Oncology

The 5-part plan focuses on issues that have been calling cards for the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) in recent years, which gained traction in the last Congress and show up regularly on lists of the most pressing problems in health care.

Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, MPH, emphasizes advocacy for pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform, physician reimbursement, and sustainable policy solutions to improve access to community cancer care.

A new meta-analysis adds to the body of literature promoting the benefits of exercise for patients with cancer.

February 4 is World Cancer Day, and in these interviews with our Strategic Alliance Partner, NYU Langone Health, we learn about the importance of forming strong relationships with the communities you are located in and with whom you work to optimize cancer-related outcomes.

A panel discussion during the JPMorgan conference earlier this month examined where oncology drug development is headed, driven in part by advances in diagnostic testing.

Tovorafenib generated durable drug holiday responses in pediatric patients with BRAF-altered relapsed/refractory low-grade glioma.

Chelsee Jensen, PharmD, BCPS, senior pharmacy specialist at Mayo Clinic, suggests that medical providers can reduce patient and system costs by optimizing the use of generics and biosimilars, which offer lower costs without compromising safety and efficacy.

Kirollos Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FACCC, director of pharmacy at Minnesota Oncology, discusses how the prospect of patient longevity, amidst advancing therapeutics, factors into oncology care.

Young patients with cancer residing in historically redlined areas face a significantly higher risk of mortality, demonstrating that structural racism contributes to disparities in survival outcomes.

DeepScribe's technology aims to free doctors to focus on the patient visit.

A nurse-led personalized care program conducted through a specialty pharmacy prolonged medication persistence among patients with cancer receiving olaparib.

A new resource from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) provides evidence-based guidance on assessing and testing for inherited genetic mutations linked with increased cancer risk.

Some populations face significant disparities in accessing lung cancer screening facilities, with American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN)-majority and rural census tracts facing the greatest travel distances.

Pediatric patients considered obese at cancer diagnosis are linked to significantly worse survival outcomes, especially those with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and central nervous system tumors.

An Institute for Value-Based Medicine regional event in Houston, Texas, covered inconsistencies with the integration of precision medicine in oncology practices, the evolution of treatment for multiple myeloma, and more.

FDA approves the first subcutaneous version of nivolumab, making PD-1 inhibitors available to new groups of patients.

Tislelizumab-jsgr (Tevimbra) was approved in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative (HER–) gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (G/GEJ) in adults whose tumors express PD-L1.

Top content from the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) fall conference included topics on patient participation, new cancer care programs, prior authorization processing, and more.

This year’s most-read oncology content of 2024 includes topics on clinical trials, drug access, vaping and lung cancer, and more!

Prior authorization, PBM reform, and payment for patient navigation were topics of the most popular articles in EBO in 2024.

Top coverage from the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting included research topics in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), multiple myeloma, metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), and more.

Two posters presented at the 2024 American Society of Hematology meeting evaluated overall survival and cost-offset of covalent Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors (cBTKis) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

The FDA has approved cosibelimab-ipdl for the treatment of adults with metastatic or locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma who are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation.

The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) meetings featured expert discussions around the evolving landscape of oncology care and health care reform.

Multicancer early detection testing results in extended life-years and reduced cancer treatment costs through earlier diagnosis, leading to a cost-effective option in cancer screening.

Kara Kelly, MD, chair of pediatrics, Roswell Park Oishei Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Program, member of the Lymphoma Research Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board, shares findings on innovative strategies to improve access to new therapies in pediatric cancer.

Sophia Humphreys, PharmD, MHA, BCBBS, a practicing pharmacist and health system director at Sutter Health, discussed the decision-making process for selecting between fixed-duration options and continuous Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) therapy for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Insurance hurdles worsen delays, force abandoned treatments, and result in hospitalizations and deaths, radiation oncologists report nationwide.