AACP 2025: From Research to Action on Representation Gaps in Pharmacy Education
July 21st 2025Omolola (Lola) Adeoye-Olatunde, PharmD, MS, discusses findings from a multi-year analysis of American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) institutional data on faculty and graduate student representation in pharmacy education, highlighting persistent disparities and offering actionable strategies to improve equity and inclusion in the academic pipeline.
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ASCO 2025: Stratifying NSCLC Treatment by HER2-Alteration Subtype
Nikita Dahake, MD; Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS; and Yasmine Baca, MS, PhD candidate, MB(ASCP)CM, explore how distinct HER2-alteration subtypes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) impact survival outcomes, co-mutation profiles, and treatment response to immunotherapy-based regimens.
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EHA 2025: BMS-986458 Shows Clinical Promise in FL and DLBCL
July 21st 2025Franck Morschhauser, MD, PhD, discusses the novel cereblon-dependent bifunctional degrader BMS-986458, highlighting its selective targeting of BCL6, promising early efficacy in relapsed/refractory lymphoma, favorable safety profile, and future potential in combination regimens and earlier treatment lines.
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Hypertension: A Silent Killer Requiring Novel Therapies
Hypertension is widespread and linked to serious health risks, but new treatments for resistant cases target new mechanisms of action.
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FDA Panel Rejects Belantamab Mafodotin Combinations for Multiple Myeloma, Citing Safety Concerns
July 18th 2025The advisory committee cited concerns around ocular toxicity and overall tolerability, raising serious questions about the drug's benefit-risk profile ahead of its scheduled Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date on July 23, 2025.
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NCCN Flash Update: Updated CML Guidelines Emphasize Distress Screening, Drug Interactions, and Cost
July 18th 2025The updated version 1.2026 NCCN Guidelines for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) emphasize individualized treatment strategies, TKI-specific considerations, drug interaction management, and pregnancy safety, highlighting the critical role of oncology pharmacists in optimizing therapy selection, patient counseling, and cost-effective care.
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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has released multiple myeloma guidelines version 2.2026 to include linvoseltamab as a preferred treatment for heavily pretreated patients, highlighting its intravenous formulation, dosing options, and streamlined Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy program.
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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has updated its ovarian cancer guidelines version 3.2025 to recommend niraparib as maintenance therapy for patients with BRCA wild-type or homologous recombination (HR)–deficiency who did not receive bevacizumab during primary treatment.
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Psychiatric Medication Adherence in Patients Experiencing Homelessness
Unique barriers can lead to psychiatric medication adherence rates as low as 26%.
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