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Australia’s PBS has introduced it’s first pan-tumour reimbursement listing for the immunotherapy combination nivolumab plus ipilimumab. In this inaugural episode of PBS Update, Professor Craig Underhill and Rachael Babin break down the key oncology changes from the March 2026 PBS update, including new listings for toripalimab and cabozantinib.
Follow PBS Update for regular discussions on PBS listings and oncology policy changes affecting Australian healthcare professionals.
Visit the Show Notes for links to the PBS updates discussed in this episode and to send us audio feedback or questions for future episodes.

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The Oncology Journal Club Podcast hosted by Professor Craig Underhill, Dr Kate Clarke and Professor Chris Jackson | Proudly Produced by The Oncology Network
Visit oncologynetwork.com.au for Show Notes, to send us Voice Notes and more information. 
We explore practical wins and bold ideas across supportive care, colorectal cancer prevention, immunotherapy timing, digital triage and equity. From halving hot flushes with an NK1/NK3 blocker to biomarker-guided aspirin in colon cancer, we weigh value, risk and what truly improves lives.

• Elinzanetant cutting severe hot flushes and improving treatment adherence
• Current non-hormonal options and gaps in symptom control
• Biomarker-selected aspirin reducing recurrences in colorectal cancer
• Limits of DFS, toxicity trade-offs and subgroup signals
• Rising early-onset colorectal cancer and system planning needs
• Possible environmental and microbiome drivers under study
• ASCO geriatric assessment guidance and G8 screening in clinics
• PD-1 with short-course radiotherapy boosting rectal pCR rates
• Large language models for safe, efficient symptom triage
• Rare cancers report on access, cost, and rural inequities
• Telehealth standards to link expertise closer to home
• Healthy workplace culture to retain a resilient oncology workforce

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Welcome back to The Oncology Journal Club podcast — our favourite episode of the year!
Hosted by Professor Craig Underhill, Dr Kate Clarke and Professor Christopher Jackson.
The team reflect on the achievements of 2025, highlighting key developments, initiatives and papers that have made — and will continue to make — a real impact on clinical practice. As CJ says, it’s a privilege to work in what is the “single most innovative and thoughtful field in all of medicine” — and we are indeed lucky to have our brains tickled every month by this wonderful podcast.
And of course, it wouldn’t be OJC without some laughs and a few naughty jokes — and this year, we even have the inaugural OJC Christmas haiku!
Thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy the final episode of The Oncology Journal Club for 2025.

Visit oncologynetwork.com.au for Show Notes and more information. 
Proudly produced by the team at the Oncology Network

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Welcome to The Oncology Journal Club Podcast Series 3
Hosted by Professor Craig Underhill, Dr Kate Clarke & Professor Christopher Jackson | Proudly produced by The Oncology Network
Welcome back to The Oncology Journal Club podcast, your essential dose of the latest oncology research, expert analysis and our trademark blend of healthy scepticism and bad jokes.
Hosted by Professor Craig Underhill, Dr Kate Clarke and Professor Christopher Jackson.
This week’s episode really does contain multitudes, with an incredibly eclectic mix of papers.
Craig looks at the effectiveness of cancer control measures and optimising drug dosages.
Kate talks us through interactions between solid neoplasms and the microbiome and shares a curious paper on extra virgin olive oil.
CJ tackles a sobering paper on substandard anticancer medications and what lessons can be learnt from KEYNOTE-585 and Matterhorn in gastric cancer.
We’ve a great selection of Quick Bites and a heartfelt discussion about taboo thoughts and the challenges carers of people with brain cancer face.
To learn more about The Oncology Network, subscribe to our free weekly Newsletter and listen to other fantastic podcasts, visit our website: www.oncologynetwork.com.au. You'll also find the Show Notes on the website with links to papers, a transcript and bios of our hosts.

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Welcome to The Oncology Journal Club Podcast Series 3
Hosted by Professor Craig Underhill, Dr Kate Clarke & Professor Christopher Jackson | Proudly produced by The Oncology Network
Kate Clarke takes over hosting duties!
Join our expert trio — Professor Craig Underhill, Dr Kate Clarke and Professor Christopher Jackson — for the usual OJC antics in Part 2 of our ESMO Special.
Craig talks us through the GU and lung highlights, while the team each share their top ‘practice-changing’ abstracts. Plus, CJ chats with Susie Stanway about the upcoming London Global Cancer Week.
Expect nuanced analysis, sharp insights and the occasional cheeky joke along the way.
To learn more about The Oncology Network, subscribe to our free weekly Newsletter and listen to other fantastic podcasts, visit our website: www.oncologynetwork.com.au. You'll also find the Show Notes on the website with links to the abstracts, bios of our hosts and a downloadable Bingo Card😂