Checkpoint NOW

About Checkpoint NOW

All you need to know about the latest evidence based practice in the diagnosis and management of immune related toxicities from cancer therapies straight from the experts in the field.

Publisher

Afreen Shariff

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Aug 2020

Latest episode

2 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Jun 2026

   Type 1 Diabetes from Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: What patients and caregivers need to know

   Guest expert, Onco Endocrinologist Dr. Melody Cheung, MD, PhD from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center joins hosts Dr. Afreen Shariff and Dr. Pauline Funchain to discuss Type 1 Diabetes, its diagnosis, consequences and what patients need to know about this new life changing diagnosis and how it impacts life and cancer treatments. Tune in to learn more.

2. 

   5 Jun 2025

   Episode 31: Journal Club: To re-challenge or not in refractory pneumonitis

   Pulmonologist Dr. Kevin Ho and Medical Oncologist Dr. Aliyah Pabani explore the complexities of re-challenging refractory pneumonitis, analyzing key articles with host Dr. Afreen Shariff and guest host Dr. Pankti Reid in this interview.

3. 

   16 May 2025

   Episode 31: Special Episode! Journal Club, Immune mediated pneumonitis.

   Join host Afreen Shariff, MD (Duke, Citrus Oncology) joined by guest host, rheumatologist, Dr. Pankti Reid (University of Chicago) as she leads a new format of CPN with medical oncologist, Dr. Aliyah Pabani (Johns Hopkins) and pulmonologist Dr. Kevin Ho (Ohio State). Articles: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7797270/ (Balaji, et al, J Immunother Cancer. 2021) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33568350/  (Beattie, et al, J Immunother Cancer. 2021)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

12

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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