
Each visit incorporated instruments that included symptom burden, fatigue, anxiety and depression, nutritional risk, and patient activation.

Maggie is a lead editor for The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®), AJMC.com, and Evidence-Based Oncology, for which she produces written, video, and podcast content covering several disease states. She joined AJMC® in 2019, and she has been with AJMC®’s parent company, MJH Life Sciences®, since 2014, when she started as a copy editor.
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Each visit incorporated instruments that included symptom burden, fatigue, anxiety and depression, nutritional risk, and patient activation.

These findings reinforce that matching therapy intensity and type to genetic and treatment-history profile is likely to be the next lever for improving outcomes.

HIV disrupts several steps required for durable antibody production; for example, CD4+ helper T cells are depleted and functionally impaired.

Kerry Rogers, MD, unpacks why patients often misread CAR T-cell therapy in CLL as a guaranteed cure, and what the data really show.

These results provide support for a potential new standard of care in the relapsed/refractory setting.

This research reinforces that fixed-duration, chemotherapy-free regimens can offer both a tolerability and a patient-experience advantage over CIT.

Emily K. Curran, MD, addresses why patients with leukemia often need her more than their own primary care physician and what changes when they don’t.

US drug shortages rose to 227 in Q2 2026, led by a severe ifosfamide shortage.

Existing rebates and manufacturers' gaming risk may limit these gains.

Patients with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer had a 548% greater likelihood to develop another skin cancer vs those with no cancer history.

Swarup Kumar, MD, also details treating incarcerated patients with bispecifics and pursuing cure-focused therapy sequencing in myeloma.

Emily Curran, MD, University of Cincinnati, calls for decentralized trials and stronger community-academic ties to widen ALL patient access.

A common, underdiagnosed genetic disorder, hereditary hemochromatosis is costly when caught late and simple to treat when caught early.

Kerry Rogers, MD, at The James, unpacks what these questions mean for patient counseling and clinical trial equity in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

The senior director of the Clinical Trial Support Center at Blood Cancer United explains how nurse navigators help patients reach a 20% trial enrollment rate.

Karilyn Larkin, MD, traces her equity focus to her medically underserved hometown, urging new diagnostics, trial design, and honest patient talks to close AML gaps.

Ajay K. Nooka, MD, MPH, explains why CD38 exposure complicates trial applicability, how MRD could speed approvals, and what a dex-free future looks like.

Kerry Rogers, MD, weighs sequencing risk against daily adverse effects like bruising and joint pain that quietly influence BTK inhibitor decisions.

Ajai Chari, MD, addresses myeloma’s future: personalized care, shared decision-making, and why striving for a functional cure matters now.

Kerry Rogers, MD, discusses financial toxicity, equitable access to BTK inhibitors, and how frailty shapes CLL clinical trial design.

Slated to run through December 31, 2027, the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge was originally supposed to run for only 6 months.

The Rutgers School of Public Health dean reflects on activism, apathy, and the road to treatment.

A secret shopper study found 9 in 10 online GLP-1 sellers issued prescriptions, often with minimal screening for eating disorders or clinical risk.

From sequencing decisions to economics of care, Adam Kittai, MD, offers a wide-ranging look at top unresolved questions in CLL treatment today.

New research reveals ruxolitinib’s hidden cholesterol risk in patients who have MPN and pelabresib’s durable benefit when added to ruxolitinib in myelofibrosis.

Seven oncology leaders reflect on lasting gains in patient care, cost awareness, and collaboration, and what was lost when CMS walked away.

Swarup Kumar, MD, discusses how myeloma programs can bridge gaps between academic innovation and community access for bispecific antibody therapy.

Adam Kittai, MD, reviews AMPLIFY data supporting acalabrutinib-venetoclax (AV) for CLL, citing strong safety and survival outcomes for select patients.

Emily K. Curran, MD, discusses how newer ALL therapies are reshaping treatment decisions and minimal residual disease monitoring for older adults.

New research reveals complex treatment costs from MM strain patients and caregivers during active therapy, while pain goes undertreated at end of life.

Published: December 9th 2025 | Updated: December 12th 2025