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Utilization and Costs Among Oncologists Participating in a Private Insurance Shared Savings Model

By Brigham Walker, PhD
Lalan Wilfong, MD

June 11th 2025

A private oncology shared savings plan reduced colon cancer treatment costs. Results varied by tumor, with none in breast cancer and mixed effects in lung cancer.

The new report suggests the C5a-C5aRq axis might be a useful target in combination with existing therapies for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. | Image credit: vladimircaribb - stock.adobe.com

C5aR1 Flagged as Biomarker in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

By Jared Kaltwasser

June 7th 2025

The study identified several molecular markers related to SCLC prognosis by integrating somatic mutation profiles, mRNA transcriptome data, and clinical information. | Image credit: vitstudio - stock.adobe.com

Novel Biomarkers May Inform Prognosis in SCLC

By AJMC Contributor

June 6th 2025

Structured exercise programs should be a part of the standard of care for colon cancer following adjuvant chemotherapy, authors of the COMMANDS study recommended. | Image credit: Drazen - stock.adobe.com

Structured Exercise Program Improves Outcomes, Quality of Life in Colon Cancer

By Rose McNulty

June 6th 2025

young adult cancer | Image credit: Roswell Park Cancer Center

ASCO Sessions Explore Data and Dynamics of Early-Onset Cancer

By Mary Caffrey

June 6th 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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December 10th 2015

What We're Reading: 1 Million New Sign-Ups for ACA Insurance

What we're reading, December 10, 2015: the Affordable Care Act has signed up 1 million new enrollees; Medicare patients spend more on oral cancer drugs than food each year; and the CDC found life expectancy remains at 79 years for the third year in a row.

December 10th 2015

Partial Mastectomy Findings at Yale Could Add Value for Patient and Payer

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Research conducted at the Yale Cancer Center has found that a procedure known as cavity shave margins could avoid unnecessary follow-up surgeries and save time and costs.

December 10th 2015

"Financial Toxicity": A New Term, but Not a New Reality for Many Cancer Patients

A cancer survivor shares her experience and frustrations with cancer care costs and looks to changes within the healthcare system to improve the value of care in the future.

December 9th 2015

Insurance Status Can Compromise Outcomes in CML

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Research presented during a health outcomes session at the recently concluded annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology evaluated the influence of patients’ insurance status on clinical outcomes of CML.

December 9th 2015

Cooling Cap Approved for Chemotherapy-Related Alopecia

The DigniCap Cooling System reduces the frequency and severity of alopecia during chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.

December 9th 2015

ACS/ASCO Offer Guidelines for Primary Care Clinicians Caring for Survivors of Breast Cancer

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

The workgroup that generated the guideline included experts in primary care, gynecology, surgical oncology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, and nursing, along with a cancer survivor who provided a patient perspective.

December 8th 2015

Abundant Optimism at the ASH/FDA Joint Symposium on New Drug Approvals in Multiple Myeloma

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Primary clinical reviewers from the FDA and 2 clinician experts provided their unique perspectives on the safety, efficacy, and potential for clinical integration of 3 recently approved agents for multiple myeloma: daratumumab (Darzalex), ixazomib (Ninlaro), and elotuzumab (Empliciti).

Dr Robert Green Explains Challenges, Promise of Big Data in Oncology

December 8th 2015

Dr Robert Green Explains Challenges, Promise of Big Data in Oncology

The challenge with data in oncology is making sense of it and connecting it in a way that clinicians can make insights that inform the care they provide patients in real time, said Robert J. Green, MD, vice president of clinical strategy and senior medical director at Flatiron Health.

December 8th 2015

Novel Combinations in Multiple Myeloma and Lymphoma

Michael R. Page, PharmD, RPh Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Results from a subgroup analysis of the phase 3 ENDEAVOR study and a phase 2 study in diffuse large B cell lymphoma patients were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

December 8th 2015

ASH Leverages Recommendations From Other Medical Organizations, Advising Hematologists to Choose Wisely

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Members from the American Society of Hematology (ASH)'s Choosing Wisely Task Force presented 5 recommendations on Monday, December 7, 2015, at the 57th annual meeting of ASH, in Orlando, Florida.

December 7th 2015

Do Hematologists Believe APMs Afford Fair Value? An Open Discussion at ASH

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

On the second day of the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, physicians got together to discuss the real-world needs of alternate payment models in hematology.

December 7th 2015

Study Shows Academic Hospitals More Adept at Caring for ALL Patients

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

During a health outcomes session on the second day of the American Society of Hematology meeting, data presented from a study conducted at the University of Nebraska Medical Center suggested that the site of care bears a significant influence on the outcomes of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

December 6th 2015

Importance of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Quality-of-Life Measures in Myeloid Disease

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Two posters presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology discussed patient-reported outcomes measures and quality-of-life indicators as supportive tools for treatment in individuals being treated for acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome.

