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COVID-19 Boosters Crucial for Patients With Cancer Despite Low Uptake

July 17th 2025

Despite offering significant protection against severe COVID-19, patients with cancer, a high-risk group, showed low uptake of booster vaccinations.

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Ensuring Coverage of Faster Biomarker Testing in Lung Cancer: Robert Kratzke, MD

By Hayden E. Klein
Robert Kratzke, MD

July 15th 2025

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Cachexia Worsens Prognosis in Older Patients With Advanced SCLC

By Jared Kaltwasser

July 9th 2025

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Insurance Gaps Threaten Cancer Treatment Success

By Maggie L. Shaw

July 7th 2025

Analyzed by birth cohort, the authors found each successive birth cohort had a 7.7% decline in SCLC rates. | Image credit: shidlovski

Decline in SCLC Incidence Expected to Accelerate Through 2050

By Jared Kaltwasser

June 29th 2025

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

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July 19th 2025

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

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January 13th 2015

Study Highlights Need to Reduce Global Teen Exposure to Second-hand Smoke

The study evaluated data collected through a global collaboration between research institutes in the United States, India, and Africa. Study results pointed to a high rate of exposure of non-smoking teenagers to second-hand smoke, both at home and outside.

January 12th 2015

Cancer Survivors Identify Lingering Medical, Financial Troubles

Laura Joszt, MA

The number of cancer survivors may be on the rise, but they experience continuing issues that can impair their quality of life beyond 5 years of survival, according to a new study published in Cancer.

January 12th 2015

Pfizer Gains Access to 23andMe's Genetic Mine

23andMe is betting its growing troves of genetic data will prove essential to drug companies, medical researchers, and even health and wellness companies.

January 12th 2015

A New Target in Difficult-to-Treat Breast Cancer?

The pre-clinical study by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in UK point to the gene BCL11A as a possible driver of this aggressive form of breast cancer.

January 12th 2015

Nivolumab Phase 3 Trial in NSCLC Stopped Early; Superior OS

Mid-trial evaluation by an independent Data Monitoring Committee found overall survival with Opdivo (nivolumab) in the Checkmate-017 trial was significantly better than the control arm. BMS now plans to submit results to the FDA for approval of the PD-1 inhibitor in lung cancer.

January 9th 2015

ASCO Backs the FDA on Regulating Lab-Based Diagnostics

In comments to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Health Subcommittee, ASCO strongly supported the FDA's resolution to rigorously regulate laboratory-developed tests.

January 9th 2015

Age Determines HPV Persistence in Men

The study, published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research found that HPV persisted for 12 months or more in men older than 45 years of age, which could increase their susceptibility to developing head and neck cancer.

January 9th 2015

Nanotechnology, Hailed in Biomedicine, Could Have Cardiac Effects, Study Finds

While nanotechnology has led to countless advancements, a group of Israeli researchers are now raising a flag of caution about its effects on our health. They say exposure to tiny silica-based particles can play a big role in increasing heart attack and stroke risks.

January 9th 2015

Controlling Cancer Metastases To Prevent Disease Progression

Research at Heildelberg University is targeting the production of tumor-promoting growth factors in endothelial cells to prevent metastasis. Pre-clinical results using this strategy in a mouse model reduced lung and bone metastases in treated mice and also improved survival over the control chemotherapy-treated animals.

January 8th 2015

NCCN and Flatiron to Collaborate for Improved Patient-Centered Care

A new collaboration between NCCN and Flatiron Health will provide the opportunity to analyze key quality and outcomes metrics and identify trends and patterns in the care of patients with cancer.

January 8th 2015

The Debate on HPV Screening in Cervical Cancer

Following FDA approval of a DNA test to detect the HPV virus last year, the medical community is split over which test is more appropriate as a primary screen for cervical cancer in women.

January 8th 2015

Leading Cancer Research Groups Call for US Regulation of E-Cigarettes

Mary K. Caffrey

ASCO and AACR called on the FDA to regulate e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems and for more research to occur to find out how long-term use affects health. Leaders of these groups said that e-cigarettes could cause nicotine addiction among teens, and CDC data show rising use of the products among middle- and high-schoolers.

January 8th 2015

A Relatively Safe Breast Cancer Combination Therapy Proves Effective

The study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found nearly 100% survival with adjuvant paclitaxel and trastuzumab.

