Maggie L. Shaw

An NCCN Policy Summit webinar on May 7 warned that cancer care is failing patients, as poor health literacy, misinformation, and digital overload widen gaps in understanding.

Once-feared disease markers are losing their sting as targeted therapies reshape the landscape of ALL, Emily K. Curran, MD, told AJMC.

For BTK inhibitor selection in frontline CLL treatment, age, risk profile, and long-term sequencing strategy influence treatment decisions, says Kerry Rogers, MD.

Eileen Ehret, BS, Navista, focuses on aligning quality improvement with patient safety, engaging all stakeholders, and creating safe spaces to drive change in oncology.

These indications cover HIV, type 1 diabetes, chronic hives, genetic-related hearing loss, and lupus.

Karen Fancher, PharmD, BCOP, emphasizes a pharmacist’s pivotal role in CLL care through communication, adherence strategies, and bridging patients with medical teams.

Rose Gerber, MS, explains how listening, personal experience, and small steps can transform patients into powerful advocates for their own care.

Lekan Ajayi, PharmD, explains how remote therapy monitoring keeps patients with cancer on track with their care and reduces emergency visits.

New research incorporating Flatiron Health and SEER data, confirms community oncology care matches or beats other settings, says Diana Verrilli, MS, Navista.

Community oncology delivers top-tier cancer care close to home, said Nicolas Ferreyros, COA, championing research, advocacy, and innovation to prove it.

COA’s Christine Pfaff, RPh, MBA, highlights clinical and operational innovation, AI adoption, and practice-sharing as keys to advancing community oncology care.

COA's annual conference hits Orlando April 28, focusing on AI, targeted therapy innovation, and state-level oncology advocacy, explains cochair Johnetta Blakely, MD, MS, MMHC.

A French real-world study of 282 patients with CLL identified 2 distinct treatment profiles shaped by age, genetics, and logistics—not trial data alone.

Bispecific antibodies are delivering unprecedented response rates in multiple myeloma, offering fast, flexible options alongside CAR T-cell therapy, explains Prerna Mewawalla, MD.

A faster, cheaper alternative to karyotyping, DNA index testing shows near-perfect accuracy for detecting high hyperdiploidy in pediatric patients with leukemia.

Despite high rates of grade 3/4 infection, teclistamab was granted full approval by the FDA. Ajay K. Nooka, MD, speaks on how to optimally treat this adverse effect.

Time-limited acalabrutinib plus venetoclax improves outcomes vs chemoimmunotherapy, offering the first FDA-approved all-oral fixed-duration CLL option, explains Adam Kittai, MD.

A comprehensive approach is necessary for navigating the highly heterogeneous nature of leukemia across different age populations, explains Tina Bhatnagar, DO.

A new meta-analysis finds patients who have CLL with “borderline” IGHV status have intermediate outcomes, supporting the need for more precise risk classification.

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis can lead to protein leakage in urine and hypertension; the condition is not considered curable at present, only manageable.

The global prevalence of MASLD was 16.1% as recently as 2023, with many individuals being asymptomatic and carrying a major risk of future complications.

A real-world study has found that personalizing ibrutinib doses based on patient health does not compromise survival outcomes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Despite a 24% drop since 2015, over 4 million Americans remain on long-term opioids, and they’re older, on Medicare, and increasingly coprescribed risky drugs.

Ajai Chari, MD, discusses the teclistamab-daratumumab approval, highlighting durable remissions, infection management, and the need for community oncologist uptake.

The cap cut quarterly spending by the hundreds and lowered A1c levels but failed to expand the pool of insulin users.

Zanubrutinib had low discontinuation and atrial fibrillation rates in R/R CLL/SLL, supporting tolerability over first-generation BTK inhibitors.

The FDA proposes MRD negativity as an accelerated approval end point to speed access to novel myeloma therapies, says Nick Richardson, DO, MPH.

Low serum IgE levels were independently associated with nearly double the risk of developing CLL in a retrospective cohort study of 118,740 adults.

Joseph Mikhael, MD, has spent decades advancing the treatment of multiple myeloma, and he’s been witness to a remarkable shift in outcomes among older adults.

Insulin icodec-abae (Awiqli; Novo Nordisk) is now approved for use in the US, Canada, European Union, Switzerland, and 12 other countries.