Rose is a managing editor at The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®).
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Drs Raymond Thertulien, Joseph Mikhael on Racial Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Care Access
December 28th 2023In the wake of the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, Raymond Thertulien, MD, PhD, of Novant Health, and Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation, discussed health equity research highlights from the meeting and drivers of racial disparities in multiple myeloma outcomes.
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ICYMI: Highlights From EHA 2023
December 26th 2023The most-read articles from the 2023 European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Meeting covered the most up-to-date treatment strategies for hematological malignancies, racial disparities in treatment patterns for blood cancers, and updates on immunotherapy as a tool in hematologic oncology.
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ASH Abstracts Show PRO Improvements, Long-Term Efficacy of Cilta-Cel in MM
December 24th 2023Data presented at the 2023 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition highlighted improvements in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) with ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) in multiple myeloma (MM).
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Top 5 Most-Read Oncology Articles of 2023
December 22nd 2023Our most-read oncology content of 2023 included meeting coverage, research on an algorithm using patient-reported outcomes to predict hospital visits, and the launch of an National Comprehensive Cancer Network pilot project aiming to measure health equity.
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Older, Younger Patients With MM Show Similar Outcomes With Teclistamab
December 20th 2023Real-world data presented at the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition showed similar toxicity profiles and outcomes among older and younger patients with multiple myeloma (MM) treated with teclistamab.
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ICYMI: Highlights From ASH 2023
December 20th 2023The most-read content from the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition included the latest in treating hematologic malignancies, the hope brought by novel therapy strategies, and the potential for artificial intelligence to improve diagnostic accuracy.
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Top 5 Most-Read Multiple Myeloma Articles of 2023
December 19th 2023Our top multiple myeloma (MM) content this year included research suggesting many patients still face poor prognoses despite advances, a case study of unique MM presentation, and research presented at the 2022 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting.
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FDA Approves Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Bladder Cancer
December 18th 2023In the phase 3 EV-302/KEYNOTE-A39 clinical trial, the antibody-drug conjugate enfortumab vedotin plus PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab nearly doubled both median overall survival and progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy.
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ICYMI: Highlights From ESMO Congress 2023
December 15th 2023Our most-read coverage from the 2023 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress included potentially practice-changing findings across a range of cancer types, including lung cancer, breast cancer, and urothelial carcinoma.
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Dr Kevan Herold Explains Teplizumab's Potential in Newly Diagnosed T1D
December 15th 2023Kevan Herold, MD, professor of immunobiology and medicine at Yale School of Medicine, discussed recently published results from the PROTECT trial of teplizumab in patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
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FDA Approves Belzutifan for Advanced RCC After PD-1 or PD-L1 Inhibition and a VEGF-TKI
December 15th 2023The approval of belzutifan, an oral hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha inhibitor, provides a new option for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following treatment with a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) or programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor and a vascular endothelial growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (VEGF-TKI).
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Dr Ibrahim Aldoss on the Need for Targeted Therapy for KMT2Ar Acute Leukemias
December 12th 2023Ibrahim T. Aldoss, MD, of City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the potential of revumenib in KMT2A-rearranged (KMT2Ar) acute leukemias, with pivotal results presented at the 65th Annual American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition this week.
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Frontline Daratumumab Plus VRd Outperforms Standard VRd Alone in Multiple Myeloma
December 12th 2023A late-breaking abstract presented at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition supports the addition of subcutaneous daratumumab to standard-of-care bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (VRd) in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are eligible for autologous stem cell transplantation.
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ICYMI: Highlights From the 2023 Community Oncology Conference
December 12th 2023Our top coverage from this year’s Community Oncology Conference, hosted by the Community Oncology Alliance, included discussions around alternative payment models, shifts in the community oncology landscape in recent decades, and the need for reform in several areas.
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Dr David Andorsky on BTK Inhibitor Treatment Patterns and SDOH in CLL, SLL
December 11th 2023David J. Andorsky, MD, board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist at Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, discussed findings from a study on patterns of Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor care use and social determinants of health (SDOH) among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
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Is Genome Editing the Next Step in Immunotherapy Innovation? Experts Think So
December 11th 2023Presenters at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition agreed that novel strategies, such as CRISPR and base editing, have potential to fine-tune the latest immunotherapy advancements to increase the efficacy and durability of a range of treatments.
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Dr Andrew Srisuwananukorn on the Potential for AI in Differentiating prePMF and ET
December 10th 2023Andrew Srisuwananukorn, MD, of the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, explained the potential of artificial intelligence (AI)-based support tools for differentiating primary myelofibrosis (prePMF) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) in the community setting.
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Cellular Therapies in Lymphoma Bring Hope, but Optimizing Their Use Remains a Challenge
December 10th 2023Recent decades have seen marked improvements in hematological cancer outcomes and an expanded armamentarium of therapies, but novel treatments require updated strategies that are not always easy to fine-tune, according to presenters at the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition.
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Dr Jennifer Brown: Zanubrutinib Efficacy Holds Up at ALPINE 39-Month Follow-Up in R/R CLL
December 9th 2023Jennifer R. Brown, MD, PhD, director of the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Center of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discussed the updated findings from the phase 3 ALPINE trial of zanubrutinib vs ibrutinib in relapsed/refractory CLL (R/R CLL) at 39 months of follow-up.
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Dr Mrinal Gounder: Nirogacestat Approval Provides First-in-Class Option for Desmoid Tumor Treatment
December 8th 2023Mrinal M. Gounder, MD, a sarcoma oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and lead investigator of the phase 3 DeFi trial of nirogacestat in desmoid tumors, discusses the drug's recent FDA approval and potential impacts on desmoid tumor treatment going forward.
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Dr Mikkael Sekeres: ASH 2023 to Foster Discussion of Timely Themes, the Latest Data in Hematology
December 7th 2023Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, chief of the Division of Hematology at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, and chair of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Committee on Communications, discusses the themes of the upcoming ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition 2023.
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Dr Jennifer Brown Previews CLL Research Being Presented at ASH 2023
December 7th 2023Jennifer R. Brown, MD, PhD, director of the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Center of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, previewed her presentation of extended follow-up data from the phase 3 ALPINE trial and other studies of interest to CLL specialists at the 2023 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting.
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Humana Report Shows Benefits of Value-Based Care for Patients, Physicians
December 6th 2023Patients seen at value-based care clinics received more preventive screenings and had lower risks of hospitalization and emergency room visits, according to Humana’s 10th annual value-based care report.
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