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Legal Navigation Services Key to Addressing Disparities in Cancer Care

By Cameron Santoro

July 31st 2025

A significant number of patients with cancer, caregivers, and health care professionals face significant disparities in legal issues, with the most common needs revolving around health insurance, finances, employment, and disability insurance.

Radiotherapy can work synergistically with immunotherapy by reprogramming the tumor microenvironment. | Image credit: Crystallight-stock.adobe.com

Brain Radiotherapy Plus ICIs Boost Survival in SCLC With Brain Metastases

By Jared Kaltwasser

July 30th 2025

As SCLC continues to pose a therapeutic challenge due to rapid progression and early metastasis, the convergence of immunotherapy and precision radiation holds promise to extend survival and improve outcomes. | Image credit: mi_viri - stock.adobe.com

Chemoimmunotherapy Shows Promise for Limited-Stage SCLC in Real-World Study

By AJMC Contributor

July 29th 2025

The findings suggest that inhibition of midkine might be a meaningful tool to improve treatment outcomes in SCLC. | Image credit: Pixel-Shot - stock.adobe.com

Midkine May Play Key Role in SCLC

By Jared Kaltwasser

July 24th 2025

The FDA has issued a complete response letter for RP1 plus nivolumab for advanced melanoma after a PD-1 inhibitor–containing regimen. | Image credit: ra2studio - stock.adobe.com

RP1 Plus Nivolumab Receives CRL for Advanced Melanoma

July 24th 2025

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August 3rd 2025

The Economics of Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis: Balancing Equity and Access in Resource Allocation

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August 3rd 2025

Advancing Immunotherapy in Endometrial Cancer: A Managed Care Perspective on Personalized Care

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September 21st 2017

Link Found Between Childhood-Onset IBD, Higher Cancer Risk

Christina Mattina

Childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is known to cause painful gastrointestinal symptoms, but a new study of Swedish patients finds that it is also associated with an increased risk of cancer.

September 20th 2017

Review Outlines Recent Advances in Radiotherapy for Cancer

Christina Mattina

A new review article published in the New England Journal of Medicine explores the recent developments in radiotherapy that have improved survival and quality of life for patients with cancer.

September 20th 2017

Physicians Develop Guidelines to Manage CAR T-Cell Toxicity

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Physicians across different institutes who have been involved in clinical trials of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells in B-cell lymphomas have developed a guideline for monitoring and managing the symptoms associated with this treatment.

September 19th 2017

Encouraging Physical Activity After Cancer Requires Oncologist Involvement, Researchers Say

Christina Mattina

A new commentary suggests that interventions to promote physical activity in survivors of cancer should be delivered at home and guided by oncologists.

September 19th 2017

Fine-tuning Enzyme Could Help Manage Diabetes, Obesity, Cancer

Experiments with baker's yeast showed why a fat-regulating enzyme is needed in the body.

September 18th 2017

New CDC Report Provides Update on Incidence Rates of Pediatric ALL

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

New results published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report have identified a surge in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during the period 2001 to 2008, followed by stabilization during 2008 to 2014.

September 18th 2017

Rates of Preventive Mastectomy for Breast Cancer Influenced by Surgeon Attitudes

Christina Mattina

In light of rising rates of preventive mastectomies among women with breast cancer, a new study looks at whether patient and surgeon factors, including attitudes toward breast conservation, affect the odds of receiving this surgery.

Dr Michael Kolodziej on the Challenges of Value-Based Payment Models in Oncology

September 16th 2017

Dr Michael Kolodziej on the Challenges of Value-Based Payment Models in Oncology

There are a number of challenges with implementing value-based payment models in oncology, but it's an exciting time and offshoots of the Oncology Care Model (OCM) can "revolutionize" cancer care delivery, said Michael Kolodziej, MD, national medical director of managed care strategy at Flatiron Health.

September 15th 2017

Real-World Data Used to Inform Approval of Low-Dose Cabazitaxel for Prostate Cancer

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Cabazitaxel can now be used at a dose of 20 mg/m2 every 3 weeks in combination with prednisone in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have received a docetaxel-based treatment regimen.

September 15th 2017

Copanlisib Receives Accelerated Approval for Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma

Christina Mattina

Patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma now have a new treatment option: copanlisib, a kinase inhibitor that was recently approved through the FDA’s accelerated approval process.

September 14th 2017

First Anticancer Biosimilar Treatment Approved for Multiple Indications

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

The FDA has approved bevacizumab-awwb (Mvasi) as a treatment for multiple cancers. The drug has been approved as a biosimilar to its reference biologic, bevacizumab (Avastin), but it has not been approved as an interchangeable product.

September 14th 2017

Representatives Probe CMS for Further Detail on New CAR-T Therapy Payment Agreement

Christina Mattina

After CMS and Novartis devised an outcomes-based payment approach for the new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T treatment tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah), a group of representatives are requesting more information on the specifics of the agreement.

