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In the phase 3 IMforte trial, patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer experienced clinically meaningful benefits with maintenance lurbinectedin plus atezolizumab vs atezolizumab. | Image credit: appledesign - stock.adobe.com
Lurbinectedin Plus Atezolizumab Maintenance Shows Improved Survival vs Atezolizumab in SCLC

May 22nd 2025

Patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) experienced clinically meaningful benefits with lurbinectedin plus atezolizumab vs atezolizumab in the phase 3 IMforte trial, according to findings being presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

AJMC Q&A with Eileen Peng, PharmD | Background image credit: ipopba - stock.adobe.com
The Role of Pharmacists Expands Beyond Dispensing for Novel Cancer Therapies: Eileen Peng, PharmD

May 21st 2025

Future validation studies with a larger sample size are warranted to ensure the technique will be useful in a clinical setting. | Image credit: Artur Wnorowski - stock.adobe.com
Novel, Noninvasive Skin Cancer Detection Method Shows Promise

May 18th 2025

FDA Approved | Image credit: chrisdorney – stock.adobe.com
Teliso-V Approved to Treat Advanced NSCLC With High c-Met Protein Overexpression

May 14th 2025

While CTCs were identified regardless of disease stage, the current study identified large variations in the presence of CTCs between nonmetastatic and metastatic disease | Image Credit: Innovative Creation - stock.adobe.com
Flow Cytometry Can Reliably Identify CTC in Melanoma

May 14th 2025

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Expert Recommendations for Pegfilgrastim in Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia
October 25th 2017

Expert Recommendations for Pegfilgrastim in Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia

Alison Rodriguez
Researchers developed additional guidance for using granulocyte colony-stimulating factors to optimize pegfilgrastim use in clinical practices for patients at risk of chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia.
Physicians Need Clearer Metrics Before Taking on 2-Sided Risk
October 25th 2017

Physicians Need Clearer Metrics Before Taking on 2-Sided Risk

Before physicians will be more willing to take on 2-sided risk, there needs to be clearer metrics that the physicians know will be achievable, said Sarah Cevallos, chief revenue cycle officer at Florida Cancer Specialists.
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October 25th 2017

The Option Value of Innovative Treatments for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer and Renal Cell Carcinoma

Julia Thornton Snider, PhD Katharine Batt, MD, MSc Yanyu Wu, PhD Mahlet Gizaw Tebeka, MS Seth Seabury, PhD
Option value is the benefit a therapy provides patients by enabling them to survive to the next innovation.
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October 24th 2017

Dr Lucio Gordan: How Practices and Payers Work Together to Implement OCM

The implementation of the Oncology Care Model has brought profound culture changes to how oncologists take care of patients and how they operate practices, explained Lucio Gordan, MD, of Florida Cancer Specialists.
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October 24th 2017

Will 2-Sided Risk Be a Reality in OCM?

Kelly Davio
With the Oncology Care Model now in its second year, 3 representatives discussed learnings and how the program can change, as well as incentivizing physicians to accept 2-sided risk, the ability to engage additional payers, and the future of oncology bundle payments.
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October 24th 2017

How Has the OCM Evolved? Year 1 Provider Updates

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
Participants from 2 oncology community practices—an oncologist–administrator combination—shared their experience with implementing the Oncology Care Model (OCM) with attendees at the Community Oncology Alliance’s Payer Exchange Summit on Oncology Payment Reform, held October 23-24, in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
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October 24th 2017

Study: Prophylactic Up-Front Locoregional Surgery Has No Survival Advantage

Jaime Rosenberg
The study found that prophylactic locoregional surgery (LRS) for asymptomatic patients with small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) provided no survival advantage compared with delayed LRS.
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October 23rd 2017

Increased Insurance Coverage Seen Under the ACA for Patients With Cancer

Jaime Rosenberg
A new study has found that uninsurance rates declined the most in patients with distant disease and with lung and bronchial cancer. Hispanic patients also saw a large decrease in uninsurance rates.
Podcast: This Week in Managed Care - Bipartisan ACA Deal and Other Health News
October 21st 2017

Podcast: This Week in Managed Care - Bipartisan ACA Deal and Other Health News

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.
This Week in Managed Care: October 20, 2017
October 20th 2017

This Week in Managed Care: October 20, 2017

This week, the top managed care news included the bipartisan deal to stabilize the Affordable Care Act's insurance markets; coverage from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2017 Nexus; and a plan to reduce clinician burnout at the computer.
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October 19th 2017

