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Rare Autoimmune Disorder Linked With Increased Risk of Certain Skin Cancers

By AJMC Contributor

April 21st 2025

The risk of some skin cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and non-melanoma skin cancer, was particularly heightened among patients with severe mucous membrane pemphigoid.

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Tech Updates: McKesson Launches Precision Oncology Consortium; Financing for RISA Labs PA Platform

By Mary Caffrey

April 17th 2025

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Making Novel Cancer Therapies Available Requires Choices Because Resources Are Limited

April 14th 2025

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NCCN Data Find Racial, Socioeconomic Disparities in Quality of Care for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

By Giuliana Grossi

April 9th 2025

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Comparing Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes Between Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage

By Galen Shearn-Nance, BS
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April 4th 2025

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Dr Crystal S. Denlinger Discusses Potential Cardiotoxicity Concerns for Cancer Survivors

November 10th 2015

Dr Crystal S. Denlinger Discusses Potential Cardiotoxicity Concerns for Cancer Survivors

Historically cancer survivorship programs have not emphasized cardiac follow-up and there is not a lot of long-term data on cardiac toxicity in patients who received certain drugs, but that is changing as patients live longer and fuller lives after treatment, explained Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, from the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.

November 10th 2015

Cobimetinib/Vemurafenib Receives FDA Approval in Advanced Melanoma

The approval comes after a priority review of the combination that blocks activity of 2 MAPK proteins: BRAF and MEK.

November 10th 2015

A Cancer Prevention Trial Identifies Predictive Biomarker in Oral Cancer Development

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Published in JAMA Oncology, the trial found an association between loss of heterozygosity and cancer-free survival in patients who had been diagnosed with oral premalignant lesions.

November 9th 2015

Medi-Cal Cancer Patients Perform Worse Than Those on Other Insurance, UC Davis Study

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Heterogeneity in quality of care and cancer patient survival based on insurance coverage are the highlight of a report by researchers at the Institute for Population Health Improvement at the University of California Davis.

November 9th 2015

Exceptional Response in Brain Tumor Patient Instills Confidence in Personalized Medicine

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Treatment of a recurrent brain tumor harboring a BRAF mutation with an inhibitor approved for melanoma resulted in dramatic tumor shrinkage.

November 8th 2015

Advancing the Wave of Democratization of Cancer Care

Emmanuel F. Petricoin III, PhD

Democratizing the complex field of cancer care is not easy. We are providing patients with key information that their own cancer is unique and needs to be treated as such, but there is a great deal of work to be done in putting that knowledge to work.

This Week in Managed Care: November 7, 2015

November 7th 2015

This Week in Managed Care: November 7, 2015

This week in managed care Kentucky elected a new governor who could bring big changes to the state's Medicaid program, researchers reported that costs of dementia in the last 5 years of life surpass even cancer, and the latest Hospital Safety Score report was released.

November 6th 2015

Plavix Does Not Increase the Risk of Cancer

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

The FDA's meta-analyses, following results of the DAPT trial in 2014, have found no association between treatment with the blood thinner clopidogrel (Plavix) and increased incidence of, or death due to, cancer.

November 6th 2015

5 Things to Know About Value in Healthcare

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

From CMS to private health plans, professional healthcare organizations to patients and advocacy groups, the discussion nowadays seems to end up with value.

Linda House on Considering How a Patient's Needs May Change

November 5th 2015

Linda House on Considering How a Patient's Needs May Change

As patients with cancer live longer and the disease becomes a chronic disease for many, it becomes important for providers to understand how the needs of the patient change from being newly diagnosed to active therapy to long-term therapy, explained Linda House, president of the Cancer Support Community.

November 5th 2015

Study Yields Path to Smart Treatment in Prostate Cancer

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A blood test that can detect mutations in the androgen receptor can predict response to abiraterone in prostate cancer.

November 5th 2015

Optimizing Hashtags to Organize Health Information on Twitter

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

New research, published in JAMA Oncology, presents evidence of how the use of disease-specific hashtags on Twitter can help those with common interests collectively share information.

November 4th 2015

Prostate Cancer Study Rekindles Price Transparency Debate

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Published in the journal Cancer, the study evaluated the short-term and long-term costs of treating patients with low-risk prostate cancer across the entire care spectrum.

