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July 11th 2025
Dalpiciclib combined with endocrine therapy significantly enhances progression-free survival in HR+/HER2– breast cancer, as shown in the DAWNA-A trial.
Assessing Primary Endpoint Trial Results for BOVen Therapy in Previously Untreated CLL
December 20th 2021Jacob D. Soumerai, MD, of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, addresses the primary endpoint in the trial assessing zanubrutinib, obinutuzumab, and venetoclax in previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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Expert: The NIH ORWH Ensures ‘Women's Health Research Is Part of the Scientific Framework of NIH’
December 20th 2021Sarah Temkin, MD, associate director for clinical research in the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), discusses how the work of the NIH ORWH impacts pharmacy practice.
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APhA Releases Statement Addressing Pharmacist Burnout, Calls for Change
December 20th 2021The Board of Trustees of APhA addresses 5 areas in their statement, including importance of wellbeing, root causes of pharmacist burnout, pharmacy benefit manager issues, need for provider status, and some potential solutions.
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FDA Approves Abatacept With Calcineurin Inhibitor for Prophylaxis of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease
December 17th 2021Abatacept is also approved for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, active psoriatic arthritis, and moderate to severe polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis for children 2 years of age and older.
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Assessing Zanubrutinib, Obinutuzumab, Venetoclax for Previously Untreated CLL
December 17th 2021Jacob D. Soumerai, MD, of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses minimum residual disease-driven time limited therapy with zanubrutinib, obinutuzumab, and venetoclax in previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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Study: Immune-Boosting Antibody Treatment Isatuximab Meets Primary Endpoint for Multiple Myeloma
December 15th 2021This trial is the first to assess the use of isatuximab as a first-line treatment for newly diagnosed, transplant-eligible patients up to 70 years of age, according to the study authors.
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PI3K Inhibitors May Help Prevent Tamoxifen-Associated Uterine Cancer in Patients With Breast Cancer
December 14th 2021Uterine cancers that developed in patients with breast cancer treated with tamoxifen had fewer phosphoinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) pathway mutations and may have been driven by tamoxifen-induced PI3K pathway activation.
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