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These data support the combination of daratumumab plus VRd followed by daratumumab and lenalidomide maintenance as a new standard of care for transplant-eligible patients.

Compared to placebo plus chemotherapy, quizartinib plus chemotherapy improved OS without significant AEs and impact on QOL in patients with AML.

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 authors note that CAR-T cell therapy could change the treatment standard for patients with DLBCL, who previously had few options if standard chemotherapy treatment was ineffective.

The model may help clinicians identify patients who would benefit from disease-specific therapies or enrollment into clinical trials.

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

Expert breaks down these findings and more from the GLAMM1 study at the 2023 ASH Annual Meeting.

Only 20% of the patient population were reported as being “very good” sleepers when it comes to sleep disturbances.

The study results shine a light on the potential need for further policy changes that promote gender equity and bridge the gap in R01 funding awarded to female applicants.

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.

The efficacy of treatments, which is the outcomes in the ideal clinical trial setting, are known to often be better than the effectiveness of those treatments, which are the outcomes of patients in the real-world setting.

The study findings have implications for the identification of novel pathways with which to selectively target folate-metabolism blood cancers.

The president highlights a new curative treatment option for sickle cell disease while also expanding on the changing treatment landscape for hematologic conditions.

Study results indicate insignificant differences between PFS and OS in patients with HR[+]/HER2[-] breast cancer who received either palbociclib-letrozole or palbociclib-fulvestrant treatment.

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.

In an interview at the 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Ana Ferrigno Guajardo, MD, discussed research into the safety and efficacy of taxane-based chemotherapy use in pregnant patients with breast cancer.

As the use of sequencing, proteomics, and immunopeptidomics increases, more targets will also be discovered, as well as more biomarkers that predict responses to treatments.

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.

Improvements in PFS were also seen among patients with brain metastases.

pCR rates were improved with the addition of pembrolizumab regardless of whether patients received the full chemotherapy doses.