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

April 17th 2025

These advances are designed to improve uptake of biomarker-driven cancer care and reduce treatment delays.

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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

April 9th 2025

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

April 4th 2025

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Deep Learning Tool Differentiates Keloids From Malignant Lesions Without Dermoscopy

April 2nd 2025

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May 24th 2021

Oncology Roundup: Long-term Risks for Survivors, COVID-19 Accommodation Longevity, and More

Skylar Jeremias
Some recent oncology news includes research into factors impacting the well-being of childhood cancer survivors; whether COVID-19 accommodations will last post-pandemic; and a possible new therapy for patients with polycythemia vera.
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May 22nd 2021

Review Highlights Sociodemographic Disparities in Cancer Risk Factors and Prevention Measures

Skylar Jeremias
A literature review sheds light on cancer risk factors and suboptimal screening levels that persist in the United States among certain racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, despite a steady decline in cancer deaths and smoking prevalence.
Higher Medicaid Income Limits Linked to Longer Cancer Survival
May 21st 2021

Higher Medicaid Income Limits Linked to Longer Cancer Survival

Mary Caffrey
Because Medicaid has always been a shared program between federal and state governments, there has been wide variation in income limits. Today, 38 states and the District of Columbia have Medicaid expansion.
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May 19th 2021

What We’re Reading: Earlier Colon Cancer Screenings; Mental Health Provider Response; Youth Transgender Care Restricted

AJMC Staff
New guidelines recommend Americans get screened earlier for colon cancer; Johns Hopkins University will send mental health providers on security calls; Tennessee's governor signs bill limiting health care for transgender youth.
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May 13th 2021

Influence of Health Care Systems on Mortality in Adult Patients With Cancer

Robert M. Cooper, MD Joanie Chung, MPH Tiffany Hogan, MD Reina Haque, PhD, MPH
Vertically integrated health care delivery systems may be well positioned to help reduce overall mortality and specifically mitigate racial/ethnic disparity gaps in cancer care outcomes.
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May 13th 2021

Lack of Information on Cancer Type in Attribution Algorithms Yields Variations, Inaccurate Results

Skylar Jeremias
Attribution algorithms for patients with newly diagnosed cancer should account for cancer type and stage, among other characteristics, to ensure that attribution measurements are accurately calculated, investigators concluded.
Oncology Roundup: Highlights From the ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Congress
May 10th 2021

Oncology Roundup: Highlights From the ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Congress

AJMC Staff
A roundup of cancer news from the ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Congress 2021, which took place last week and was covered by OncLive®.
Experiences With Loneliness Among Patients With Cancer
May 6th 2021

Experiences With Loneliness Among Patients With Cancer

Laura Joszt, MA
As people socially distanced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the problems of loneliness and social isolation were exacerbated.
Conference Coverage: Association of Community Cancer Centers 2021
April 26th 2021

Conference Coverage: Association of Community Cancer Centers 2021

Mary Caffrey Rose McNulty
Accelerated Approval for Loncastuximab Tesirine-lpyl in DLBCL
April 26th 2021

Accelerated Approval for Loncastuximab Tesirine-lpyl in DLBCL

AJMC Staff
Trial results showed an overall response rate of 48% and a complete response rate of 24%.
Oncology Care Pathways Launched by Payers: What Are the Trends?
April 26th 2021

Oncology Care Pathways Launched by Payers: What Are the Trends?

Allison Inserro
Quantifying the return on investment came up for both those implementing an oncology care pathway (as a potential barrier) as well as for payers still not convinced it is a way to go.
Study Finds Health Care Disparities in Who Enrolls in Oncology Patient Portals
April 26th 2021

Study Finds Health Care Disparities in Who Enrolls in Oncology Patient Portals

Allison Inserro
Oncology Value Coalition: Disparities in Cancer Care—Sources and Solutions, Part 3
April 22nd 2021

Oncology Value Coalition: Disparities in Cancer Care—Sources and Solutions, Part 3

In the inaugural Oncology Value Coalition from The American Journal of Managed Care®, Kashyap Patel, MD, led a discussion with Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA; and Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, exploring findings that suggest minority groups develop cancer at higher rates and experience worse outcomes than nonminority groups.
Oncology Value Coalition: Disparities in Cancer Care—Sources and Solutions, Part 2
April 22nd 2021

Oncology Value Coalition: Disparities in Cancer Care—Sources and Solutions, Part 2

In the inaugural Oncology Value Coalition from The American Journal of Managed Care®, Kashyap Patel, MD, led a discussion with Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA; and Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, exploring findings that suggest minority groups develop cancer at higher rates and experience worse outcomes than nonminority groups.
Oncology Value Coalition: Disparities in Cancer Care—Sources and Solutions, Part 1
April 22nd 2021

