ASCO 2015 Highlights

Setting up a statewide cancer pathway program requires sophisticated data collection and analytic capability, as well as a collaborative mindset among participants, according to Kurt Neumann, MD, Medical Director of Managed Care and Quality Initiatives for the International Oncology Network, a division of Amerisource Bergen Specialty Group.

On November 2, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System final rules for 2011.

Consolidation and cost pressures remain key concerns for community cancer centers, according to Christian Downs, MHA, JD, the executive director of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC).

National Harbor, MD—Multiple benefitswere observed for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), including cost-effectiveness, in studies presented at the 2010 ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium by investigators from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Milan—Men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) gained 4 months in overall survival (OS) when treated with the novel antiandrogen abiraterone acetate, data from a large randomized trial showed.