ASCO 2015 Highlights

Value-Based Cancer Care is pleased to share with you that we are on site at the 21st Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) Annual Conference, April 9-12, 2025, in Portland, OR and together with our sister publication, the Journal of Hematology Oncology Pharmacy,we are bringing you live coverage and abstracts from the meeting.
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n the US cohort, Black patients with HR-positive/HER2-negative mBC who underwent NGS testing were more likely to receive first-line chemotherapy, less likely to have PIK3CA mutations, and less likely to receive first-line CDK4/6 inhibitors compared with White patients.
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round Zero were 3 times more likely to have genetic changes associated with an increased risk of blood cancer compared with other first responders.
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Importance of Hospital Partnerships for Bispecific Agent Implementation
In this ninth and final installment, Hakan Kaya, MD, Kristen Boykin, PharmD, RPh/CPh, BCOP, BCPS, and Lisa Raff, PharmD, MSPharm, BCPS, BCOP, discuss why hospital partnerships are critical to the successful implementation of bispecific agents into regular multiple myeloma treatment practice.
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EHR Implementation of Bispecific Agents for Multiple Myeloma
In this eighth installment, Kristen Boykin, PharmD, RPh/CPh, BCOP, BCPS, and Yonatan Resnick, PharmD, discuss considerations for preparing a healthcare center’s electronic health record to accommodate bispecific agents in multiple myeloma treatment.
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Total Cost of Care for Bispecific Agents in Multiple Myeloma
In this seventh installment, Lisa Raff, PharmD, MSPharm, BCPS, BCOP, and Laura Bobolts, PharmD, BCOP, discuss total cost of care associated with bispecific agents and other multiple myeloma treatments, as well as how that compares to the outcomes being produced.
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The researchers noted variations in time to treatment initiation and choice of therapy across the 3 healthcare settings, with factors such as distance from the hospital and income levels playing significant roles in delays of treatment.
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Clinical Pathways in Multiple Myeloma

In this sixth installment, Hakan Kaya, MD, Lisa Raff, PharmD, MSPharm, BCPS, BCOP, and Laura Bobolts, PharmD, BCOP, discuss the importance of clinical pathways in multiple myeloma treatment as well as their development.

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Payer Policy Development for Bispecific Agents in Multiple Myeloma

In this fifth installment, Laura R. Bobolts, PharmD, BCOP, and Lisa Raff, MSPharm, BCPS, BCOP, discuss payer considerations when considering reimbursement and formulary inclusion of bispecific agents, as well as how payers keep up-to-date on the evolving landscape of multiple myeloma learning opportunities from bispecific therapy REMS programs.

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REMS Operational Considerations

In this fourth installment, Kristen Boykin, PharmD, RPh/CPh, BCOP, BCPS, and Yonatan Resnick, PharmD, discuss operational considerations and potential learning opportunities from bispecific therapy REMS programs.

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