November 4th 2015

Contraceptive Procedure Can Reduce the Risk of Specific Subtypes of Ovarian Cancer

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

According to a study published in The International Journal of Cancer, tubal ligation can reduce the risk of serous, endometrioid, and clear cell ovarian carcinoma.

November 4th 2015

Kentucky's New Governor Could Change the Terms of Medicaid Expansion

Mary K. Caffrey

Departing Governor Steve Beshear's full embrace of the Affordable Care Act brought health coverage to 500,000 people in Kentucky, including many who had never had insurance. Preventive services increased by more than 100%.

November 3rd 2015

Antihypertensive Drug Could Be an Inexpensive Anticancer Agent

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A new research study published in the Journal of Dermatology has found that propranolol, a commonly used antihypertensive agent, could substantially reduce proliferation of angiosarcoma.

November 3rd 2015

ASCO Confirms Support for the President's Nominee for FDA Commissioner

Fifty organizations, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, have expressed their confidence in Robert Califf, MD, to lead the FDA.

November 3rd 2015

Impact of ASCO Results Hold: Pembrolizumab Granted Breakthrough in Advanced CRC

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

After melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer, the FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy status to pembrolizumab in advanced colorectal cancer patients with mismatched repair deficiency.

This Week in Managed Care: October 31, 2015

October 31st 2015

This Week in Managed Care: October 31, 2015

This week in managed care, The American Journal of Managed Care celebrated 20 years and presented its first Emerging Leader award, plus confusion reigns after study links processed meats to cancer and death rates on the decline.

October 30th 2015

UnitedHealthcare to Expand Existing Bundled Payment Model in Oncology

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

With the expansion, UnitedHealthcare will bring 5 more oncology practices on board to participate in its bundled program, which will grow the program to 650 oncologists across 7 states.

Dr Lee Newcomer on Value Calculators and New Immuno-Oncology Agents

October 30th 2015

Dr Lee Newcomer on Value Calculators and New Immuno-Oncology Agents

Although there have been a number of new value calculators created recently, UnitedHealthcare does not plan to use any just now. Instead, it will continue covering regimens recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and in a few years the company will use data from its prior authorization tool to analyze performance of regimens, explained Lee Newcomer, MD, MHA, senior vice president, Oncology, Genetics and Women's Health, UnitedHealthcare.

Ted Okon Outlines the Purpose of COA's Payer Exchange Summit

October 30th 2015

Ted Okon Outlines the Purpose of COA's Payer Exchange Summit

The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) created its Payer Exchange Summit to get payers who are thinking about getting involved in oncology payment reform or want to know what to do exposed to successful pilots, explained Ted Okon, MBA, executive director of COA.

October 30th 2015

Dr Julie M. Vose to Discuss Value, Quality, and Cost in AJMC Tweetchat

On November 3, at 11 a.m. EST, the president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology will host a tweetchat with The American Journal of Managed Care. Get a preview of Dr. Julie Vose's speech at Patient-Centered Oncology Care.

October 29th 2015

Challenges With Transforming Into an Oncology Medical Home

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

At the Payer Exchange Summit on Oncology Payment Reform, hosted by the Community Oncology Alliance, Daniel McKellar, MD, who chairs the Commission on Cancer, insisted on meaningful feedback from the community to ensure adequate transformation of practices into a medical home.

October 29th 2015

Medicaid Coverage for Smoking Cessation Improves, but Barriers Remain, CDC Finds

Mary K. Caffrey

More states cover all recommended evidence-based treatments, although many require copayments or put annual limits on care.

How Could Genetic Testing Have the Most Impact?

October 29th 2015

How Could Genetic Testing Have the Most Impact?

Role of Genetic versus Genomic Testing in Cancer

October 29th 2015

Role of Genetic versus Genomic Testing in Cancer

Can Genomic Testing Help Offset Cancer Care Costs?

October 29th 2015

Can Genomic Testing Help Offset Cancer Care Costs?

Role of Genetic vs Genomic Testing in Cancer

October 29th 2015

Role of Genetic vs Genomic Testing in Cancer

Challenges With Personalized Medicine

October 29th 2015

Challenges With Personalized Medicine

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