into the air. As a result, Radon can enter homes through … Continue reading

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DID YOU KNOW LUNG CANCER’S A WOMEN’S DISEASE?

January 10, 2024 • 37 mins

What Women Need to Know About Lung Cancer Host: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich, co-host Guest: Narjust Duma Flores, MD Lung Cancer has a reputation of being a man’s disease. Today this notion couldn’t be further than the truth. Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer of women as well as men, taking more … Continue reading

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HER2 BIOMARKER ISN’T JUST ABOUT HER Not Just a Breast biomarker!

December 15, 2023 • 42 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman, Co-Host: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Pasi Janne, MD, Ph.D., Director, Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and the Scientific Director of the Belfer Center for Applied Cancer Research Gabrielle Goodman, HER2 patient Bill Brand, HER2 patient Caren Suesserman, Exon 20 Group Virtual Meeting Leader and Patient Advocate Most people are … Continue reading Read more

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Have You Heard Of Biomarker Testing? If So, How To Get It When You Need It

November 10, 2023 • 42 mins

HOST: Hildy Grossman, Co-Host: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Anthony Sireci, MD, and Hilary Hammell, MD In this podcast, we ask the question, “Along with an accurate cancer diagnosis, why is comprehensive biomarker testing so important? Our guest, Dr. Anthony Sireci, vice president of clinical biomarker and diagnostics development at Loxo@Lilly, has devoted his career to biomarker … Continue reading Read more

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How in The World Does Our Immune System Work? Immunotherapy 101 for Lung Cancer

October 16, 2023 • 42 mins

Immunotherapy is a cutting-edge treatment for lung cancer. Learn all about it. HOST: Hildy Grossman, Co-Host: Jordan Rich GUESTS: David Barbie, MD, Oncologist, Dana Farber Cancer Institute We often hear about our immune system, but outside of science class, few of us understand how it works. Whether your last brush with science was high school … Continue reading

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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN RURAL AND BLACK COMMUNITIES    Understanding Common Barriers and Overcoming Hurdles

September 15, 2023 • 37 mins

HOST: HILDY GROSSMAN   CO-HOST: JORDAN RICH GUEST:  RAYMOND OSAROGIAGBON, MD, FACP, Director of the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program at Baptist Cancer Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Many of us living in urban areas have some awareness and experience of barriers to healthcare, but we seldom consider the obstacles that face people living in rural areas. This is especially … Continue reading Read more

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Episodes

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THE RIDDLE OF DRUG RESPONSE: Why Does A Drug Work For One Person And Not Another?

Improvise Life! Seize The Day While Living With Cancer

Beyond the Breast: Unraveling HER2 in Lung Cancer, What A Difference 20 Years Makes!

Kicking Cancer! From Diagnosis to Defiance: One Survivor’s Story

Size Matters! Small Cell Neuroendocrine Tumors Pack A Mighty Wallop

Everything Old Is New Again! Imagine This: Repurposing Existing Drugs For New Uses

Misunderstandings About Clinical Trials Reflecting On Past Lessons to Future Innovations

GROUNDBREAKING TREATMENTS FOR CANCER What’s New in Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer?

WHAT NO ONE EVER TOLD YOU: HOW TO SUPPORT LUNG CANCER PATIENTs AND FAMILIES

WHAT’S UP DOC? Current and Future Lung Cancer Care

LISTENING TO THE PATIENT’S VOICE: We Are All Patients, Sometime

BLACK WOMEN AT HIGH RISK FOR LUNG CANCER? It Takes a Village

RADON: A MAJOR CAUSE OF LUNG CANCER- TAKE ACTION!

DID YOU KNOW LUNG CANCER’S A WOMEN’S DISEASE?

HER2 BIOMARKER ISN’T JUST ABOUT HER Not Just a Breast biomarker!

Have You Heard Of Biomarker Testing? If So, How To Get It When You Need It

How in The World Does Our Immune System Work? Immunotherapy 101 for Lung Cancer

ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN RURAL AND BLACK COMMUNITIES Understanding Common Barriers and Overcoming Hurdles

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