Oncology

“I think in those situations where you can use the lower cost of the drug, you should, because it's going to help the overall societal perspective. That begins to break down, though, when that low-cost drug is the one that you're losing money on,” said Scott Soefje in a Q&A on balancing cost and margin at a site of care.

A Q&A with Karen Fancher, PharmD, associate professor of pharmacy practice at Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, on applying ethical principles to manage complex situations in oncology pharmacy.

A Q&A with Kirollos Hanna, PharmD, director of pharmacy at Minnesota Oncology, on the current and future landscape of bispecific antibodies in myeloma treatment.

The approval for tovorafenib (Ojemda) was based on data from the phase 2 FIREFLY-1 trial, in which the therapy demonstrated an overall repose rate of 67%.

Researchers were unable to find a significant benefit for patients for the majority of cancer medications given accelerated FDA approval.

A study from the Karolinska Institutet found that 76 out of 145410 patients treated with a GLP-1 developed thyroid cancer during nearly 4 years of follow-up.

In 4 posters presented at the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association Annual Conference 2024, researchers addressed pharmacists’ role in managing patients’ anticancer medications.

Jeffrey Reese, president at Reese Pharmaceutical, discusses what sets ColoTest apart from other at-home colorectal cancer screening tests.

Mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx (Elahere) was first granted FDA accelerated approval in November 2022.

A blood-based cell-free DNA (cfDNA) test was able to find patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), advanced neoplasia, and advanced precancerous lesions.

The approval was based on data from the phase 1/2 TRANSCEND CLL 004 study, in which the CAR T cell therapy demonstrated statistically significant complete response rates.

A clinical trial showed that nivolumab plus chemotherapy significantly improved overall survival and progression-free survival compared with a chemotherapy combination alone.

This is the fifth oncology indication for zanubrutinib in the United States.

The biosimilar represents a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality treatment option for patients in the US treated with tocilizumab.

The agency approved denosumab-bddz under two brand names: Wyost and Jubbonti.

The FDA granted accelerated approval to amivantamab-vmjw in May 2021.

Reese Pharmaceutical’s ColoTest has a suggested retail price of $19.99 and will also be sold on major retail shelves later this spring.

The novel drug elranatamab-bcmm (Elrexfio) received accelerated FDA approval on August 14, 2023, for treating adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

The FDA's decision represents a landmark approval of a tumor-derived cellular therapy in a solid tumor cancer.

Young women with breast cancer have a less favorable prognosis compared with older women. However, data on recent trends and period and cohort effects among young women are not well known.

As per US law Section 505(o)(4), the manufacturers are required to make the requested changes, respond with a modified version of the requested changes for review, or respond with a rebuttal within 30 days of the FDA's ask.

Biologic approvals ranged from gene therapies for hemophilia A to a cellular therapy to treat type 1 diabetes.

Study findings shed light on the disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and colorectal cancer faced by individuals with low socioeconomic status and those of African American race.

Social determinants of health (SDOH), such as financial disparities or lack of insurance, create barriers to accessing breakthrough therapies like BTK inhibitors among patients with CLL and SLL.

Three posters presented at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition looked into the efficacy and safety of the therapies.