Oncology Value Coalition: Disparities in Cancer Care—Sources and Solutions, Part 1

In the inaugural Oncology Value Coalition from The American Journal of Managed Care®, Kashyap Patel, MD, led a discussion with Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA; and Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, exploring findings that suggest minority groups develop cancer at higher rates and experience worse outcomes than nonminority groups.
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April 12th 2021

Treatment Patterns for Patients With Advanced/Metastatic Cancers by Site of Care

Suvapun Bunniran, PhD Yihua Xu, PhD Cliff Molife, PhD Radhika Nair, PhD Yajun Emily Zhu, MS Gebra Cuyun Carter, PhD Sheetal Sheth, PharmD, BCOP Lisa M. Hess, PhD
Treatment patterns and overall survival were similar regardless of site of care between patients receiving anticancer therapy in the hospital outpatient vs physician office setting.
Dr Russell Langan
April 11th 2021

Dr Russell Langan Details Workflow for Cloud-Based Technology to Manage Pancreatic Cancer

Russell Langan, MD, chief of Surgical Oncology and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center discusses the workflow of a cloud-based data management platform for patients with pancreatic cysts.
A new AI device is aimed at helping GIs find areas of the colon that need further evaluation for possible cancer.
April 10th 2021

FDA Clears First AI Device to Find Possible Cancerous Hot Spots During Colonoscopies

AJMC Staff
The device, which highlights for gastroenterologists regions of the colon that have visual characteristics consistent with possible cancerous abnormalities, is already in use in Europe.
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April 7th 2021

Cancer Landscape to Shift by 2040, New Report Says

Allison Inserro
Cases of pancreatic and liver cancers are expected to rise by 2040, and there will be more melanoma cases, according to new estimates of future US cancer incidence and death.
Dr Russell Langan
April 2nd 2021

Dr Russell Langan on the Implementation of Cloud-Based Patient Surveillance

Russell Langan, MD, chief of Surgical Oncology and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, details the implementation of the center's Pancreatic Cyst Surveillance Program.
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March 26th 2021

Physician-Rating Websites vs Internal Patient Satisfaction Scores at a Large Cancer Center

Rose McNulty
The study was originally undertaken to convince MD Anderson’s providers that publishing survey results online would help their reputations.
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March 21st 2021

Better Record “Integration” Would Boost Links Between Oncologists, Primary Care

Mary Caffrey
A panel at the NCCN Virtual Annual Meeting finds that while primary care physicians and oncologists can share information, records may not be well integrated and in easy-to-use formats.
NCCN Virtual Annual Conference 2021
March 20th 2021

NCCN Panel Discusses Challenges, Potential Solutions for Racial Disparities in Cancer Care

Rose McNulty
A keynote session at the NCCN Virtual Annual Conference brought a panel of patient advocates and experts together for a timely and necessary discussion about strategies to reduce racial disparities in oncology.
NCCN Annual Virtual Conference
March 19th 2021

Benefits and Challenges of ePRO Implementation in Oncology

Rose McNulty
During a session at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) annual virtual conference, the payer perspective and physician experiences with PRO systems in both the community and academic medical center settings took center stage.
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March 18th 2021

White, Brown Bagging of Therapies Creates Extra Steps for Oncology Practices

Mary Caffrey
Pharmacists from the Cleveland Clinic discuss the impact of payer dispensing requirements, known as white bagging and brown bagging, on oncology practices and on patients.
Cancer Survivors Returning to Work: Barriers and Interventions
March 18th 2021

Cancer Survivors Returning to Work: Barriers and Interventions

Rose McNulty
Amye J. Tevaarwerk, MD, director of the Survivorship Program at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, discussed the impact that cancer diagnosis and treatment can have on survivors when it comes to work.
This Week in Managed Care: March 12, 2021
March 12th 2021

This Week in Managed Care: March 12, 2021

This week, the top news in managed care included CDC guidance on safe activities for fully vaccinated individuals; American Rescue Plan signed into law; new lung cancer screening criteria expand eligibility.
Lung Cancer
March 10th 2021

New USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Cover More High-Risk Patients

Rose McNulty
Updated lung cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force include 2 changes that will nearly double the number of people eligible for screening.
Cancer Care From the COVID-19 Front Lines: “Flying by the Seat of Our Pants”
March 7th 2021

Cancer Care From the COVID-19 Front Lines: “Flying by the Seat of Our Pants”

Mary Caffrey
A panel at the Association of Community Cancer Centers discusses lessons from the year of COVID-19.
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March 3rd 2021

Integrating Remote Symptom Management With ePROs in Cancer Care

Rose McNulty
A presentation at the ACCC 47th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit gave virtual attendees an overview of research on PROs and how RSM can be incorporated into an oncology practice.
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