January 7th 2015

ODAC Recommends First Biosimliar for Approval to the FDA

The investigational drug by Sandoz, filgrastim, a biological similar to Amgen's Neupogen, is already approved for use in more than 40 countries worldwide.

January 7th 2015

Night Shift Work Is Not Heart Healthy, Study Finds

A new study has identified an increased risk of lung cancer and heart disease in night shift workers, adding to the growing knowledge of health risks associated with those jobs.

January 7th 2015

Cancer: A Genetic Gamble

A paper published in Science Magazine this month, co-authored by a mathematician and a biologist, suggests that heredity and environmental factors account for only one-third of the risk for developing cancer. A majority of risk is associated with random mutations, a result of mistakes during normal cellular replication.

January 6th 2015

Cancer Patients Not Too Distressed by Advanced Directives

A study conducted at the humanities and medicine departments at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania, found that there's never an ideal time to talk to cancer patients about end-of-life decisions, and most patients are not too disturbed by these discussions.

January 6th 2015

Nanotechnology for Surgical Success and Phototherapy in Cancer

Scientists at Oregon State University have developed fluorescent nanoparticles that can aid in the removal of malignant tumors and also kill any remaining malignant cancer cells.

January 5th 2015

Will Neupogen Prove the Poster Child for Increased Access to Cheaper Biosimilars?

If the biological developed by Novartis to imitate Amgen's Neupogen is approved by the FDA, it'd open floodgates as other biosimilars find their way to the FDA's doorsteps. The cheaper alternatives would prove a tremendous cost-saving to the healthcare industry.

January 3rd 2015

ACA Can Help Smokers Quit, Experts Write

A perspective published in the New England Journal of Medicine affirms that provisions of the Affordable Care Act will allow improved coverage of smoking cessation tools, which could be a big boost in the number of smokers planning to quit.

January 3rd 2015

More Than 1.5 Million Cancer Deaths Averted in Last 2 Decades

Rates of cancer deaths have declined 22% over the last 2 decades, which amounts to 1.5 million deaths averted, according to the annual cancer statistics report from the American Cancer Society.

January 3rd 2015

NICE Uses Comparitive Effectiveness for Nab-Paclitaxel in Pancreatic Cancer

NICE has published draft guidance which recommends that nab-paclitaxel given with gemcitabine should not be funded by the NHS for previously untreated metastatic pancreatic cancer, because its limited benefits compared to current treatments do not justify its cost.

January 1st 2015

A New Hope in Advanced Lung Cancer

Combining erlotinib with SBRT more than doubled the survival time of stage 4 lung cancer patients.

December 30th 2014

The Year in Review: Most-Read Stories of 2014

Laura Joszt, MA

With 2014 coming to a close, The American Journal of Managed Care is taking a look back at the most popular articles from this year. These most-read articles highlight the healthcare issues most important to providers, insurers, and policy makers.

December 28th 2014

Blackberry Competes With Apple for Healthcare Apps

Blackberry announced the product of their collaboration with NantHealth: a healthcare app for doctors and nurses who use their smartphones.

December 27th 2014

Gardasil 9 Approved for 5 Additional HPV Types

With this approval, the vaccine can effectively protect against 5 additional types of HPV than the parent Gardasil vaccine, thereby preventing the development of cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancers, based on a randomized clinical trial.

December 27th 2014

Immuno-Oncology Getting Closer to Being Personalized: Nature Study

The Nature letter published results showing that the monoclonal antibody targeting PD-1 had antitumor activity, but more importantly, the response was greater in patients overexpressing the PD-L1 receptor, thereby opening the doors for targeted therapy.

December 21st 2014

ASCO Releases Guidelines to Improve Patient Awareness and Participation in Phase I Trials

The American Society of Clinical Oncology called for greater access to and education about phase I clinical trials, the first-in-human studies of new agents designed to fight cancer.

December 21st 2014

Lanreotide Approved for Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

The approval was based on the results of a clinical trial that demonstrated improved PFS in patients on lanreotide. While the median PFS in the placebo arm was 16 months, patients in the lanreotide arm had not yet reached median PFS at the time of analysis, and it was anticipated to extend beyond 22 months.

December 20th 2014

Bayer's Xofigo Gains NICE Approval

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued draft guidelines on using the drug in prostate cancer patients.

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