Clinical

Two medical oncologists break down the role molecular testing has when treating NSCLC, from guidelines to common methods to barriers.

Alexander Spira, MD, PhD, FACP provides an overview of molecular testing in NSCLC.

Dr Paul Noble comments on the role lung transplants play in ILD treatment.

Daniel Culver, DO, concludes the clinical trial discussion by elaborating on Dr Highland’s assessments of the data that support the use of nintedanib, pirfenidone, and tocilizumab when treating IPF, PF-ILD, and SSc-ILD.

Research found fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to be an optimal cost-effective treatment strategy for first and subsequent recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), challenging current guidelines.

Dr Brixner highlights the important factors a payer must look at when determining PDT coverage, and Dr Podesta comments from the provider perspective.

Medical professionals discuss PDT management, from patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes to cost.

A recent review explored current palliative care practices for patients with hematologic cancers compared with solid tumor cancers.

Early results of a multicenter phase 2 trial exploring the efficacy of daratumumab, pomalidomide, dexamethasone, and ixazomib treatment suggest the regimen is safe and effective in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM).

Just 5% of patients in a cholangiocarcinoma cohort were categorized as microsatellite instability high (MSI-high), but those patients tended to have “excellent” responses to therapy.

An interim analysis of the KEYNOTE-716 trial of adjuvant pembrolizumab supports its use in the adjuvant setting for patients with resected melanoma.

Among a real-world cohort of patients, switching between infliximab biosimilars was effective and well tolerated, although retention was higher among those who had initially started on the originator product.

Patients who received a diagnosis of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) between 2010 and 2016 had a nearly 2% increase in overall survival vs those who received their diagnosis between 2004 and 2010.

Most patients taking a biologic stayed on the therapy, and most saw decreases in exacerbations, a new study has found.

The findings of this study, which used insurance claims data for patients 2 years and older to determine rates of meningococcal A, C, W, Y vaccine uptake, points to the need for more education, the authors said.

Among patients with severe asthma with low eosinophils untreated with biologics, there is a high burden of disease among those who have suboptimal disease control.

The study included children and adolescents, and it found decreased vertebral height and depth among both groups of patients compared with healthy controls.

The FDA and the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Wednesday gave positive decisions on an expanded indication for Merck’s pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate vaccine (Vaxneuvance).

Abstracts presented at EULAR 2022 focused on racial differences in gout prevalence and treatment, highlighting racial disparities in recent decades.

Collecting more than 3 decades’ worth of data, researchers determined that none of the identified blood biomarkers are accurate enough to take the place of current diagnostic approaches, either due to lack of data or lack of specificity.

Research supports markers like C-peptide not only for the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D), but also for patient management.

In this study, Italian investigators evaluated how sacubitril/valsartan (Sac/Val) dose titration among older patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) might affect reverse cardiac remodeling and if the success of up-titration can be predicted.

Three medical experts highlight unmet needs they routinely run into while treating patients with NSCLC.

Joshua Sabari, MD, provides a breakdown of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its actionable mutations.

Recent research used incidence and mortality data from the GLOBOCAN 2020 database to gain insight into worldwide patterns of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2020.

Two practicing physicians discuss clinical pathways and decision-making tactics used at their respective institutions for RRMM management.

Dr Richter explains which patients would benefit the most from using lenalidomide vs pomalidomide, while Dr Kaufman calls attention to clinical trials that support the use of pomalidomide in RRMM therapy.

Dr Kristin Highland continues the treatment landscape discussion, focusing on systemic sclerosis ILD (SSc-ILD) and clinical trial data that studied therapy options for IPF, PF-ILD, and SSc-ILD.

The panel provides an overview of the treatment landscape for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and progressing fibrosing ILD (PF-ILD).

Dr Arwen Podesta explains her PDT patient selection process and the factors she considers before treatment.