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Top 5 Most-Read Oncology Content of 2024

December 25th 2024

This year’s most-read oncology content of 2024 includes topics on clinical trials, drug access, vaping and lung cancer, and more!

Most Popular Articles of 2024 in Evidence-Based Oncology

By Mary Caffrey

December 23rd 2024

ICYMI: Highlights From ASCO 2024

By Pearl Steinzor

December 21st 2024

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The High Cost of Shortages of Low-Cost Chemotherapy

By Interview by Mary Caffrey

December 19th 2024

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Real-World Treatment Sequences and Cost Analysis of cBTKis in CLL

By Pearl Steinzor

December 17th 2024

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October 14th 2015

Managed Care Updates in Oncology

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD Mary Caffrey

An update on recent progress in oncology managed care.

October 14th 2015

Dr Peter Bach on the Benefit of Bringing Stakeholders Together at PCOC15

The Patient-Centered Oncology Care meeting provides a great opportunity for stakeholders from across healthcare to get together, and when that happens very good things can come from it, according to Peter Bach, MD, MAPP, director of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's Center for Health Policy and Outcomes.

October 14th 2015

One Winner Looks Likely in Louisiana Governor's Race: Medicaid Expansion

Mary K. Caffrey

Earlier this year, the legislature laid the groundwork for Medicaid expansion to occur in 2016.

October 13th 2015

How Do You Improve Geriatric Participation in Cancer Trials?

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

The American Society of Clinical Oncology has issued a statement asking for an improved evidence base for treating older adults with cancer.

October 13th 2015

Example of A Clinical Care Gap: Oncologists and Genetic Counselors

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A new study, published in JAMA Oncology has identified a widespread gap in counseling services for patients who undergo BRCA testing.

October 12th 2015

Cancer Can Cause Heart Failure

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A study presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting has found that cancer increases cardiac stress, which is further accentuated by chemotherapy.

October 12th 2015

10 Cancer Researchers Can Receive $7.5 Million in Funds

AJMC Staff

Stand Up 2 Cancer, in collaboration with the American Association for Clinical Research, will be funding innovative research grants with a potential to further translational cancer research.

October 12th 2015

The Need to Raise Awareness for Young Adult Cancer Care

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Adolescent and young adult cancer patients face multiple barriers to ensuring adequate care: from unsure providers to financial constraints. Improved care coordination and recognition of the needs of this population can lead to much improved outcomes.

October 12th 2015

Pediatric Oncologist A Firm Believer in the Potential of Next Generation Sequencing

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Evidence-Based Oncology spoke with Rajen Mody, MBBS, from the University of Michigan Health System, about his experiences treating young cancer patients, the survivorship program offered by the University of Michigan, and next generation sequencing.

October 12th 2015

Sticking Up for the 340B Program

Changes in the healthcare marketplace are steadily pushing changes for physicians and specialty practices of all kinds. Blaming the 340B drug discount program is both misleading and unproductive.

October 12th 2015

Now a New Companion Diagnostic for Nivolumab in Non-Squamous NSCLC

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

The new test, developed by Dako, will provide information on the survival benefit of patients with non-squamous NSCLC treated with nivolumab.

October 10th 2015

This Week in Managed Care: October 10, 2015

Top managed care stories this week include how much waiting to see the doctor costs patients, Express Scripts announced it will cover both PCSK9 inhibitors, and HHS proposed simplifying rules for providers using electronic health record.

October 9th 2015

Can Cancer Survival Outcomes Help You Choose Your Site of Care?

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A new study published in JAMA Oncology has identified disparate survival outcomes across sites of care.

October 9th 2015

Nivolumab Receives Extended Approval for Advanced Lung Cancer

AJMC Staff

The PD-1 inhibitor antibody was approved by the FDA for use in patients who have progressed on platinum-based treatment.

October 9th 2015

NICE Believes Pembrolizumab Is Worth It in Treatment-NaÃ¯ve Melanoma Patients

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

With the final guidance expected in November, UK will follow Europe in the use of pembrolizumab in treating advanced melanoma patients refractory to previous treatment as well as those who have not been previously treated.

