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.
The FDA has announced that it has withdrawn its approval of umbralisib (Ukoniq®, TG Therapeutics) for treatment of marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) and follicular lymphoma (FL). Umbralisib had previously been granted accelerated approval in February 2021 based on the UNITY-NHL trial (NCT02793583). The withdrawal of this treatment was determined due to updated data from the UNITY-CLL trial (NCT02612311), which revealed a possible increased risk of death in patients receiving umbralisib. TG Therapeuti...