
Phase 2 MILESTONE results suggest that postinduction minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity can identify a small subset of transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who may defer autologous stem cell transplantation.

Phase 2 MILESTONE results suggest that postinduction minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity can identify a small subset of transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who may defer autologous stem cell transplantation.

A phase 3 trial shows etentamig boosts response and delays progression in triple-class exposed RRMM.

Fixed-duration KRd slowed progression in high-risk smoldering myeloma, but high rates of severe toxicity temper enthusiasm.

A review of 69 studies finds influenza vaccines continue to reduce hospitalization and death, with no new safety concerns.

IRAKLIA data show that isatuximab OBI boosts comfort and satisfaction vs IV in multiple myeloma, enabling fast at-home dosing with strong completion rates.

Trained technicians formalize social needs and cessation work already happening in pharmacies—but billing and credentialing remain the biggest hurdles.

New BCMA bispecific shows durable myeloma responses with low severe CRS/ICANS, fewer infections, and convenient outpatient dosing in TRAVINO.

Gut microbiome disruption from antianaerobic antibiotics weakens CAR T-cell therapy, raising relapse and CRS/ICANS risk; stewardship and microbiome repair may improve cancer outcomes.

The all-oral combination is supported by phase 3 LITESPARK-011 data showing improved progression-free survival compared with cabozantinib.

In a Swedish study of 482,000 heart failure hospitalizations, cold effects emerged days later, whereas heat effects appeared almost immediately.

The FDA approved lirafugratinib for adults with previously treated, advanced cholangiocarcinoma harboring an FGFR2 fusion or other rearrangement after the REFOCUS trial showed a 46% ORR.

Isatuximab plus Iberdomide maintenance helps MRD-positive myeloma patients turn MRD-negative after transplant, with manageable safety.

Insulin efsitora alfa-gobe (Onswik; Eli Lilly and Company) is designed to deliver steady basal insulin levels over a full 7-day duration.

Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, explains why the ERS update strongly recommends sotatercept for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who don't reach low-risk status on initial therapy.

Long-term CASSIOPEIA Registry results show that daratumumab maintenance supports sustained minimal residual disease negativity in transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Imaging data from the CONTENTed study suggest the type 2 inflammation that drives severe asthma may affect more than the airways.

Infection prevention during bispecific antibody treatment requires pharmacists to coordinate baseline screening, antimicrobial prophylaxis, immunoglobulin monitoring, vaccination, and rapid evaluation of suspected infections.

A pharmacy practice professor explains how GLP-1s may blunt reward signaling tied to drinking and why pancreatitis risk belongs in counseling.

For as long as practicing oncology pharmacists have been in the field, multiple myeloma has carried a standard caveat: treatable, not curable. Now that is changing.

Linvoseltamab drives deep, MRD-negative responses in high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, raising earlier-treatment and payer coverage questions.

Evidence suggests that psilocybin-assisted therapy for those who have not responded to standard interventions may be beneficial.

A phase 1/2 analysis found rapid, deep responses with mezigdomide plus elranatamab in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, but the small cohort and limited follow-up require cautious interpretation.

Renal benefit appeared only in patients with albuminuria in a 75,455-person BMJ analysis, whereas sulfonylureas signaled faster decline without it.

Authors of a pharmacist-directed transitions-of-care study discuss what drives pneumococcal vaccine hesitancy and how pharmacists can build systematic vaccine screening into inpatient workflows.

An investigational glypican-3–directed CAR T-cell therapy engineered to express IL-15 and IL-21 produced a complete response lasting at least 1 year in a child with chemotherapy-resistant metastatic hepatoblastoma.

The investigational once-weekly dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist, engineered with signaling bias at both receptors, met both primary end points at 48 weeks.

Investigational anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies may offer a novel pathway to disease reversal.

Increasingly, pharmacists are leading the obesity management team.

HYPERION trial data now support sotatercept within a patient's first year of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) diagnosis, cutting clinical worsening risk by 76% compared with placebo.

A stewardship program combining EHR alerts and pharmacist-led education offers a replicable model for reducing bleeding risk.