September 13th 2017

FDA Announces Progress, Next Steps in Streamlining Orphan Drug Review Process

Christina Mattina

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, announced the agency’s progress in streamlining the orphan drug review process and outlined plans to close a loophole currently hindering pediatric drug research.

September 12th 2017

Bringing Drugs to Market Costs Less Than Previously Thought, Study Finds

Christina Mattina

How much does it cost for a drug maker to develop a new drug? Prior estimates have put this figure as high as $2.7 billion, but a new study indicates that the median cost of development for 10 cancer drugs was actually $648 million-a substantial discrepancy.

September 12th 2017

MACRA Survey Finds Oncology Physicians Unprepared for Payment Changes

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A recent survey conducted by Integra Connect has found that a majority of specialty physicians have not yet invested in operational changes that may be essential for their success under value-based care reimbursement models.

September 12th 2017

ASCO Releases Guidelines on Patient—Clinician Communication

Christina Mattina

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has published a set of guidelines and best practices that can help clinicians improve how they communicate with patients receiving cancer therapy and their families.

September 11th 2017

The American Journal of Managed Care® Presents the Advanced Payment Models in Oncology Webcast Series

This webcast will discuss the Oncology Care Model from the perspective of a clinician and a payer.

September 11th 2017

ESMO 2017: Nivolumab-Ipilimumab Combination Reduced Risk of Death in RCC by 37%

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

CheckMate-214 results presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology meeting show improved overall survival in patients with renal cell carcinoma treated with the nivolumab-ipilimumab combination, compared with sunitinib.

Dr Lee Newcomer on Policy Decisions as New Immunotherapy Agents Are Developed

September 10th 2017

Dr Lee Newcomer on Policy Decisions as New Immunotherapy Agents Are Developed

Lee N. Newcomer, MD, MHA, senior vice president of oncology and genetics at UnitedHealthcare, discusses off-label communications and how coverage determinations are changing along with the production of new immunotherapy agents.

September 10th 2017

Geographic Gaps in BRCA Testing Rates Have Narrowed

Christina Mattina

In recent years, testing for the BRCA1/2 gene mutations has increased among women in both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, helping to drastically reduce the gap in testing rates between the groups.

Podcast: This Week in Managed Care - ACA Stabilization Proposals, and Other Health News

September 9th 2017

Podcast: This Week in Managed Care - ACA Stabilization Proposals, and Other Health News

Every week, The American Journal of Managed CareÂ® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

September 8th 2017

Cost Conversations in Oncology Care Led to Alternate Cost-Reducing Interventions

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Oncologist- as well as patient-initiated conversations on the cost of cancer care led to conversations on cost-reducing strategies 38% of the time, according to a new study published in the Journal of Oncology Practice.

This Week in Managed Care: September 8, 2017

September 8th 2017

This Week in Managed Care: September 8, 2017

This week, the top managed care stories included more insurers rolling back participation in Affordable Care Act exchanges, while governors testify ways to stabilize the market; the FDA put 3 combination trials of nivolumab on hold; and a study finds very few visits to the emergency department are truly avoidable.

September 8th 2017

Researchers Develop Pen Tool for Quickly Identifying Cancer Tissue During Surgery

Christina Mattina

“Is the pen mightier than the scalpel?” A new study aims to answer that question by presenting research on a handheld pen-sized device that can rapidly determine cancer tissue borders during surgery.

September 7th 2017

Following Pembrolizumab, Nivolumab Trials in Multiple Myeloma Paused

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that the FDA has placed a clinical hold on 3 combination trials evaluating its programmed death-1 inhibitor nivolumab (Opdivo) in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

September 6th 2017

Using Patient-Reported Distress to Guide the Timing of Palliative Care Conversations

Christina Mattina

After presenting research on the use of a patient-reported distress survey to guide the timing of palliative care discussions, lead author Stuart Goldberg, MD, chief scientific officer for Cota, Inc, discussed how it represents a shift in the paradigm of end-of-life conversations.

September 6th 2017

ctDNA Plus Protein Biomarker Test Allows Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A single blood draw that combines the detection of DNA and protein markers could be more sensitive to the earlier detection of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

September 5th 2017

Companies Continue to Face Challenges With Developing CAR-T Treatment

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Cellectis, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, was asked by the FDA to place a clinical hold on 2 phase 1 trials evaluating its allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor-T (CAR-T) cell treatments following the report of a fatality in the first patient treated in one of the studies.

September 5th 2017

Mammography Device Approved by FDA Gives Patients Control Over Pressure Levels

Christina Mattina

The FDA has approved the first 2D digital mammography system that lets patients adjust the level of compression applied to their breast during the imaging procedure.

September 4th 2017

Consistent Use of E-Cigarettes Can Help Smoking Cessation

According to a study published in The BMJ, while e-cigarettes can assist smokers to quit, the number of days of e-cigarette use will determine quit attempt and quit success.

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