Specialty Pharmacy

Myriam Mendila, MD, chief medical officer and global head of medical affairs at Novartis Oncology, discusses how asciminib has impacted the treatment landscape for chronic myeloid leukemia.

The multicenter phase 3 study randomized patients with R/R CLL 1:1 to receive acalabrutinib 100 mg orally twice daily or investigator’s choice of idelalisib plus rituximab or bendamustine plus rituximab until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Lindsey Roeker, MD, assistant attending L1 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses her ASH 2021 presentation and addresses some of the challenges and risk of ibrutinib as treatment for CLL.

Myriam Mendila, MD, chief medical officer and global head of medical affairs at Novartis Oncology, discusses new longer-term efficacy and safety data from the pivotal phase 3 ASCEMBL study.

In a phase 1b trial, the combination therapy of acalabrutinib, venetoclax, and rituximab had a 100% clinical response rate and was well-tolerated in patients with treatment-naïve mantle cell lymphoma.

Pembrolizumab is the first anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1 therapy to demonstrate a recurrence-free survival benefit in the adjuvant setting for melanoma.

Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) was the first CAR T-cell immunotherapy to be approved for relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Vosoritide is indicated to increase linear growth in pediatric patients with achondroplasia.

Acalabrutinib is a Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) intended for the treatment of adult patients with mantle cell lymphoma who have received at least 1 prior therapy.

Timely access to cancer treatment improves patient outcomes.

The investigators said that there were no new safety signals identified, and no reported instances of tumor lysis syndrome.

As some of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical and biotech giants ramp up product development and commercialization, what was once a futuristic concept has become a reality.

Certain patients with breast cancer treated with an aromatase inhibitor plus palbociclib (Ibrance) could benefit from an early switch to fulvestrant (Faslodex) plus palbociclib, study finds.

Pyrotinib combined with capecitabine found to improve overall survival in patients with previously treated HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Rylaze is a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma.

In the case reviewed, the pharmacy department created an interdisciplinary Biosimilar Task Force responsible for making decisions relating to the adoption of biosimilar therapies.

Pharmacy leaders can be equipped to make effective decisions to support a successful work experience, regardless of work setting.

FDA approves rituximab (Rituxan) plus chemotherapy for pediatric patients with previously untreated, advanced stage, CD20-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Burkitt lymphoma, Burkitt-like lymphoma, or mature B-cell acute leukemia.

Payton Nyquvest, CEO and founder of Numinus, discussed the laboratory development and regulatory side of psychedelic research.

Ibrutinib in combination with venetoclax shows promise in patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Affordability in drug pricing can be addressed by bringing the manufacturer and plan sponsor to negotiate costs and determine fair compensation for product and service providers in the supply chain.

The diagnostic tool widens the age group of individuals who can get tested and can be used in conjunction with a mammogram.

Approximately half of people with HCV don't know they're infected, mainly because they have no symptoms.

Although specialty therapies have the potential to help people live healthier lives, their cost and complexity can create distinct challenges.

Miglustat (Zavesca) is indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate type I Gaucher disease.

Chronic HBV increases the risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer, and cirrhosis.

Ray Tancredi, RPh, MBA, divisional VP of specialty pharmacy development and brand Rx/vaccine purchasing at Walgreens, provides an analysis and overview of key specialty pharmaceuticals in development.

Lomecel-B (Longeveron) is an investigational allogeneic, bone marrow-derived medicinal signaling cell medication that is being evaluated in a phase 2 trial.

Ray Tancredi, RPh, MBA, divisional VP of specialty pharmacy development and brand Rx/vaccine purchasing at Walgreens, discusses key drugs in development that are slated to launch in 2022.

Ocrelizumab is indicated for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, including clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting MS, and active secondary progressive disease, in adults.