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Study finds that health care providers need to reinforce the importance of annual mammograms among patients who survived breast cancer.

Recent studies that indicated the efficacy of IVIG in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease used pediatric cohorts, with few evaluations of the treatment approach in adults.

Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) approved for patients with large B-cell lymphoma that is refractory to first-line chemoimmunotherapy or relapses within 12 months of first-line chemoimmunotherapy.

Vaxneuvance was previously granted FDA Priority Review and Breakthrough Therapy designation for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease.

Results of the phase 3 VOYAGER PAD clinical trial show rivaroxaban (Xarelto; Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies) plus aspirin lowers severe vascular events in patients with peripheral arterial disease after lower-extremity revascularization.

Lowering salt intake was not found to reduce visits to the emergency department, however, there were improvements in quality of life.

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Evelyn Handel, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, director of drugs & biologics programs at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, presented the keynote address, which was developed in collaboration with Emily Mackler, PharmD, BCOP, of the Michigan Oncology Quality Consortium in Ann Arbor.

This topic was presented by Jolynn K. Sessions, PharmD, BCOP, at the 2019 Directions in Oncology Pharmacy™ conference.

The 2019 Directions in Oncology Pharmacy™ conference included a session covering relapsed and refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).

The second session at the 2019 Directions in Oncology Pharmacy™ conference discussed emerging clinical options for patients who have chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), with a special emphasis on the pharmacist’s role.

This year, particular clinical advancements in breast, lung, and ovarian cancers were heavily represented among the late-breaking abstract presentations.

This weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings, and more. Our Week in Review is a can't miss for the busy pharmacy professional.