Dr. Alan Tan
Oncologist
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Dr. Alan Tan is a medical oncologist practicing at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Episode # 307 • 09 Jun 2026
Germline & Somatic Testing in Prostate Cancer Therapy
Can you really treat prostate cancer effectively without knowing the genetics? In this episode of BackTable Urology, Dr. Evan Yu and Dr. Tanya Dorff join host Dr. Alan Tan to discuss why genetic testing is essential in personalized prostate cancer care. They discuss when and how to perform germline and somatic testing, address common barriers, and share best practices for counseling patients.
This podcast is supported by an educational grant from Pfizer.
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Alan Tan, MD, is a genitourinary oncology and melanoma specialist at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), where he leads the bladder cancer clinical research initiatives. His research activities have led to numerous publications and abstracts in genitourinary oncology. Dr. Tan also has interest in biomarker development and testing novel immunotherapy combinations.
Dr. Tan also leads the genitourinary committee as the executive officer for the National Clinical Trials Network cooperative group, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. He is a member of ASCO, Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN), Kidney Cancer Association (KCA), Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC), and European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO). Prior to joining VUMC in 2024, Dr. Tan was director of genitourinary oncology and precision medicine at Rush University in Chicago.
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