October 9th 2015

Dr Joseph Alvarnas Considers Survivorship and Long-Term Effects of Cancer Therapy

With new treatments helping patients with cancer to live longer, healthcare providers now have new issues of long-term survivorship to consider, said Joseph Alvarnas, MD, the editor-in-chief of Evidence-Based Oncology.

October 8th 2015

Bridging the Care Gap Between Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer

Laurel Barosh, MPH Terry Church, MA, MS Deborah Morgan, MSN, RN, OCN Megan Bianchetti, MSW James Hu, MD, FACP Debu Tripathy, MD Stuart E. Siegel, MD

Through a multi-site, multidisciplinary approach, AYA@USC addresses the unique needs of young adult cancer patients, improving outcomes and bridging the care gap in this population.

October 8th 2015

Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adolescents and Young Adults

Joseph Rosenthal, MD

Adolescent and young adults (AYA) constitute a distinct population amongst patients with cancer. Historically, AYA patients with ALL treated along pediatric-inspired protocols had better outcomes compared to those treated on standard "adult type" regimens.

October 8th 2015

Picking Up the Pieces - Thoughts on Cancer by a 25-Year-Old 8-Time Cancer Survivor

Woodrow Roseland

My role as a patient was simple-accept the suffering I had to endure. But it becomes hard to find the line between when to suffer and when to question.

October 8th 2015

Pioneer in Cancer Immunotherapy Receives Federal Award

AJMC Staff

Steven Rosenberg, MD, chief of surgery at NCI's Center for Cancer Research, has been awarded the 2015 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, or Sammie for his contributions to the field of immune-based cancer treatments.

October 8th 2015

Successful Ovarian Tissue Transplants Bring Promise of Fertility in Cancer Survivors

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A retrospective follow-up in women who had received grafts of cryopreserved ovarian tissue discovered a 30% success rate in bearing a child.

October 7th 2015

Access to Palliative Care Remains Inadequate, Report Finds

Laura Joszt, MA

Millions of Americans with serious illness, such as cancer, heart disease, kidney disease, and dementia, continue to have inadequate access to palliative care, according to the 2015 State-by-State Report Card from the Center to Advance Palliative Care.

October 7th 2015

Smaller Tumors Mean Better Breast Cancer Survival: Dutch Study

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Tumors caught early have a lower probability of advancing to the lymph nodes and improve patient outcomes, the BMJ study found.

October 7th 2015

Avelumab Receives Fast-Track for Merkel Cell Carcinoma

AJMC Staff

The PD-L1 inhibitor was granted orphan drug status just last month.

October 7th 2015

The Price Is Right? Not for Mammograms

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Price transparency continues to plague healthcare, as this new report from Castlight Health suggests.

October 6th 2015

California's Governor Signs Right-to-Die Law

Mary K. Caffrey

Despite safeguards, opponents of the California law say it will invite abuse of the poor who suffer chronic conditions and face steep medical costs.

October 6th 2015

HIV Survivors Need Cancer Prevention

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

As HIV-infected adults live longer, they are increasingly susceptible to specific cancer types. This calls for targeted cancer prevention efforts in this population.

October 6th 2015

The Challenge of Palliative Care for Adolescents and Young Adults

Clarke P. Anderson, MD

End-of-life care for adolescents and young adults requires an approach that addresses the unique developmental and spiritual issues seen in that population.

October 6th 2015

LIVESTRONG Fertility Training: Addressing the Needs of AYA Cancer Survivors

Bree Hemingway, MPH Aditi Narayan, MSW Sarah Avery, PhD

A discussion on the challenges of implementing standards for addressing fertility risks associated with cancer and its treatment and describes an interactive training for healthcare providers to help them overcome challenges to implementation.

October 6th 2015

Tips for Caring for Patients Who Have Been Treated for Childhood Cancer

Lisa Diller, MD

Suggestions on how to approach a childhood cancer survivor in your practice, several useful resources, and information on what referrals and tests may be indicated.

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