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In 2021, an estimated 76,080 new cases of kidney cancer will be diagnosed. Among those cases, the majority will be renal cell carcinomas (RCC). In this excerpt of the transcript from their continuing medical education/nursing continuing professional development (CME/NCPD)–approved activity, Expert Guidance on New Advances in Renal Cell Carcinoma, Bradley McGregor, MD, Clinical Director of the Lank Center of Genitourinary Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Robert Motzer, MD, Chair ...
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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is one of the most common cancers, comprising 4% of all cancers in the United States. Although non-Hodgkin lymphoma can occur at any age, more than half of all patients are 65 years old or older. Efforts are ongoing to find new and better ways to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In this interview, Maria Badillo, MSN, RN, OCN®, CCRP, a Research Nurse Manager at The University ...
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States. Each year, there are 149,500 new cases of colorectal cancer, and 52,980 people die from the disease. Treatment choice depends on many factors, including patient characteristics, tumor characteristics, molecular characteristics, and patient preferences. Approximately 21% of patients present with m...
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acquired immune-mediated disorder defined as a peripheral blood platelet count <100 x 109/L with no known cause. In this excerpt of the transcript from her nursing continuing professional development (NCPD)–approved activity, Immune Thrombocytopenia: Evolving Treatment Paradigms and Patient-Centered Care, Allison Miller Imahiyerobo, APN, an advanced practice ...
Recently, the FDA granted accelerated approval to sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy®, Immunomedics), an antibody-drug conjugate, for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer whose disease progressed following treatment with platinum-containing chemotherapy and a programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) inhibitor. In this interview with Oncology D...
Recently, the results of a phase 3 trial on camrelizumab were published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology and presented at the European Lung Cancer Virtual Congress 2021. Camrelizumab was studied in the randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial as a treatment for advanced squamous non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Patients with stages IIIB-IV squamous NSCLC were treated with carboplatin p...
Recently, the FDA approved idecabtagene vicleucel (Abecma®, Bristol Myers Squibb) for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have already been treated with four or more lines of therapy, including an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody. The approval was based on KarMMa, a phase 2 trial that confirmed the efficacy and safety of ide...
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Follicular lymphoma, an indolent, difficult-to-treat B-cell malignancy, is complicated by evolving disease subtypes. Patient outcomes can be hampered by the failure of the multidisciplinary team to establish consensus on the optimal timing, schedule, and length of follicular lymphoma treatment. In addition, the rapid pace of research makes it difficult to stay abreast of the latest and most clinic...
Lung cancer is diagnosed in approximately 235,760 individuals in the United States each year, and 131,880 people die of the disease annually. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which accounts for 84% of these cases, has a dismal 5-year survival rate of 18%, and most patients will develop progressive disease within 5 months of their final cycle of first-line classical doublet chemotherapy. The use...
Myeloproliferative neoplasms, including myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, and essential thrombocytopenia, affect approximately 13,000, 134,000, and 148,000 individuals in the United States, respectively. Due to difficulties in identifying the disease, low disease prevalence, a complicated symptom profile, differences in patient and provider perspectives regarding symptom burden and treatment goals...
A shortfall in knowledge in the use of biomarkers and patient-related factors for the personalization of treatment for patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma was identified in the baseline data collected from i3 Health's continuing medical education (CME)–approved visiting faculty meeting series titled New Thinking, New Strategies in Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma, led by Arjun V. Balar, MD, A...
When patients with hematological malignancies do not receive referrals for hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), they may face a risk of poorer outcomes. Common reasons behind this lack of referrals include provider confusion over eligibility criteria for HSCT, overestimation of the risks associated with transplant, and confusion regarding the benefit of HSCT. This educational gap regarding t...
Of all women diagnosed with cancer in the United States, 30% have breast cancer, which is the second-leading cause of cancer death in this group. Many women have benefitted from regular screening as well as earlier and improved treatment; however, 6% of women present with metastatic disease, and 30% with no initial lymph node involvement will develop metastatic disease. Women with metastatic breas...
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Friday, June 04, 2021
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is one of the most common cancers, comprising 4% of all cancers in the United States. Although non-Hodgkin lymphoma can occur at any age, more than half of all patients are ...
Wednesday, June 02, 2021
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to infigratinib (Truseltiq™, QED Therapeutics) for patients with previously treated unresectable locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with a fibro...
Tuesday, June 01, 2021
The FDA granted accelerated approval to sotorasib (Lumakras™, Amgen) for patients with KRAS G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have received at least on...
Monday, May 24, 2021
The FDA has approved amivantamab-vmjw (Rybrevant®, Janssen) for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutations. "Despite shar...
Friday, May 21, 2021
The FDA has granted approval to nivolumab (Opdivo®, Bristol Myers Squibb) for patients with completely resected esophageal or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer who have residual pathologic diseas...
