Oncology

Belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep; GlaxoSmithKline) demonstrated that, when combined with bortezomib and dexamethasone (BorDex), the time to disease progression or death was extended.

Kirollos Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FACC, discusses the multifaceted involvement of oncology pharmacists in various aspects of patient care.

Although vaccination status and the severity of COVID-19 infection were not correlated, the timing of vaccine administration influenced whether patients had severe COVID-19 infection.

In a phase 3 trial, none of the patients receiving nirogacestat reached median progression-free survival, indicating that it may effectively reduce disease progression.

The investigators note that continued support during breast cancer treatment is necessary for patient comfort beyond diagnosis and the initial phases of treatment.

The update followed results from the phase 1/2 EPCORE NHL-1 clinical trial evaluating the safety and preliminary efficacy of the drug, including in individuals with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.

A change in recurrence-free survival was also observed, with an 89% rate at 24 months in patients who achieved a complete pathologic response.

TcdBFBD, derived from a toxin found in Clostridium difficile, was tested in mouse models that mimicked different subtypes of breast cancer.

In crafting a patient-centered regimen, the convergence of expertise from physicians and pharmacists, paired with the values and preferences of patients, becomes paramount.

The review comes after phase 3 trial results that indicate an improvement in overall survival and progression-free survival, reducing the risk of disease progression and death.

Pharmacists address aspects of patient care that are unique to the focus of the pharmacist, such as financial toxicity and data collection for components of social determinants of health (SDOH).

Mice with human breast cancer tissue and high levels of the Myc cancer-driving gene who received a vitamin B5-deficient diet had slower tumor growth.

The approval makes pembrolizumab the first-line treatment for individuals with this cancer.

The approval makes enzalutamide the first and only androgen receptor-signaling inhibitor approved for the treatment of nonmetastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer with biochemical recurrence at high risk for metastatic.

Capivasertib is indicated for hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor 2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with 1 or more PIK3CA/ALT1/PTEN-alterations.

Repotrectinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that targets ROS1 and is administered as an oral therapy for treatment of locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non–small cell lung cancer.

According to the authors, these results contribute to developing information that associate lymphedema with localized changes in immunity and a susceptibility for cancer.

The study findings provide the first in-depth look at the relationship between chromosomal changes in tumor cells and immune components of the tumor microenvironment.

Researchers determined that simultaneously targeting the BRD4 and LOXL2 proteins disrupts their interaction and inhibits the growth of triple-negative breast cancer cells.

With this approval, fruquintinib is the first and only selective inhibitor of all 3 VEGR receptor kinases to be approved in the United States for previously treated mCRC, regardless of biomarker status.

Domvanalimab plus zimberelimab with chemotherapy demonstrated a positive overall response rate and 6-month progression free survival rate for patients with upper gastrointestinal cancers.

Data show patients are willing to accept associated risks for a chance at a cure.

With precision medicine, patients undergoing treatment are living longer without disease recurrence or progression and with fewer adverse effects, resulting in preservation of quality of life.

In an article by The New England Journal of Medicine, the authors discuss how drug companies could delay the approval of new oncology drugs under the IRA, delaying patient care.

How patients acquire NSCLC plays a role in health outcomes, with never-smoker patients having genetically different disease than the same disease in smokers.

The approval marks the sixth indication for pembrolizumab in gastrointestinal cancers.

Calvin Tucker, PharmD, MBA, FCCM, FFSHP, Pharmacy Manager for the Cancer Care Pharmacy discusses the unique and valuable role pharmacist have within the health care community

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