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ICYMI: Highlights From IMS 2024
December 17th 2024The expert knowledge presented at this year’s International Myeloma Society (IMS) annual meeting focused on minimal residual disease testing and status, defining and treating high-risk disease, CEPHEUS trial findings, and an investigational off-the-shelf chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.
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Adapting Cancer Treatment for Survivorship and Precision Care
November 7th 2024The American Journal of Managed Care® and Vanderbilt University Medical Center partnered on a recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event, which had the theme, “Bringing the Future to the Present in Cancer Care.”
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Removing Barriers to Treatment and Breaking Down Siloes in Specialty Care
August 29th 2024Patients on specialty medications may face many barriers that prevent them from getting on or staying on therapy, but a specialty pharmacy integrated into a health system can help address these issues, explained Ryan Nix, PharmD, MMHC, of Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy.
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Encouraging Data Emerge for Outpatient CAR T-Cell Treatment of Lymphoma
June 14th 2024Results presented at the 2024 European Hematology Association Congress suggest that chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy can be feasibly and safely delivered in the outpatient setting as treatment for lymphoma.
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Health-System Specialty Pharmacies Reduce the Chances of Dropping the Ball, Says Dr Ryan Nix
May 1st 2024The health-system specialty pharmacy has the unique ability to coordinate better with the provider and take a team approach that reduces the chances of dropping the ball on the patient’s care.
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Dr Melinda Aldrich on Disparities and the Importance of Screening in Lung Cancer
January 25th 2024Melinda Aldrich, PhD, MHE, associate professor in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in the division of genetic medicine, discussed her ongoing research aiming to identify the drivers of disparities in lung cancer outcomes in the US.
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Updated Guidelines Expand Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility for At-Risk Patients: Dr Melinda Aldrich
January 5th 2024Melinda C. Aldrich, PhD, MPH, associate professor in the departments of medicine, thoracic surgery, and biomedical informatics at Vanderbilt University, discussed recently updated lung screening guidelines from the American Cancer Society and the importance of equity across populations as new guidelines are developed.
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Chase Hendrickson, MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, attributes gaps in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) prescribing rates to patient demographics, endocrinologists' longer familiarity with the technology, and the availability of ancillary support in endocrine clinics.
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Dr Natasha Halasa Lists Diarrheal Illness Challenges, Successful Treatment Strategies
November 10th 2023Natasha Halasa, MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses the most pressing diarrheal illness challenges and successful strategies physicians can use to reduce this burden in patients.
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Dr Sara Horst Shares Current, Future Improvements to VUMC’s Digital Health Systems
November 4th 2023Sara Horst MD, MPH, FACG, discusses recent improvements she helped make to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center's (VUMC) digital health systems and what changes she plans to help implement in the future.
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Novel Approaches to Head and Neck Cancer at Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center
October 12th 2023Speakers at an Institute for Value-Based Medicine event with Vanderbilt University Medical Center highlighted the novel therapies and techniques being used to improve outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer.
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Dr Erin Gillaspie Discusses New Lung Cancer Developments, Surgery Technologies
October 2nd 2023Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, discusses new technologies making surgery on lung cancer tumors easier and expresses what currently excites her within the lung cancer space.
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Dr Erin Gillaspie Explains the Role of Immunotherapies in Lung Cancer Treatment
September 25th 2023Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, discussed the role of immunotherapies in lung cancer and how they are used.
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Dr Erin Gillaspie Explains How to Discover Best Treatments for Patients With Lung Cancer
September 20th 2023Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, explained what testing needs to be done to identify the best treatment for patients with lung cancer.
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