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An immune checkpoint inhibitor plus ramucirumab found to improve overall survival versus standard of care in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Ibrutinib plus bendamustine-rituximab and rituximab maintenance was found to lower the risk of disease progression or death by 25% compared with placebo in patients 65 years of age or older with newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma.

Uliledlimab plus toripalimab (Tuoyi) shows significant response rates in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer previously ineligible to receive standard-of-care treatment.

Analysis shows that different genetic mutation profiles in tumors harboring PIK3CA mutation did not affect the treatment benefit with alpelisib (Piqray) combined with fulvestrant in individuals with HR+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Improvement in recurrence-free survival was seen primarily in individuals with very high-risk renal cell carcinoma, whereas individuals with intermediate high-risk disease showed no improvements in survival.

Ken Blount, PhD, chief scientific officer at Rebiotix, discusses the investigative treatment RBX2660 and its unique approach to treating Clostridioides difficile infection.

The median overall survival was 66 months for individuals with hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer administered at least 1 dose reduction of ribociclib (Kisqali) from the starting dose of 600 mg.

Individuals with elevated arterial stiffness combined with high blood pressure had the highest risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Oncology pharmacists can help ensure patient access to lifesaving therapies.

The application submission paves the way for a potential decision as early as this month.

Ogi Kavazovic, co-founder and CEO of House Rx, discusses the company's technology platform and pharmacy service and how it can better enable community oncology pharmacy practices to offer medically integrated dispensing.

The gout medicine is a potential treatment option for individuals hospitalized for the cardiovascular condition, analysis suggests.

Company releases data at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting 2022 showing that the drug is well-tolerated in patients with solid tumors.

There are a huge number of medical facilities in Ukraine that run international clinical trials, with the FDA noting that more than 250 drugs and devices were undergoing clinical research in Ukraine.

The new study analyzed KSHV’s latent-lytic switch, a process in which the virus exits its dormancy state to replicate in the host cell.

The safety profile of valoctocogene roxaparvovec in the phase 1/2 study was consistent with previously reported data, with no delayed-onset treatment-related adverse events (AEs).

These real-world findings help support the use of DPI in patients at increased risk of vascular events.

Pegfilgrastim-pbbk is the third oncology biosimilar developed by Amneal to gain FDA approval this year.

Ritonavir (Norvir) is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.

Efforts to decrease hospital readmissions may have been misguided because the United States are already doing better than other high-income nations in this area.

The increased negative health outcomes associated with migraines provide an opportunity for pharmacists in both the inpatient and outpatient setting to support patients.

Analysis also shows a reduction in the need for opiate painkillers, and there was a decrease in other cancer-related symptoms, according to results published in Frontiers in Pain Research.

The medications are linked with reduced negative emotional bias, according to new research published in Biological Psychiatry.

In ECOSPOR III, the lead therapeutic candidate incorporated itself durably and rapidly into the microbiome to prevent recurrence, the company says.

Evinacumab-dgnb (Evkeeza) is indicated as an adjunct to other LDL-C lowering therapies for the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

Health systems must have a flexible workflow in place to allow the use of non-preferred agents to accommodate payer demands and reduce financial toxicity.

Pharmacy Times will be covering the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2022 Annual Meeting live in Chicago, Illinois, from June 3 through 7, 2022.

Tisagenlecleucel was shown to be effective in high-risk patients, including those who were heavily pretreated or had refractory disease.