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Lola Fashoyin-Aje, MD, MPH, associate director of Science & Policy Program to Address Disparities at the FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence, discusses the importance of promoting inclusion of members of racial and ethnic minority groups in cancer drug trials.

The European Association of Neuro-Oncology and the European Society for Medical Oncology published recommendations related to parenchymal brain metastases.

Results from POSEIDON, a randomized open label, phase 3 trial, showed that patients administered 5 cycles of tremelimumab plus durvalumab and chemotherapy over 16 weeks experienced a 23% reduction in the risk of death compared with various chemotherapy options.

Study suggests potentially expanding the use of immunotherapies in the elderly, a population in whom these therapies may be under-prescribed.

The Pharmacy Quality Alliance developed the “Medication Access Framework for Quality Measurement” to address the social determinants of health that hinder patient medication access and contribute to poor health outcomes.

Six-point plan outlines strategies to increase national vaccination rates, keep schools open, increase testing and masking access, and to relieve health systems that are overrun with COVID-19 patients.

The efficacy of pirtobrutinib does not depend on prior therapy, reason for prior BTK inhibitor discontinuation, or C481 mutation status, according to the presentation.

Empagliflozin demonstrated a 21% relative risk reduction for the composite primary endpoint of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure, compared with placebo.

Prostate cancers grow slowly and rarely cause any health problems, so without regular screening, it is more difficult to identify any cancer in the prostate.

Nearly 20% of patients with multiple myeloma have a form of the disease in which they make high quantities of a component of monoclonal proteins, which damages the kidneys.

The investigators said that even patients with asthma showed no statistically significant deterioration in lung function, although there was a trend toward slightly lower measurements for the amount of air they could exhale forcibly in 1 second.

Bleeding in the upper GI tract is among the most common bleeding complications following acute myocardial infarction, causing considerable suffering and increasing the risk of death.

This drug class works by interfering with the ability of cancer cells to repair themselves after experiencing damage to their DNA, but how PARP inhibitors selectively kill cancer cells was previously unknown.

The results of a study show that with proper antibiotic treatments and therapy, clinical outcomes for those with community-acquired pneumonia do not differ.

Study results show that these personalized treatments adjust based on cerebral function through electric pulses.

From an economic perspective, C. difficile has a staggering financial impact on the US health care system, as well on the patients infected.

Diabetic kidney disease develops in nearly 40% of patients with diabetes and serves as the leading cause of chronic kidney disease worldwide, according to the study.

As specialty drugs move through clinical trials and preparations for commercialization begin, significant attention is warranted to this process considering the massive investments that would have been already made in the product up to this point.

Harry Webster, RPh, a registered pharmacist at Walgreens and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, discusses the impact of stigma associated with PrEP and HIV on patients seeking to treat or prevent HIV.

Michael Ganio, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FASHP, Senior Director of Pharmacy Practice and Quality at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, discussed the recent strains for hospitals due to the newest wave of COVID-19.

New evidence shows that moving to urban areas in the Midwest or either coast could increase the longevity of an individual’s life.

Research shows that individuals who had either a severe or mild case of the virus had an increased risk of kidney damage and disease.

Study shows the benefit of green and blue spaces for individuals with COPD living in urban communities.

As pharmacists were pulled into patient-facing roles, many hospitals were forced to scale back or make adjustments in medication compounding practices.

The guidance noted it is preferable for immunocompromised patients to receive their third dose in a health care delivery setting rather than a pharmacy or public vaccination clinic.

COVID-19 convalescent plasma administered within the first week of symptoms did not prevent disease progression in a high-risk group of outpatients.

Kidney disease is among the most common causes of both hyperkalemia and hypokalemia.

Following a phase 2 study, Moderna submitted initial data to the FDA for the approval of its COVID-19 booster shot that would be administered 6 months after an individual’s second dose.