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Could a cure for breast cancer be closer than you think? Welcome to "Live from Stage 4" — a bold, hopeful podcast where people living with metastatic breast cancer, clinicians, and researchers take center stage. We share real stories, decode the science, and spotlight the ideas and breakthroughs that matter — for patients, caregivers, and anyone who believes progress is possible. This podcast is for us, by us, and all about us.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
40 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
48 episodes
since Sept. 4, 2025
episodic
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When Anne Loeser noticed that MBC patients like her were struggling with crushing side effects from cancer drugs prescribed at maximum tolerated dose (MTD), she asked a radical question: Does it have to be this way? That led her to found the Patient-Centered Dosing Initiative in 2019. It changed ev…
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Learn about osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), a rare but serious side effect of bisphosphonates used to treat bone metastases. In this episode, Abigail Johnston is joined by Victoria Goldberg, executive producer of the podcast and fellow ONJ patient, to discuss their personal experiences navigating d…
Twenty-five years ago, the diagnosis of HER2+ breast cancer was a death sentence. Two-year survival was roughly 50%. Today, oncologists are using the word "cure" in the metastatic setting.
Co-hosts Victoria Goldberg and Abigail Johnston sit down with Dr. Erika Hamilton (Chief Development …
This is the first episode of a series we never wanted to make.
Jill Tirabassi was a physician in Buffalo, a mother of two little boys, a lifelong athlete, a gardener who was happiest with dirt on her hands, and a member of the Live From Stage IV team who said yes to this podcast before it existed. …
Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV): Managing a Common Side Effect
Nausea and vomiting are common side effects of chemotherapy, but the strategies that work for everyday nausea often fall short. In this episode, Abigail Johnston shares her personal experience navigating CINV and discuss…
Biomarkers are transforming how we understand and treat breast cancer, but what do they actually mean?
In this episode, we break down the three layers of biomarker testing: DNA biomarkers that reveal genetic mutations like BRCA1 and BRCA2, RNA biomarkers that show which genes are actively expressed…
In this Symptoms Spotlight episode, Abigail Johnston and Melanie Sisk are joined by Dr. Jill Tirabassi to talk about ascites, the buildup of fluid in the abdominal cavity that can occur with metastatic breast cancer and liver disease. Dr. Jill shares both her medical expertise and her personal expe…
This is a disease no one wants, but you meet the best people."
Twenty years ago, about 125 people gathered at a hotel outside Philadelphia for the first-ever conference just for those living with metastatic breast cancer, at a time when the community was rarely seen or heard. Today, it's …
Nobody wants to talk about dying. But what happens when we do?
On August 5th, 2025, New York becomes one of only a handful of states where Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) is now legal. For people living with incurable or terminal illness, this isn't an abstract policy debate — it's a deeply p…
Triple negative metastatic breast cancer is one of the most complex and rapidly evolving frontiers in oncology, and this episode is your most comprehensive guide to understanding it.
Victoria Goldberg sits down with Dr. Sarah Premji, oncologist and clinical researcher at the Sarah Cannon Research I…
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