Panelists discuss how key recommendations for optimizing bispecific therapy care focus on establishing robust communication protocols between academic and community centers while ensuring community centers develop comprehensive infrastructure including staff training, emergency protocols, and care coordination pathways.
Panelists discuss understanding the comparative advantages, decision-making factors, infrastructure requirements, and partnership models for administering bispecific antibodies in community vs academic settings, with particular focus on patient care logistics and referral pathways.
Panelists discuss the guidance on managing REMS program compliance for bispecific therapies and strategies for educating non-oncology health care providers about cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell–associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) toxicities.
Panelists discuss insights on infection prevention protocols and electronic health record (EHR)–based toxicity management strategies for patients receiving bispecific antibody therapies in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).
Panelists discuss how clinical management of CAR T-cell therapy–associated toxicities focuses primarily on early recognition and prompt intervention with tocilizumab and/or corticosteroids for cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell–associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), following established grading systems and treatment algorithms.
Panelists discuss understanding institutional protocols for managing cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell–associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) prophylaxis in bispecific antibody therapy, along with criteria for safely selecting patients for outpatient step-up dosing.
Panelists discuss how bispecific antibody therapies in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma commonly present with cytokine release syndrome (CRS), immune effector cell–associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), and increased infection risks, while talquetamab specifically exhibits distinctive adverse events including nail changes, skin reactions, and oral toxicities.
Panelists discuss how infrastructure including specialized staff training, updated protocols, enhanced monitoring systems, and comprehensive educational resources for health care providers is essential for institutions to successfully implement and optimize bispecific antibody therapies while ensuring patient safety and treatment efficacy.
Panelists discuss how when selecting between weekly and biweekly dosing schedules for talquetamab and teclistamab in multiple myeloma treatment, health care institutions must carefully weigh factors like patient convenience, monitoring requirements, resource utilization, and total cost of care alongside clinical outcomes to determine optimal treatment pathways for both patient and health system benefits.
Panelists discuss how specific recommended dosing schedules exist for step-up medication administration, and protocols should incorporate flexibility for individualized dose adjustments based on patient response, tolerability, and clinical factors while maintaining systematic documentation of any deviations from standard escalation timelines.
Panelists discuss how advances in bispecific antibodies and CAR T-cell therapies are transforming treatment approaches for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, while presenting complex operational challenges that require innovative institutional strategies.
Panelists discuss how bispecific T-cell–engaging therapies targeting BCMA, GPRC5D, and FcRH5 have emerged as novel immunotherapeutic approaches showing meaningful clinical activity for patients with heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple
Key opinion leaders (KOLs) provide key takeaways on metastatic breast cancer and early breast cancer, emphasizing the enthusiasm surrounding recent advances in the field and the potential for improved patient outcomes.
The panelists share their concluding thoughts on the importance of collaboration between academic and community practices to achieve the best outcomes for their patients, which includes seeking second opinions and incorporating insights from tumor board discussions.
Medical experts discuss their perspectives on therapy approval and the significance of formulary inclusion, emphasizing the need to carefully consider both toxicities and benefits, which may ultimately lead to the operationalization of a drug in clinical practice.
Key opinion leaders (KOLs) discuss the use of CDK4/6 inhibitors in early breast cancer, specifically in patients who have undergone chemotherapy and surgery. They highlight the key factors that help determine which patients are most likely to benefit from receiving these medications.
The panelists discuss the clinical and economic factors that influence treatment decisions for early breast cancer (eBC), as well as the differences between eBC and metastatic breast cancer (mBC) in terms of adverse event management protocols and strategies for optimizing patient adherence.
Heather Moore, BCOP, CPP, PharmD, discusses the importance of treatment for early breast cancer, highlighting the use of chemotherapy followed by endocrine therapy. She notes that CDK4/6 inhibitors are being added for higher-risk patients, and oral selective estrogen receptor degraders may also be used in advanced cases.
Frank Scimeca, PharmD, MBA, BCOP, discusses the crucial collaborative effort between academic and community practices in managing and monitoring patients receiving CDK4/6 inhibitors, emphasizing the importance of communication and coordination to ensure optimal patient care.
Sarah Rockwell, PharmD, BCOP, and Ke Ning, MD, share their concluding remarks, reflecting on the current landscape and expressing their aspirations for addressing remaining unmet needs.
Ke Ning, MD, describes similarities and differences when implementing bispecific antibodies and CAR T-cell therapy for patients with relapsed or remitting multiple myeloma in the community oncology setting.
Medical professionals highlight the essential support provided by pharmacists in addressing operational challenges related to bispecific antibodies. Pharmacists can play an important role in the development of policies and procedures, monitoring and management of toxicities, and delivery of educational resources.
Heather Moore, BCOP, CPP, PharmD, discusses switching from CDK4/6 inhibitors to later lines of therapy, typically due to toxicities, to alleviate symptoms. She emphasizes the goal of finding a new therapy rather than abandoning treatment altogether, and notes that targeted therapy may be necessary in cases of disease progression.
Frank Scimeca, PharmD, MBA, BCOP, discusses strategies for implementing cost-saving measures and utilizing patient assistance programs to help patients access therapy, while emphasizing the importance of mitigating financial toxicities for patients.
Sarah Rockwell, PharmD, BCOP, explores how community oncology practices can understand and meet the requirements of risk evaluation and mitigation strategy programs, and stresses the importance of developing and implementing standard operating procedures.
Key opinion leaders address the importance of coordination between academic hospital providers and community oncologists when transitioning from initiation of bispecific antibodies at a tertiary hospital to maintenance therapy in the community oncology setting.
The expert panel explores the importance of communication and collaboration among care providers when patients with multiple myeloma who are receiving treatment with bispecific antibodies navigate transitions of care to and from various healthcare settings.
Medical professionals share insights on treatment considerations and patient selection for bispecific antibody therapy and the process for referring patients to other institutions for care.
Many health care systems use these products to provide similar but cheaper clinical outcomes.
Many health care systems are turning to biosimilars to provide clinical outcomes that are similar to those provided by reference products, but at a reduced cost.
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