December 6th 2015

How Do You Develop, and Successfully Incorporate, PROs in Hematology? Experts Chime in at ASH

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Presenters at an education session, titled Patient-Reported Outcomes in Hematology, addressed the importance of embracing the patient perspective in healthcare delivery, on the second day of the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, being held December 5-8, in Orlando, Florida.

December 5th 2015

Experts Share Concepts of Quality Measures and Pay-for-Performance at the Annual ASH Meeting

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

At the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, providers brooded over implications of quality measures and how they will influence clinical practice in the coming years.

December 5th 2015

New Hematology Drugs: Progress and Challenges Discussed at the 57th ASH Meeting

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

An early session on the first day of the annual meeting and exposition of the American Society of Hematology, being held December 5-8, 2015, in Orlando, Florida, saw presentations on the promise of newly approved hematology/oncology agents, in addition to the challenges that clinicians face in treating patients with these drugs.

December 4th 2015

5 Things to Look for at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

As the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology kicks off on Saturday, December 5, 2015, a lot of new clinical data will be presented, practice-changing treatments will be introduced, and new healthcare policies will be discussed.

December 3rd 2015

What Is the True Financial Impact of Prescription Medications? Advera Health Explains

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

In a study published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, the authors present a rating system that includes downstream costs following treatment to estimate the real-world financial impact of the drug.

December 2nd 2015

Antidepressant Use Safe for Stress in Breast Cancer, Says Kaiser Study

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

An exhaustive study published by Kaiser Permanente in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has confirmed that antidepressants do not cause recurrence in breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen.

December 2nd 2015

Stress a Significant Determinant of Breast Cancer Outcomes

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment cognitive-behavioral stress management introduced early in care management can improve breast cancer outcomes.

December 1st 2015

Consider Race Prior to Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Chemotherapy, Oncologists Recommend

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

A new study suggests that a poor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy-frequently administered to black, Hispanic, and Asian women-could dictate survival rates in breast cancer.

Ted Okon Outlines the Importance of Payer-Provider Dialogues

November 30th 2015

Ted Okon Outlines the Importance of Payer-Provider Dialogues

The current dialogue occurring between payers and providers is critical in today's healthcare environment, and it's an interaction that certainly was not happening just 5 or 6 years ago, according to Ted Okon, executive director of the Community Oncology Alliance.

November 30th 2015

FDA's Decision on Elotuzumab Further Expands Options in Multiple Myeloma

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Following the approval of daratumumab earlier this month, multiple myeloma patients now have another opportunity to combat the disease: elotuzumab.

November 30th 2015

Pharmaceutical Advertising Increased Prescription Drug Utilization, Study Reports

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Relaxed direct-to-consumer advertising restrictions for drugs by the FDA in 1997 has precipitated an increase in prescription drug utilization, not just among Medicare enrollees, but also among non-elderly users.

Dr Kavita Patel Outlines How Oncology Is Ripe for Delivery Reform

November 27th 2015

Dr Kavita Patel Outlines How Oncology Is Ripe for Delivery Reform

Oncology, like primary care, is ripe for delivery reform, but it has remained stuck in a fee-for-service mindset, said Kavita Patel, MD, fellow in economic studies and managing director at Brookings Institution.

November 27th 2015

American College of Physicians Recommends More Use of Generic Medications

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

The American College of Physicians has published a paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine that advices clinicians to prescribe generic drugs whenever possible.

November 25th 2015

At Thanksgiving, Take Time to Collect Family Medical History

Mary K. Caffrey

Waiting until there's a cancer diagnosis or other crisis is not the time to be taking the family's medical history. Testing companies and genetic counselors encourage families to share information when they are all in one place.

Joy Larsen Haidle Discusses How Patients Should Use Genetic Tests

November 24th 2015

Joy Larsen Haidle Discusses How Patients Should Use Genetic Tests

Patients considering using a genetic test should meet with a genetic counselor first to get a better understanding of the patient's goal for getting the test done and determine the likelihood that a test might be useful, explained Joy Larsen Haidle, MS, CGC, president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

November 24th 2015

Another First for Nivolumab: Approved as Frontline for BRaf Wild Type Melanoma

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

The approval follows 5 months after Bristol-Myers Squibb submitted phase 3 results of the Checkmate-066 trial for FDA review.

November 23rd 2015

Nivolumab Approved for Third Indication: Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Two months after being granted a Breakthrough Therapy designation by the FDA for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), nivolumab was today approved by regulators for treating mRCC patients who have failed a certain type of prior therapy.

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