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Palliative Care Use Dismal Among Patients with Hematologic Malignancies
ASH 2017
,
Multiple Myeloma
,
Palliative Care
,
Hematologic Malignancies
,
ASH Highlights
Web Exclusives
— August 20, 2018
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NCCN Panel Debates Cancer Care in Value-Based Healthcare Models
By
Wayne Kuznar
NCCN Annual Conference
,
Value in Oncology
Web Exclusives
— July 31, 2018
Experts at this roundtable discussion addressed high patient costs, achieving greater value in oncology care, and the desire for access to comparative data.
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Erleada First Therapy Approved for Patients with Nonmetastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
FDA Approvals, News & Updates
Web Exclusives
— July 24, 2018
On February 14, 2018, apalutamide (Erleada; Janssen Pharmaceuticals), an androgen receptor inhibitor, received accelerated approval by the FDA for the treatment of patients with nonmetastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Apalutamide is the first treatment approved by the FDA for patients with nonmetastatic CRPC, and was approved under the FDA priority review process.
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CAR T-Cell Manufacturing Process Depends on Good Quality T-Cells
By
Phoebe Starr
Immunotherapy
,
Personalized Medicine
Web Exclusives
— July 18, 2018
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has had excellent results in late-stage leukemia and varying degrees of success in some other hematologic cancers, but thus far, solid tumors have not responded to this therapy.
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New Multiple Myeloma Guideline Assigns Preferred Regimens for Primary, Maintenance Therapy
By
Wayne Kuznar
Multiple Myeloma
,
NCCN Guidelines
,
Hematologic Malignancies
Web Exclusives
— July 18, 2018
Orlando, FL—The 2018 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) updated guideline on the management of multiple myeloma assigns preferred status to certain treatment regimens, and designates others as recommended or useful in certain circumstances.
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The Strengths and Pitfalls of PD-L1 as a Biomarker for Immunotherapy
By
Meg Barbor, MPH
Immunotherapy
,
Personalized Medicine
Web Exclusives
— July 18, 2018
PD-1 and PD-L1 expression on tumor cells is decidedly unique compared with other biomarkers currently used in oncology, and its use has been demonstrated in numerous clinical scenarios. But although the benefits associated with PD-1/PD-L1 targeted therapies have been unprecedented, the risks should not be underestimated.
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Stem-Cell Transplant in Multiple Myeloma Associated with Increased Healthcare Utilization and Costs
By
Chase Doyle
Leukemia
,
Multiple Myeloma
,
Hematologic Malignancies
Web Exclusives
— July 10, 2018
Atlanta, GA—A recent analysis of US administrative claims data showed that stem-cell transplantation (SCT) is associated with increased healthcare resource utilization and costs compared with matched controls. According to data presented at 2017 ASH, patients who underwent SCT had, on average, >$114,000 increase in healthcare costs compared with age-, sex-, and comorbidity-matched patients with multiple myeloma who did not undergo SCT.
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Expert Panel Tackles Merits of End Points in Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Impact on Treatment and Coverage Decisions
By
Wayne Kuznar
AVBCC Special Feature
,
Prostate Cancer
Web Exclusives
— July 9, 2018
Nearly 12% of American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during their lives. Prostate cancer may remain indolent, but it often requires treatment, as evidenced by the more than 26,000 deaths attributable to this disease annually. Although the 5-year survival is high for men with localized prostate cancer, this drops to 29% in men with metastatic prostate cancer. Even with treatment, prostate cancer progresses in more than 33% of men. The median time to metastatic disease is approximately 8 to 10 years after the detection of biochemical recurrence.
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Lynparza First Treatment Approved for Patients with Germline BRCA-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
FDA Approvals, News & Updates
Web Exclusives
— July 9, 2018
On January 12, 2018, the FDA approved a new indication for olaparib (Lynparza; AstraZeneca) for the treatment of women with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline
BRCA
-positive, HER2-negative, metastatic breast cancer who received previous chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant, or metastatic setting.
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Gilotrif Receives New Indication as First-Line Treatment for Metastatic NSCLC with Nonresistant EGFR Mutations
FDA Approvals, News & Updates
Web Exclusives
— July 9, 2018
On January 12, 2018, afatinib (Gilotrif; Boehringer Ingelheim) received FDA approval as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) associated with nonresistant
EGFR
mutations as identified via an FDA-approved test. Afatinib received orphan drug status for this indication, and was approved under the FDA priority review process.
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