Maggie L. Shaw

Experts emphasize the need for enhanced clinical trial infrastructure in community oncology to ensure equitable access to innovative therapies for all patients.

Oncology leaders from Alliance Cancer Specialists, American Oncology Network, CHI St. Vincent, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and New York Cancer & Blood Specialists discussed the power of collaboration in cancer care, highlighting partnerships that enhance patient outcomes and resource sharing in community practices.

Disparities in prescribing semaglutide and tirzepatide for obesity reveal social factors affecting access and highlight the need for equitable treatment strategies.

Smoking prevalence is projected to decline by 2035, yet health consequences persist due to slower reductions among older adults.

Andrew Kuykendall, MD, is an investigator on the phase 3 VERIFY trial (NCT05210790), findings from which demonstrate the safety, reliability, and effectiveness of rusfertide to treat polycythemia vera.

New research explores the complex relationship between female infertility and gynecological cancers, revealing minimal links and emphasizing the need for further studies.

Richard J. Nowak, MD, MS, Yale School of Medicine, explains what some early myasthenia gravis symptoms are and their impact on research efforts.

Jaime Almandoz, MD, MBA, of UT Southwestern Medical Center, speaks on results of a study that investigated tirzepatide uptake trends in commercial claims data.

For this analysis, outcomes were compared between individuals who had pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and healthy controls by using Fitbit-derived data over 12 weeks and then at a 1-year follow-up.

In part 4 of an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care®, Frederick L. Locke, MD, provides insight on the design of the ALPHA and ALPHA2 trials, which are investigating the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR T) cemacabtagene ansegedleucel (cema-cel) in relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Research presented at the recent annual meeting of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy highlights outcomes among patients who have anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravis that include reduced exacerbations and need for immunoglobulin.

A majority of cases of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma globally, are diagnosed in patients 65 years and older; these patients are a heterogeneous group, and few studies have investigated how their outcomes are influenced by patient characteristics and care management regimens.

Marla Black Morgan, MD, with Phoebe Neurology Associates, presented findings on a study into the diagnostic journey of patients with neuromuscular conditions who have rare diseases at the 2025 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Using commercial insurance claims data and the US launch of tirzepatide as their dividing point, John Ostrominski, MD, Harvard Medical School, and his team studied trends in the use of both glucose-lowering and weight-lowering medications, comparing outcomes between adults with and without type 2 diabetes.

Tirzepatide is approved for 3 indications in the US: type 2 diabetes, chronic weight management, and obstructive sleep apnea.

Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, FASCO, participated on the panel discussion, “Health Equity in Cancer Care Delivery,” during the January Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event, “Elevating Value in Cancer Care: Nashville.”

Interventions that target enhancing health care equity among communities disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can be improved by including comprehensive needs assessments at the patient, provider, and health system levels.

Lynae Darbes, PhD, discusses what her research results mean when it comes to implementation of self-testing and counselling for couples vulnerable for HIV.

Coverage from the Nashville Regional meeting of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine.

Richard Lafayette, MD, FACP, Stanford University Medical Center, explains the significance of this second approval in a month for proteinuria reduction.

ECHELON-3 (NCT04404283) principal investigator Craig A. Portell, MD, speaks to the significance of this triplet approval from February as an alternative to more complex and time-consuming regimens in the setting of relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma (R/R LBCL).

In this fourth part of a discussion with The American Journal of Managed Care®, Andrew Kuykendall, MD, clinical researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center and VERIFY investigator, speaks to the impressive patient-reported outcomes seen thus far.

An expert on the intersection of HIV and menopause, Bridgette J. Picou, LVN, ACLPN, The Well Project, explains the importance of overcoming siloed care for women living with HIV and going through menopause.

Carla Nester, MD, MSA, FASN, is coinvestigator for the ongoing APPEAR-C3G trial (NCT04817618), data from which were used to support the FDA’s recent approval of iptacopan (Fabhalta; Novartis) in complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G).

The randomized control period of the MINT trial has completed, and these newest data describe outcomes among patients who have acetylcholine receptor antibody–positive generalized myasthenia gravis (AChR+ gMG), explained MINT principal investigator Richard Nowak, MD, MS, Yale School of Medicine.

The findings from this single-center retrospective study compare outcomes between 2 groups of patients living with connective tissue disease–associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (CTD-PAH) stratified by their Heart Failure Association–preserved ejection fraction (HFA-PEFF) algorithm score.

Lynae Darbes, PhD, discussed the findings of her study, which found that home-based visits helped to encourage the uptake of HIV testing.

Three decades of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study were analyzed for trends in global, regional, and national burdens in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

In this comparative analysis, patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma (R/R LBCL) received bridging therapy via radiation or systemic treatment while their chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR T) was being manufactured.

Patient-reported outcomes measures in generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) are more important than ever, for both those treating and being treated for the chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder, to have a more nuanced understanding of experiences and difficulties.