Specialty Pharmacy

This weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings, and more. Our Week in Review is a can't miss for the busy pharmacy professional.

Nearly half of evaluable patients with rare central nervous system tumors, neuroblastoma, or other solid tumors had responses to entrectinib.

Lowest test dose of oxaliplatin and capecitabine was comparable to the highest dose in delaying advanced gastroesophageal cancer progression and minimizing adverse effects.

Lenalidomide found to prevent the formation of blood vessels that feed tumors, yet carries significant adverse effects.

As more novel therapies emerge from the pipeline and enter the market, it is crucial for pharmacists to monitor new drug approvals that could be lifechanging for their patients.

Gilteritinib (Xospata, Astellas Pharma) is indicated for adults with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia with an FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 mutation.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

A ‘fail-first’ policy by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could be a nightmare for patients with cancer, according to the Community Oncology Alliance.

The importance of improving the specialty pharmacy experience for patients newly diagnosed with a life-changing disease.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

Officials with the FDA today approved lenalidomide (Revlimid, Celgene) in combination with a rituximab product (R2) for the treatment of adult patients with previously-treated follicular lymphoma or marginal zone lymphoma.

The new indication makes cariprazine the first and only dopamine and serotonin partial agonist to treat the full spectrum of bipolar I symptoms in manic, mixed, and depressive episodes.

Genomic data may improve the selection of more precise models for metastatic breast cancer research.

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Matthew Malachowski, PharmD, BCPS, supervisor of specialty pharmacy services at UAB Health System, provides insight into some of the challenges associated with establishing or expanding specialty pharmacy services and how to overcome them.

National Cancer Institute-Children’s Oncology Group Pediatric Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice is the first nationwide precision oncology trail for patients with cancers that have not responded to standard treatments.

Officials with the FDA approved ruxolitinib (Jakafi, Incyte), the first treatment for patients 12 years and older with steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease.

The drug, onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi (Zolgensma, AveXis), is an adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapy that targets the cause of SMA, a leading genetic cause of infant mortality.

Top news of the week from Specialty Pharmacy Times.

Researchers seek to investigate how to broaden the potential of cediranib with and olaparib to treat multiple cancer types.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

This weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings, and more. Our Week in Review is a can't miss for the busy pharmacy professional.

Among the most prevalent symptoms of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy is encephalopathy.

Study suggests a possible co-treatment strategy to overcome resistance to Venetoclax in the treatment of chronic lymphocyte leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

Using real-time data helped providers identify racial disparities in cancer treatment and narrow the gap in treatment completion rates between white and black patients.

Study examines cutting off glutamine and fatty acids, two well-known cancer food sources that tumors use to grow and survive.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.