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

By Mary Caffrey

April 17th 2025

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

Making Novel Cancer Therapies Available Requires Choices Because Resources Are Limited

By Kyle Munz

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

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

By Galen Shearn-Nance, BS
Rishi R. Sachdev, BS

April 4th 2025

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Deep Learning Tool Differentiates Keloids From Malignant Lesions Without Dermoscopy

By Hayden E. Klein

April 2nd 2025

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November 12th 2020

Medicaid Expansion Associated With More Early-Stage Cancer Diagnoses

Rose McNulty

Data in a new analysis showed that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act had positive effects on rates of early-stage cancer diagnosis, and the results were immediate.

David Jackman, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

November 10th 2020

Dr David Jackman on Clinical Pathway Buy-in, Update Process

Efficiency, collaboration, and efficacy are key drivers in creating clinical pathway buy-in, with updates also vital to incorporate the latest trends and insights in cancer care.

November 5th 2020

Medicaid Expansion May Lower Mortality in Cancer Patients

Rose McNulty

Breast, lung, and colorectal cancer patients in Medicaid expansion states saw lower mortality rates compared with patients in nonexpansion states, a new study found.

November 2nd 2020

How Federal Policy Decisions Are Influencing Cancer Care

Laura Joszt, MA

As novel therapies drive up the cost of cancer care, federal policy decisions are being made that influence oncologists' ability to deliver cancer care, said Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, MPH, of Texas Oncology.

November 1st 2020

Dr Kerin Adelson on Changes in Care Coordination Precipitated by OCM

Through the Oncology Care Model's impact on preventing unnecessary utilization, particularly for in-patient care, resources derived from its use has enhanced care coordination and led to the formation of novel infrastructure and clinical pathways.

October 28th 2020

A Closer Look at 3 Oncology Payment Reform Projects

Mary Caffrey

Evolution and collaboration are the fundamentals of bringing oncology payment reform plans to fruition, say 3 professionals on the front lines.

October 28th 2020

Cancer Does Not Stop for COVID-19, but Reform Becomes a Challenge

Rose McNulty

During a session on day 1 of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) Virtual Payer Exchange Summit on Oncology Payment Reform, a panel of experts discussed the ways COVID-19 continues to impact cancer care and payment reform.

October 25th 2020

Dr Andre Goy Discusses Potential Benefits of Earlier Use of CAR T Therapies

Andre Goy, MD, chairman, director, and chief of the Division of Lymphoma at John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack, NJ, discussed the potential benefits of using CAR T-cell therapies as a second-line treatment.

Avalere Webinar on Oncology Care and Payment Reform

October 22nd 2020

Experts Discuss Oncology Care and Payment Reform in Avalere Webinar

Rose McNulty

Experts in cancer care and payment discussed the future of oncology care in a panel discussion hosted by Avalere Health on October 21, 2020.

October 21st 2020

Dr David Jackman on Dana Farber's Clinical Pathway Development Process

At Dana Farber Cancer Institute, essential steps to developing clinical pathways include engaging physicians to buy-in, finding the optimal platform to store data, and displaying resulting content in a supportive and efficient way.

October 16th 2020

Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients Face Noncancer Death Risk Despite Modern Therapies

Rose McNulty

A study and accompanying editorial from the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that Hodgkin lymphoma survivors still face a higher risk of non-cancer death than the general population.

Sara L. Douglas, PhD, RN, Case Western Reserve University

October 11th 2020

Dr Sara Douglas: Distance Caregivers of Patients With Cancer Have Distinct Needs

Distance caregivers have unique needs, explained Sara L. Douglas, PhD, RN, the Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor in Oncology Nursing, associate dean for research, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University.

October 10th 2020

Phase 2 Trial to Study Palbociclib in Early Stage Breast Cancer Based on ctDNA Monitoring

Rose McNulty

Natera’s Signatera ctDNA test will determine study eligibility and treatment effectiveness in HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer patients.

October 4th 2020

Dr Karen Winkfield on Improving Minority Access, Education for Precision Oncology

Addressing gaps in testing and education within precision oncology can assist in improving access to patients of color and other underserved populations.

