Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP

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August 12th 2024

ASCO 2024 Review and Needed Future Research in CDK4/6 inhibitors Early Breast Cancer

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Hope Rugo, MD Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD Naomi Dempsey, MD

A panel of experts review ASCO 2024 and the need for future research in CDK4/6 inhibitors.

August 5th 2024

Dr Dempsey Shares Impact of CDK4/6 Inhibitor Medication Costs on Breast Cancer Care & Needs for Adoption of Cost Containment Strategies

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Hope Rugo, MD Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD Naomi Dempsey, MD

Dr. Dempsey discusses how CDK4/6 Inhibitors have impacted medication costs for breast cancer care, and the importance of implementing cost containment strategies to alleviate the situation.

August 5th 2024

Dr Hanna & Hope Rugo, MD Shares Potential Role of Improving Access to CDK4/6 Inhibitors

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Hope Rugo, MD Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD Naomi Dempsey, MD

Drs. Hanna and Rugo discuss possible access improvements in regards to CDK4/6 inhibitors.

July 29th 2024

How Dr O’Shaughnessy Balances Clinical Benefits and Cost Considerations when selecting a CDK4/6 Inhibitor

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Hope Rugo, MD Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD Naomi Dempsey, MD

Dr. O’Shaughnessy discusses how she weighs clinical benefits against cost considerations in regards to selecting a CDK4/6 inhibitor.

July 29th 2024

Dose Modifications & Patient Adherence Strategies for Managing Toxicities CDK 4/6 Inhibitors

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Hope Rugo, MD Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD Naomi Dempsey, MD

A panel of experts discuss the variables of dosage and patient adherence in regards to managing toxicities from CDK4/6 inhibitors.

July 29th 2024

Dr. O’Shaughnessy Shares Her Management Strategy for Hematologic Toxicities with Ribociclib

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Hope Rugo, MD Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD Naomi Dempsey, MD

A medical expert navigates toxicity management in patients being treated with ribociclib.

July 29th 2024

Hope Rugo, MD Shares Her Management Strategy for GI Toxicities with Abema

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Hope Rugo, MD Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD Naomi Dempsey, MD

Dr. Rugo details her management strategy in regards to GI toxicities.

July 10th 2024

Dr Dempsey Shares How the Type of Endocrine Therapy Can Impact Toxicities Seen in Her Patients

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Hope Rugo, MD Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD Naomi Dempsey, MD

Dr. Dempsey details how different types of endocrine therapies have impacted toxicities within her patients.

July 10th 2024

Primary Differences in the Toxicity Profiles of Abemaciclib and Ribociclib

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Hope Rugo, MD Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD Naomi Dempsey, MD

A panel of experts compare the toxicity profiles of abemaciclib and ribociclib.

June 20th 2019

NCODA Patient Surveys Support the Need for Medically Integrated Pharmacies

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP

Oral oncolytics, or oral chemotherapies, have significantly impacted the treatment of cancer. They enable patients to conveniently manage treatment in their homes. Despite the rapid growth, therapeutic advances, novel mechanisms of actions, and improved outcomes associated with these agents, the dispensing process remains inadequate. As a result of rising drug costs and healthcare expenditures, payers have forced a “medically disintegrated” model of dispensing, limiting patients and practices to fill prescriptions through external mail-order pharmacies.