Interviews

Investigators will evaluate prophylactic tocilizumab prior to treatment with teclistamab.

Douglas Warner, MD, chief medical officer at eFFECTOR, provides a comprehensive overview of zotatifin and its current status in a Phase 1/2 dose escalation and expansion study, with a focus on ER+/HER2- breast cancer.

Heather McArthur, MD, clinical director of breast oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, discusses the toxicities associated with antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) used in breast cancer treatment at the 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

There is progress being made regarding research on immunotherapies and the mutation, which adversely affects a higher number of patients in this population.

Christina Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP, sat down with Noha Aboelata, MD to discuss her journey opening clinics and importance of health equity.

Troy Bremer, PhD, chief scientific officer at PreludeDx, discusses biosignature model and it's potential in predicting radiation therapy response for those with early-stage invasive breast cancer.

In a recent study, people who lived in disadvantaged or rural areas were just as likely to receive the second-generation medications as people in urban areas.

However, a survival benefit was observed with using a signaling inhibitor in general for patients with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.

The pharmacist can help patients to manage symptoms throughout the entire treatment journey.

Median overall survival is set to be more than 2 years, which is more than double the overall survival of current frontline therapies.

He also provides insight for students training in classical hematology, oncology hematology, or oncology pharmacy.

Cole Daniels, PharmD, BCPS, discusses a quality improvement initiative for glycemic outcomes with pharmacist management of insulin.

Tera Moore, PharmD, BCACP, discusses how the integration of pharmacists into team-based models could benefit patient access to care in rural populations.

Tera Moore, PharmD, BCACP, discusses the principles of trauma-informed care, along with the physiologic response to trauma.

Mara Hofherr, PharmD, a clinical oncology pharmacist at Washington University, highlights key findings of the KEYNOTE-522 trial in comparison of outcomes between Black and White patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Gabriel Hortobagyi, MD, FACP, professor and chair emeritus of the Department of Breast Medical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discusses the changes in breast cancer management over the past decade.

Tom Kraus, JD discusses current federal regulatory and legislative issues that impact the practice of health-system pharmacy.

Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health Science Center San Antonio, discussed the need for standardized questionnaires for clinicians to discuss social determinants of health with their oncology patients.

The discussion delves into the results and implications of the clinical trials, shedding light on the efficacy and safety profile of this combination therapy.

Amanda Hickman, PharmD, MPH, MSCS, discusses the clinical assessment to lower migraines (CALM) in an HSSP setting.

Carly Giavatto, PharmD, discusses the CPS conducted study that highlights a first of its kind linkage to care initiative performed by health systems specialty pharmacists.

Mridula George discusses the role of personalized circulating tumor DNA monitoring in predicting the response to neoadjuvant therapy for early-stage breast cancer.

Peter J. Siavelis, discusses the role of the InteLogix platform to enable a more rapid response to changes in the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Jennifer N. Clements PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, BCPS, CDCES, FADCES, FCCP discusses the role of Semaglutide and Tirzepatide for type 2 diabetes and obesity

Tune in to this episode of the Independent Rx Forum for a comprehensive overview of the National Community Pharmacists Association's legislative priorities, updates on critical pharmacy-related bills, and insights into the legislative process.

Denise Giambalvo, director of Member Engagement & Business Strategy at the Washington Health Alliance and recently led a biosimilars initiative for the coalition, discusses biosimilar influence of pricing for biologic drugs, trends to expect in 2024, and why education on biosimilars are important for patients, pharmacists, prescribers, and more

Lisa Deschamps, CEO of AviadoBio, discusses frontotemporal dementia and AVB-101, a one-time therapy designed to stop disease progression by delivering a functional copy of the GRN gene and restoring progranulin levels in the brain.