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Treatment Decisions and Unmet Needs
Peter Salgo, MD, and Ira M. Klein, MD, MBA, FACP, discuss the results of the recent Chemohormonal Therapy versus Androgen Ablation Randomized Trial for Extensive Disease in Prostate Cancer (CHAARTED) and implications for clinical practice. Also discussed are the factors that clinicians consider when making evidence-based treatment decisions and the need for additional treatment options and clinical trial data.
The CHAARTED trial demonstrated the benefits of docetaxel in addition to androgen-deprivation therapy in patients with metastatic prostate cancer, particularly in patients with high-volume disease. Dr Klein explains that during the treatment decision making process, clinicians take into account a patient’s age and life expectancy. This information is helpful to patients and providers when determining how aggressively to treat a tumor.
As we enter a new generation of androgen suppression and blockade, Dr Klein comments that a higher level of understanding of prostate cancer is needed at the genomic level.
Watch our related Peer Exchange, Oncology Stakeholder Summit 2014: Evidence-Based Decisions to Improve Quality and Regulate Costs
Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the October 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that explored prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race and ethnicity for commercially insured patients.
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FDA Approves Danziten for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Without Mealtime Restrictions
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How English- and Spanish-Preferring Patients With Cancer Decide on Emergency Care
November 13th 2024Care delivery innovations to help patients with cancer avoid emergency department visits are underused. The authors interviewed English- and Spanish-preferring patients at 2 diverse health systems to understand why.
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