Specialty Pharmacy

Switching from Glivec to Tasigna elicited a long-term response rate in patients with leukemia.

Lenalidomide (Revlimid) could potentially offer clinical benefits to patients with multiple myeloma.

Interim findings further support the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of Abraxane in NSCLC.

John Campo, vice president of Pharmacy Trade Relations and Contracting at Managed Health Care Associates discusses how to improve the relationship between specialty pharmacies and specialty drug manufacturers.

Some atopic dermatitis patients at risk for developing contact dermatitis from certain common ingredients in topical products.

Managing fatigue is a significant burden in multiple sclerosis.

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

Pioglitazone may increase a patient’s risk of developing bladder cancer.

The biggest spender doesn’t always come out ahead in the world of specialty medications.

The proportion of specific inflammatory proteins can influence treatment outcomes.

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

Once-daily tablet for hepatitis C virus contains sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, and voxilaprevir.

Cigarettes can be a bigger contributor to death in HIV patients than the virus itself.

Wellness initiatives may help multiple sclerosis patients better manage symptoms of the disease.

Top news of the week in oncology and cancer drug development.

Disrupting the body’s circadian clock can increase the risk of serious diseases, such as cancer.

Myeloma Genome Project to create the largest dataset of molecular profiling for patients with multiple myeloma.

Top articles of the week on Specialty Pharmacy Times.

In a phase 3 trial, Gazyva showed superior progression-free survival in previously untreated follicular lymphoma.

Research suggests cancer cells may evade treatment by eating adult stem cells.

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

There is a need for the surgeons and prescribing rheumatologists to jointly address complications they may cause in RA patients.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices works to identify the most prevalent medication safety issues and pinpoint effective strategies to reduce medication errors.

TIP60 levels could serve as a prognostic marker of breast cancer progression.

Electrodes placed into a paralyzed patient’s brain enabled her to operate a speech computer wirelessly.

An investigational drug was found to reverse the activity of immune suppressor cells.

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

Wayne Grau, vice president of Legislative Affairs at Managed Health Care Associates, discusses government action that could influence specialty pharmacy.