Impact of Treatment Delays on Patient Outcomes

Novel therapies for multiple myeloma (MM), including chimeric antigen receptor T-cell and bispecific antibodies, extend lives but raise concerns about treatment costs and adherence, and they haven't replaced stem cell transplantation, Harsh Parmar, MD, of Hackensack University Medical Center, explains.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Jenny Han, MD, of Emory School of Medicine and Grady Hospital, about COVID-19, long COVID, and strategies for prevention and care.

A systematic review and subsequent expert review gave comprehensive insight into prognostic factors for patients receiving treatment for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

Three abstracts presented at the 2024 American Society of Hematology annual meeting focused on patient preferences and treatment choices in blood cancers.

The FDA approved retifanlimab (Zynyz; Incyte) as the first and only first-line treatment for advanced anal cancer, supported by data from the POD1UM-303/InterAACT2 and POD1UM-202 trials.

This study validates the Predicting Risk of CVD Events (PREVENT) score across diverse racial and ethnic populations, highlighting its effectiveness in predicting cardiovascular risk and mortality, regardless of race or ethnicity.