Specialty Pharmacy

Aklilu Tedla, vice president of strategy and business development at Cardinal Health, discusses the cell and gene therapies in the pipeline for approval by the FDA.

Aklilu Tedla, vice president of strategy and business development at Cardinal Health, discusses the future of pharmacies as more cell and gene therapy products become available to patients.

Repotrectinib awarded breakthrough therapy designation for patients with ROS1-positive metastatic non–small cell lung cancer previously treated with a ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor and who were not previously administered platinum-based chemotherapy.

The SKYSCRAPER-01 trial evaluating the drug plus Tecentriq demonstrates that it did not meet its co-primary endpoint of progression-free survival.

They should consider many factors and use clear guidance on predicting phenotypes from genotypes to intervene optimally based on specific drug-gene interactions.

Doug Long, vice president, Industry Relations, IQVIA, discusses notable trends reshaping specialty pharmaceutical channels and the impact of these developments on the role of the pharmacist in the health care team.

Vosevi is a fixed-dose combination for the treatment of hepatitis C virus.

Joel Wayment, vice president of operations for 3PL Services at Cardinal Health, discusses how the pharmaceutical supply chain currently manages the transport of CAR T products to sites of administration.

Ray Tancredi, divisional vice president of Specialty Pharmacy, Development & Brand Rx/Vaccine Purchasing at Walgreens, discusses blockbuster drugs in the oncology space that have been approved this year or may be hitting the market soon.

Imposter syndrome is a phenomenon that affects self-confidence, significantly limiting the effectiveness of professionals affected by it.

An international phase 1/2 clinical trial is ongoing for the treatment for individuals with relapsed or refectory acute myeloid leukemia with FLT3 mutation.

First phase 3 trial in this setting shows improved overall survival rates with an immunotherapy added to chemotherapy over the standard-of-care chemotherapy alone, company says.

Jelmyto is an alkylating drug indicated for the treatment of adult patients with low-grade upper tract urothelial cancer.

Palbociclib is indicated for adults in combination with an aromatase inhibitor as initial endocrine-based therapy in postmenopausal women or in men.

The drug combination achieved a median overall survival of more than 5 1/2 years in the first-line setting for postmenopausal women with HR+/HER2- aBC1, the company says.

Obinutuzumab is a CD20-directed cytolytic antibody used to treat certain types of blood cancer.

High adherence to treatment is a key first step toward better patient outcomes, including sustained disease control or remission.

Sneha Sharma, director, specialty clinical solutions at Magellan Health, discusses some trends in the rare disease space that she recommends pharmacists keep an eye on this year.

Pharmacists are well suited to help patients overcome the barriers that prevent access to therapy regimens.

Amy Ware, director, specialty clinical solutions at Magellan Health, discusses what it means to be future focused as a pharmacist in the specialty pharmacy field.

Trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) approved for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who were previously administered an anti–HER2-based regimen.

Jayne Hornung, chief clinical officer – pharmacy, Managed Markets Insight & Technology, discusses her presentation on potential causes of the slow uptake in digital therapeutics among payers.

Tracy Russell, senior director, State Government Affairs at CoverMyMeds, discusses her presentation at Asembia Summit 2022 on legislation aligned with the movement to expand the pharmacist’s role on the care team.

Regardless of the ability to access and dispense products, pharmacists are responsible for getting patients the best care.

Pharmacists can play a more active role in educating patients on tools and resources available to them, enrolling patients in programs, gathering subjective and objective data.

Ray Tancredi, divisional vice president of Specialty Pharmacy, Development & Brand Rx/Vaccine Purchasing at Walgreens, addresses his presentation on the specialty pharmaceutical pipeline, and specifically what approvals pharmacists should look for on the horizon.

Sonia T. Oskouei, PharmD, vice president of biosimilars at Cardinal Health, discussed how pharmacists can impact biosimilar adoption.

Jayson Slotnik, JD, MPH, partner at Health Policy Strategies, discusses his hopes for the future of value-based contracting and the ideal model for pharmacy’s involvement.