The FDA has granted approval to pembrolizumab (Keytruda®, Merck) in combination with chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, for patients with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer whose tumors express programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1). The FDA has also granted regular approval to single-agent pembrolizumab for patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer whose tumors express PD-L1, with a combined positive score of ≥1, who experienced disease progression on or after c...
Teresa Knoop, MSN, RN, AOCN®.
At the Greater Los Angeles Oncology Nursing Society (GLAONS) Oncology Care Summit in Los Angeles, California, Teresa Knoop, MSN, RN, AOCN® gave a presentation on updates surrounding pharmacology. Oncology Data Advisor followed up with her, asking for advice on how to provide optimal pharmacological care for patients with cancer.
Tricia Trammell, BA, CRA, FAHRA, R.T. (R)(M)(QM)(BS), CN-BI.
In this interview, Tricia Trammell, BA, CRA, FAHRA, R.T. (R)(M)(QM)(BS), CN-BI, Breast Center Manager at UT Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the advancements in breast imaging in relation to screening for breast cancer.
Nazy Zomorodian, RNC, MSN, CUNP, CCRC.
The FDA has granted approval to cetuximab (Erbitux®, Eli Lilly), in combination with encorafenib (Braftovi®, Array BioPharma) for the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) with a BRAF V600E mutation. "Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with the BRAF V600E mutation have a poor prognosis, with a median overall survival of 4 to 6 months after failure of initial therapy," wrote Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP, Professor in the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical ...