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It Take a Village in Cancer Care: A Q&A With David Nguyen, MD

By Maggie L. Shaw
David Nguyen, MD

July 23rd 2025

David Nguyen, MD, medical oncologist with Tufts Medicine and Lowell General Hospital, discusses the evolving landscape of advanced cancer treatments like chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy and bispecific antibodies

In Data Race, Flatiron Health Touts Tripling of Global Oncology Research Network

By Mary Caffrey

July 23rd 2025

Emerging therapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors and antibody-drug conjugates, could significantly impact SCLC treatment, authors of a recent review concluded. | Image credit: Vitalii Vodolazskyi - stock.adobe.com

Is a New Era of SCLC, LCNEC Treatments on the Horizon?

By AJMC Contributor

July 23rd 2025

Christine Pfaff, MBA, RPh | Image: LinkedIn

COA Welcomes Christine Pfaff, MBA, RPh, to Leadership Team

July 22nd 2025

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Making Reflexive Testing the Standard of Care in Lung Cancer: Robert Kratzke, MD

By Hayden E. Klein
Robert Kratzke, MD

July 22nd 2025

Join this expert panel to discuss precision medicine in NSCLC, current immunotherapies, and more.

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Join a panel of leaders as they discuss treatment for patients diagnosed with metastatic NSCLC without driver mutations

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July 23rd 2025

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

1 Credit / Cardiology, Neurology

July 23rd 2025

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

1.5 Credits / Gynecologic Cancer, Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Oncology, Women's Health

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August 29th 2016

A Thaw in the US—Cuba Relation Could Yield a Lung Cancer Vaccine

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A vaccine, under development in Cuba for more than 2 decades, has shown potential to improve survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

August 26th 2016

Report in NEJM Links 8 More Cancers With Obesity

Researchers found a dose-response relationship for several cancers involved in eating, meaning the higher the weight, the greater risk of cancer.

August 26th 2016

5 Ongoing Initiatives at the FDA

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

The FDA has several projects under its wings that can improve the regulatory aspect of drug development and healthcare overall.

August 25th 2016

Does Precision Medicine Aid or Complicate Treatment Decisions in Cancer?

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Based on the results of the MINDACT trial, investigators have concluded that chemotherapy is unnecessary in women with early-stage breast cancer who have a high clinical and low genomic risk of disease recurrence.

August 25th 2016

Dynamic Nature of Breast Cancer Resistance: The HER2 Switch

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Research at Massachusetts General Hospital has provided vital leads that can explain drug resistance observed in breast cancer.

August 24th 2016

Overdiagnosis Blamed for Global Increase in Thyroid Cancer

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Researchers from Italy and France have coauthored an article in the New England Journal of Medicine that blames novel diagnostic technologies, increased access to healthcare services, and increased medical surveillance for the thyroid cancer epidemic around the world

August 23rd 2016

The Final Word Is Out: Menopausal HRT Triples the Risk of Breast Cancer

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A new study by researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research has substantiated that hormone replacement using estrogen and progesterone increases the risk of breast cancer, especially with longer use.

August 22nd 2016

Researchers Propose a Bundled Payment Model for Breast Screening

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A new report by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute recommends a bundled payment model for breast cancer screening, with the objective of improved patient care and a more efficient use of healthcare resources.

August 22nd 2016

Adverse Sociodemographic Conditions Reduce Survival in Younger Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Factors such as insurance status and being married are significant determinants of survival compared with race/ethnicity, in patients with multiple myeloma who are less than 65 years of age.

This Week in Managed Care: August 20, 2016

August 20th 2016

This Week in Managed Care: August 20, 2016

This week, the top stories in managed care included Aetna's announcement that it was pulling back its participation on the Affordable Care Act exchanges, the annual meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators outlined how existing sites can help roll out the Diabetes Prevention Program nationwide, and hospital leaders gave their opinions on CMS' hospital readmission program.

August 19th 2016

The Toll of Cancer Care - Clinical and Financial Toxicity

Joseph Alvarnas, MD

This issue of Evidence-Based Oncology is dedicated to understanding the implications, scope, and opportunities within the realm of cost sharing in oncology.

August 19th 2016

Does the Cost-Sharing Burden Influence Cancer Outcomes?

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Financial burden is a potential nonclinical adverse event in cancer patients. As patients, especially those in the lower income ranges and the middle class, struggle to meet their medical bills, the likelihood of them skipping doses or doctor’s visits is quite high.

August 19th 2016

Young Adult Cancer Survivors Disproportionately Affected by Treatment Costs

Samantha Watson, MBA Michelle Landwehr, MPH

Young adult (YA) cancer survivors are hit the hardest in the wallet by their treatment. The average net worth of YAs who have received grants from The Samfund is a staggering —$35,000, while their counterparts in the general population is $68,000

August 19th 2016

Precision Oncology: Why Payers Should Initiate CGP Coverage Now!

Jerry Conway Ingrid Marino, MS, CGC

Precision oncology, or the clinically and financially efficient use of genomically matched treatments and clinical trials, is evolving as a potentially important starting point for cancer care within successful alternative payment models.

August 19th 2016

Proton Therapy Eliminates Unnecessary Radiation Exposure and Is Medically Necessary

Steven J. Frank, MD

When it comes to health coverage, most Americans face an unnerving reality-they have no idea what is covered under their health insurance policy until after they are affected by illness or disease.

August 19th 2016

Patient Access to Reference Pricing Prompts Choice of Lower-Cost Testing Laboratories, Cost Savings

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found that patients who have access to the prices charged by a testing laboratory, as well as reference pricing, choose lower-cost laboratories, a move that results in overall cost savings.

August 19th 2016

California Experiment Will Let Pathologists Report Cancer Diagnoses in Real Time

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A collaborative pilot that involves the California Department of Public Health, St. Joseph Health in Orange County, and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland is studying whether near—real-time reporting of cancer diagnoses by pathologists, using standardized electronic forms, will permit providers to make more informed and timely treatment decisions.

August 19th 2016

Breakthrough for Daratumumab for Use as Second-Line Treatment With Standard of Care in Multiple Myeloma

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

The monoclonal antibody daratumumab (Darzalex) has been granted Breakthrough designation, the second for this drug, for use in combination with either lenalidomide (Revlimid) and dexamethasone or bortezomib (Velcade) and dexamethasone for patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least 1 prior therapy.

August 19th 2016

The Risk of T2D in Individuals With Benign Adrenal Tumors

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Adrenal gland tumors that are defined as being nonfunctional may not really be so, and the hormones that these tumors secrete could increase an individual’s risk of cardiometabolic irregularities, according to a new study.

August 19th 2016

Nivolumab Passes QOL Test in Melanoma

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Results from the CheckMate 066 study found that the checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab, which has proven highly efficient in the treatment of melanoma, also performs well in improving the patient’s long-term quality of survival benefit in patients with advanced melanoma.

August 19th 2016

NEJM Study First to Identify Mutations Responsible for Relapse in PD-1 Inhibitor—Treated Melanoma

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Loss-of-function mutations in Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) or Janus kinase 2 (JAK2), deletion of the wild-type allele of JAK1 or JAK2, and truncation in the antigen-presenting protein beta-2-microglobulin (B2M) gene have been found responsible for lack of response to interferon gamma in patients with melanoma.

August 19th 2016

Paying to Make Health IT Meaningful: A Discussion at the NCCN Policy Summit

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Maximizing the utility of technology platforms and making them meaningful to ensure quality cancer care was the underlying theme of Emerging Issues and Opportunities in Health Information Technology, a National Comprehensive Cancer Network Policy Summit, held June 27, 2016, in Washington, DC.

August 19th 2016

Health IT Essential for the Success of Cancer Moonshot

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Gregory C. Simon, executive director, White House Cancer Task Force, spoke at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Policy Summit in Washington, DC. “Just like the original moonshot, the Cancer Moonshot is about using technology and the resulting information,” he said.

August 19th 2016

Dissolving Data Silos and Improving Access to Health IT Essential in Oncology Care

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

At the Emerging Issues and Opportunities in Health Information Technology Policy Summit hosted by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, on June 27, 2016, an afternoon panel discussed the role of technology and its importance in promoting dissemination of data.

August 19th 2016

Patients With Early Stage Lung Cancer More Susceptible to Dying Due to Air Pollution

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Survival in patients with early-stage lung cancer, particularly those with adenocarcinomas, may be shortened by air pollution, according to a study published in the journal Thorax.

Dr Michael Kolodziej on New Immuno-Oncology Agents And Payment Plans

August 18th 2016

Dr Michael Kolodziej on New Immuno-Oncology Agents And Payment Plans

The key in making coverage decisions about the integration of immuno-oncology agents into payment plans is being able to identify the patients who are most likely to benefit while also considering the long-term need for the acceptance of innovation in cancer care when faced with economic constraints, said Michael Kolodziej, MD, national medical director for oncology strategy at Aetna.

August 18th 2016

Shunning Unnecessary CA-125 and CT Testing in Ovarian Cancer Care Could Improve QOL and Lower Costs

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A new health services study in JAMA Oncology evaluated the impact of clinical evidence on routine surveillance in ovarian cancer, and found none.

August 17th 2016

Study Underscores Importance of Surveillance After Cancer

One in 12 people who survive a common cancer will develop a second, unrelated malignancy, the most common of which was lung cancer.

August 17th 2016

USPSTF Reviews Skin Cancer Screening Recommendations

The USPSTF recently sought to update it's screening recommendations for skin cancer and evaluate the harms this type of test poses to the patient, and whether this tool leads to earlier detection of skin cancer than other care means.

August 16th 2016

Insurance Type, Race, and Distance to Clinic Primary Barriers for Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Private insurance coverage and living closer to a plastic surgeon’s office encouraged women who had a mastectomy to undergo breast reconstruction, according to a recent study.

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