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2013
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
Costs to Medicare Nearly Twice as High for Hospital Outpatient versus Community-Based Oncology Services
By
Neil Canavan
Economics & Value
,
Economics of Cancer Care
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
A new analysis of Medicare claims between 2009 and 2011 has revealed that patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy in hospital outpatient settings are billed at rates that are 25% to 47% higher than for equivalent oncology services rendered at community-based physicians’ offices.
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Idelalisib and Ibrutinib 2 Promising B-Cell Receptor–Signaling Inhibitors for B-Cell Malignancies
By
Phoebe Starr
Emerging Therapies
,
Personalized Medicine
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
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Revlimid Receives a New Indication for the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed or Progressing Mantle-Cell Lymphoma
By
Lisa A. Raedler, PhD, RPh
Drug Updates
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
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Redesigning Clinical Trials Necessary to Enhance Discovery of Effective Targeted Drugs in the Genomic Era
By
Wayne Kuznar
Personalized Medicine
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
Boston, MA—Defining optimal therapeutic efficacy in the genomic era will require that clinical trial design in oncology move from a drug-centric approach to a patient-centric one. Retrofitting current knowledge into old paradigms will slow the progress in discovering effective targeted agents, said Razelle Kurzrock, MD, Director, Center for Personalized Therapy and Clinical Trials, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, at the Global Biomarkers Consortium Second Annual Conference.
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Panitumumab-FOLFOX4 Therapy Extends Survival in Patients with CRC without RAS Mutations
By
Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
Personalized Medicine
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
Testing for
KRAS
mutations is recommended to guide treatment decisions in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) by pointing to the patients who would most likely benefit from anti–epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapies.
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Genomics of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Explored
By
Phoebe Starr
Personalized Medicine
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
New York, NY—To paraphrase Winston Churchill, “we are at the end of the beginning” of the era of clinical genomics in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), said Richard M. Stone, MD, Clinical Director, Adult Leukemia Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, at the 2013 National Comprehensive Cancer Network congress on hematologic malignancies.
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Patient Assistance Programs
By
Caroline Helwick
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
Hollywood, FL—“Patient assistance is not an option but a very important part of the fabric of our healthcare system,” said Patrick McKercher, RPh, PhD, President of the Patient Access Network Foundation, at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care.
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Addressing Medication Nonadherence: A Patient–Provider Perspective
By
Caroline Helwick
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
Hollywood, FL—Adherence to medications is critical for effective cancer treatment. Oncologists must understand the reasons for nonadherence and help patients to keep taking their medications, said Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Nursing, Baltimore, at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care.
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Contracting in the Current Oncology Landscape
By
Caroline Helwick
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
>Hollywood, FL—Contracting in oncology has become a more complicated process, now that it involves many entities beyond physicians and payers. Dawn G. Holcombe, MBA, Vice President, Strategic Relationships, Florida Cancer Specialists, Sarasota, FL, described the scenario at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care.
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Seeking Value in Oncology Care
By
Caroline Helwick
Value in Oncology
October 2013, Vol 4, No 8
Hollywood, FL—“How do different stakeholders define value in oncology? This is a complex question, and definitely a mainstream, though at times controversial, issue,” according to Pamela Morris, Director, Syndicated Research, Zitter Health Insights. Ms Morris discussed the search for value in oncology care, informed by results from the Zitter Group’s research, at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care.
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