September 30th 2020

Counties Experiencing Persistent Poverty Have Higher Cancer Mortality Rates

Gianna Melillo

Throughout the United States, counties experiencing persistent poverty have disproportionately higher rates of cancer mortality, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Maura Abbott, PhD, AOCNP, CPNP, RN, Columbia University School of Nursing

September 29th 2020

Dr Maura Abbott Explains How Vaccine Form Determines Patient Contraindications

Form will determine in which patient populations, and why, a vaccine is not indicated for administration, said Maura Abbott, PhD, AOCNP, CPNP, RN, assistant professor of nursing at the Columbia University School of Nursing.

September 28th 2020

Addressing Cancer Disparities Requires Asking Questions and Putting Aside Assumptions

Laura Joszt, MA

Speakers at Patient-Centered Oncology Care® highlighted injustices in the US health care system, the risk of financial toxicity, and how providers can do a better job to ensure their patients achieve health equity, during a panel discussion.

September 23rd 2020

Dr Kashyap Patel Discusses COVID-19 Implications for PCOC® 2020

The uncertainties precipitated by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic around cancer care delivery are a challenging topic to be further addressed at this year’s Patient-Centered Oncology Care® 2020 virtual meeting.

September 23rd 2020

How Oncology Practices Are Identifying, Addressing Health Needs Amid Pandemic

Through risk stratification and identifying social determinants of health, oncology practices are monitoring the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic, noted Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, senior medical director of HealthEC.

September 22nd 2020

Dr Joseph Alvarnas on Opportunities Presented by Virtual Format of PCOC® 2020

Through this year's virtual format for Patient-Centered Oncology Care® 2020, participants will be able to attend sessions, ask questions, and gain insight in an immediate, efficient way.

September 19th 2020

More Coffee, Longer Survival? Study Highlights Benefit in Metastatic Colon Cancer

Allison Inserro

Patients with advanced colon cancer who drank 4 or more cups of coffee a day had 36% improved survival odds.

September 18th 2020

AACR Report Highlights Disparities in Cancer and the Need for Health Equity

Laura Joszt, MA

Although innovations in cancer treatment have driven down overall cancer death rates and increased the number of survivors living with cancer, that progress has not benefitted everyone with cancer equally.

September 9th 2020

Equity in Care Delivery Still at Top of PCOC 2020 Agenda, Amid “Undue Burden”

Mary Caffrey

Drs Joseph Alvarnas and Kashyap Patel, co-chairs of Patient-Centered Oncology Care® 2020, discuss what attendees can look forward to at the September 25 meeting.

September 7th 2020

Combatting COVID-19 With Real-World Evidence

Jennifer B. Christian, PharmD, MPH, PhD Matthew W. Reynolds, PhD

A vaccine isn’t the panacea many assume it will be. Even when it becomes available, the virus won’t go away. Real world evidence will be needed to guide decision making.

September 5th 2020

Uptake of Palliative Care in Liver Cancer Needs Improvement, Report Says

Allison Inserro

Hepatocellular carcinoma is rising, and so is the need for increased awareness and use of palliative care, say the authors of a recent review.

August 28th 2020

Tafasitamab Plus Lenalidomide Added to NCCN Guidelines

AJMC Staff

NCCN added tafasitamab plus lenalidomide to their oncology practice guidelines for patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL not otherwise specified.

August 25th 2020

When the Topic Is Dying: A Conversation With Kashyap Patel, MD

Mary Caffrey

Kashyap Patel, MD, CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care, associate editor of Evidence-Based Oncology, and vice president of the Community Oncology Alliance, discusses his new book.

August 24th 2020

Psychosocial Support for Patients With Cancer Waning as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues

Jaime Rosenberg

A recent survey showed the disruption in cancer care as a result of the pandemic is worrying professionals who provide psychosocial support to patients.

August 16th 2020

Sidebar: CMS Seeks to Fix Medicaid Best-Price Barriers in Value-Based Contracting for High-Cost Therapies in Medicaid

Mary Caffrey

Proposed CMS rules would make it easier for state Medicaid programs to smooth the way for value-based contracts for high-cost gene therapies.

August 13th 2020

Amid Effort to Shrink Cancer Disparities, Authors Say COVID-19 Will Widen Them

Mary Caffrey

As the American Society of Clinical Oncology calls for more aggressive efforts to bring equity to cancer care, authors in JAMA Oncology say COVID-19 is creating wider gaps.

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