The AJMC® clinical page includes all the published content across AJMC.com, The American Journal of Managed Care® and Evidence-Based Oncology™ on a variety of specialties, including dermatology, cardiology, oncology, and rheumatology.
April 24th 2025
A program cochair said the agenda was designed to get attendees "out of their comfort zone." The Amercian Association for Cancer Research annual meeting runs April 25-30, with the key presentations coming Sunday through Tuesday.
5-Year Follow-up After Lifestyle Intervention Examines Cardiovascular Effects of Keeping Weight Off
June 7th 2015Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD, and other researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center showed that patients with obesity and diabetes who lost at least 7% of their weight the first year stood a better chance of keeping it off.
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Defining Value in Cancer Care Treatment
June 3rd 2015Participants on the second day of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 20th Annual Conference in Hollywood, Florida, March 12-14, 2015, spent a long time defining value in cancer care and how it can be incorporated into healthcare decision making.
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Augmenting the Immune System to Achieve Great Outcomes in Cancer Care
June 3rd 2015During the session "Principles of Immunotherapy" at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 20th Annual Conference in Hollywood, Florida, Anthony J. Olszanski, RPh, MD, from the Fox Chase Cancer Center, described the complex interplay between the immune system and cancer.
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To Test for PD-L1 or Not: the Jury's Still Out
June 2nd 2015Biomarker-directed regimens in cancer not only ensure treatment for the right patient population, it also makes economic sense, especially in today's climate of high-cost specialty medications like the novel immunooncology agents, nivolumab and pembrolizumab.
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Advancing Patient Care in Cardio-Oncology: The ACC.15 Cardio-Oncology Intensive
June 2nd 2015A Cardio-Oncology Working Group formed by the ACC conducted a nationwide survey focused on cardio-oncology services, gathering opinions from cardiovascular division chiefs and fellowship training directors. This helped identify important challenges, including the need for broader educational opportunities and training.
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Experts Discuss Medicare's New Oncology Care Model
June 2nd 2015The American Journal of Managed Care convened experts in health policy, from health plans, and from community oncology, to discuss OCM and other issues in oncology care during the Oncology Stakeholders Summit, Spring 2015 Peer Exchange.
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Value of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Oncology Care
June 2nd 2015To discuss patient-reported outcomes and their importance in patient-centered care, The American Journal of Managed Care convened a panel of healthcare experts to participate in the Oncology Stakeholders Summit, Spring 2015 Peer Exchange.
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Dr Luis A. Diaz Foresees Mismatched Repair Testing Implementation in Cancer Treatment
June 1st 2015Luis A. Diaz, Jr, MD, associate professor of oncology, Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, discovered that patients with high mutational burden with mismatched repair responded well to checkpoint inhibition of PD1.
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Novel Options in Melanoma and Multiple Myeloma
June 1st 2015Much-anticipated trial results were presented on the third day of the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held in Chicago. These included phase 3 results from the CheckMate 067 trial and a phase 2 study with elotuzumab.
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Preoperative Statins Can Protect Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients
June 1st 2015A collaborative study, conducted by researchers in the United Kingdom and in the United States, has found that statins could successfuly reduce mortality among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), compared with several other medications.
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Stakeholder Definition of Value in Cancer: Where Are We 1 Year on?
June 1st 2015While the clinical data presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) created waves, a session on value had an equally significant impact as oncologists thronged to hear stakeholder voices define this, as yet abstract, concept of "value" in cancer care. The session brought together a patient representative, an oncologist, an ASCO representative, and a payer.
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Predictive Biomarkers Present Promise in Immuno-Oncology
May 31st 2015A late-breaking abstract session early on the second day of the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology was reserved for the latest data from clinical trials evaluating the new immuno-oncology agents of the PD-1 inhibitor class.
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Oncologists Evaluate Costs and Patient Barriers to Cancer Care
May 31st 2015During the Health Services Research and Quality of Care session on the second day of the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, being held at the McCormick Convention Center, Chicago, oncologists discussed barriers to patient participation in cancer clinical trials, and discussed attributes of the high cost of care.
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Dr Daniel Petrylak Explains PD-1, PD-L1 Expression in Bladder Cancer Treatment
May 30th 2015New study results being presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting in Chicago found that the PD-1 and PD-L1 biomarkers can be used to determine response and resistance, explained Daniel P. Petrylak, MD.
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Choosing Ideal Lymphoma Regimens in the Clinic
May 30th 2015On the first day at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago, physicians introduced some of the newer agents currently available to treat lymphoma and described their experience with these agents during the session, "Incorporating Novel Agents into Lymphoma Therapy: Value in Everyday Practice."
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Removing Additional Tissue During Mastectomy Could Reduce Chance of Second Surgery
May 30th 2015More than half of women diagnosed with breast cancer undergo breast-conserving surgery with a partial mastectomy. A new study from the Yale Cancer Center found that removing more tissue during this procedure could spare thousands of these patients from a second surgery.
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