RefleXion Podcast

Dr. Arya Amini, faculty radiation oncologist at City of Hope Cancer Center, joins Sean to discuss the promise and complexity of envelope-pushing therapies and current state of clinical research. Dr. Amini's fascination with cancer took hold in high school, continued through medical school, and ultimately has brought him to the field of radiation oncology – allowing him to focus on both patients and research. Hear how the industry has shifted from IMRT to SBRT and now a focus on both local and systemic therapies to treat metastatic disease. This forward-thinking conversation covers a lot of ground and you don't want to miss it.
Speakers:
Arya Amini, M.D. - Assistant Clinical Professor and Chief of Thoracic Radiotherapy, Department of Radiation Oncology for City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sean Shirvani, M.D. - Chief Medical Officer, RefleXion
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Sam and Sean examine the history of cancer and how imprecise, untargeted treatments were ushered out in favor of cellular and immunotherapies which bring fundamentally different approaches to the fight. The story of how 100 years of accepted knowledge was upended by an experiment with mice, radiation, and their immune systems may surprise you. Even the categorization of cancers by their origin...breast cancer, lung cancer...is giving way. The conversation culminates with a newcomer in the ever-evolving history of changing outcomes for metastatic cancer patients: Biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT).
Speakers:
Sam Mazin, PhD - Founder and CTO, RefleXion
Sean Shirvani, M.D. - Chief Medical Officer, RefleXion
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What if cancer could communicate directly with a machine? This is the question that started it all for co-founder and CTO, Sam Mazin while he was a postdoc at Stanford. He understood how radiology systems worked, and then set out to learn about radiation oncology. As he began to think about the two processes, a new treatment modality was born — using x-rays to see disease, and treat cancer, simultaneously. Tune in to find out what happened next — including the biggest challenge: raising $10,000,000. It’s all part of the story of how RefleXion was born.

Speakers:
Sam Mazin, PhD - Founder and CTO, RefleXion
Todd Powell - President and CEO, RefleXion
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Have you ever heard the expression “an overnight success takes 10 years”? Well, that’s where we are. Actually, year 11. Though it’s been a long road, that didn’t dampen our determination. This year we sold our first X1 machines, realized the vision of our Clinician Learning Center, and gained support from some very influential healthcare organizations, among many other milestones. Listen to the details of how things shaped up for RefleXion in 2020. Then, tune in to our next episode for a lively discussion with our co-founder and CTO, Sam Mazin.

Speakers:
Todd Powell - President and CEO, RefleXion
For more information, please visit https://reflexion.com

RefleXion is a bio-targeting company. If you haven’t heard of that before, it’s not surprising. We’re different. Our biology-guided radiation therapy turns cancer on itself. What do we mean by that? RefleXion’s X1 machine literally causes cancer to reveal itself at the time of treatment. Intrigued? Have a listen and discover more from our President and CEO, Todd Powell, as he discusses this breakthrough technology and the opportunities that lie ahead. Then, check out our next podcast to learn about this year’s break through milestones.
Speakers:

Todd Powell - President and CEO, RefleXion
For more information, please visit https://reflexion.com