Kite Pharma's CAR T-Cell Treatment Approved, Cheaper Than Tisagenlecleucel

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) has been approved to treat adult patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who have not responded to or who have relapsed after at least 2 other kinds of treatment.
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October 18th 2017

PD-1 Inhibitor Doubled Survival in Treatment-Naive Patients With mNSCLC

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
The 2-year follow up results from the Keynote-024 trial were presented at the 18th World Conference on Lung Cancer hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer in Yokohama, Japan.
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October 18th 2017

Increasing Levels of CD8+ TILs Prolong Survival in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Jaime Rosenberg
There is a relationship between CD8+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) survival, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology.
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October 17th 2017

PBMs: Their Role, the Problems, and How Practices Can Work With Them

Ray Bailey, RPh Ricky Newton, CPA
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October 17th 2017

Positive Quality Interventions: An Innovative Platform for Oncology Practice Collaboration

Joshua Nubla, PharmD Neal Dave, PharmD Michael Reff, RPh, MBA
An in-depth look into a nationwide collaborative initiative to standardize and improve oncology dispensing practices for the benefit of patient/provider education, adherence, and overall care.
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October 17th 2017

Looking Ahead at the Specialty Drug Pipeline After an Active Year of Approvals

Christina Mattina
Aimee Tharaldson, PharmD, of Express Scripts kicked off the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2017 Nexus, held October 16-19 in Dallas, Texas, with a presentation on the pipeline of specialty pharmaceuticals in development.
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October 17th 2017

UK Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Will Soon Have Access to Nivolumab

Jaime Rosenberg
The immunotherapy drug, made by Bristol-Myers Squibb, is recommended for use within the Cancer Drug Fund.
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October 16th 2017

Trends in Hospital–Physician Integration in Medical Oncology

Jeffrey D. Clough, MD, MBA Michaela A. Dinan, PhD Kevin A. Schulman, MD
The authors used Medicare claims data to examine trends in hospital–physician integration in high-volume specialties, including medical oncology.
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October 16th 2017

St. Jude Study Questions Efficacy of the Flu Vaccine in Children With Leukemia

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
The study found that young patients with leukemia who have been vaccinated against the influenza virus are as susceptible to develop flu as their unvaccinated peers.
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October 16th 2017

Pharmacy Team Engagement in Navigating the Revenue Cycle for High-Cost Medications in Patients With Cancer

Brandon R. Shank, PharmD, MPH, BCOP Phuoc Anh (Anne) Nguyen, PharmD, MS, BCPS Emily C. Pherson, PharmD, BCPS
With the clinical and financial implications of high-cost medications, and their impact on health system revenue, it is of utmost importance for all key stakeholders to be engaged in the complex revenue cycle.
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October 16th 2017

Patients With Early Small Cell Lung Cancer Respond Favorably to Opdivo, Yervoy Combo

Jaime Rosenberg
The study showed that using tumor mutation burden (TMB) can be beneficial for predicting patient response to the combination of 2 immuno-oncology therapies.
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October 13th 2017

Diagnosing and Treating Neutropenia: Q&A With Dr Daniel J. DeAngelo

Before treating certain patients, Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, JD, of Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, will council them on the risk of developing neutropenia, which can result in hospitalization or even an intensive care stay.
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October 13th 2017

AJMC®tv Interviews, October 2017

The Center for Biosimilars® Laura Joszt, MA
AJMC®TV interviews let you catch up on what’s new and important about changes in healthcare, with insights from key decision makers-from the clinician, to the health plan leader, to the regulator. When every minute in your day matters, AJMC®TV interviews keep you informed. Access the video clips at ajmc.com/interviews.
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October 13th 2017

Medical World News®, October 2017

AJMC Staff
An update on the latest developments in the world of oncology care: product approvals, clinical developments, health policy changes, and more.
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October 13th 2017

Stand Up To Cancer Awards $5.5 Million for Epigenetic Immunotherapy Trials

Jaime Rosenberg
While many lung and bladder cancer patients respond well to immunotherapy, they eventually succumb to the disease because the immune system can not detect the cancer cells. Two clinical trials will combine immunotherapy with epigenetic agents in order to allow the immune system to recognize and destroy the cancer cells.
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October 13th 2017

Pharmacy's Changing Role as Cancer Care Transitions From Infused to Oral Therapies

Stacey McCullough, PharmD Ricky Newton, CPA
The advent of oral oncolytics has changed the pharmacy's role in patient care beyond compounding infusions. Pharmacy staff now routinely engage patients, assessing adherence and tolerance to therapy as well as helping them navigate prescription benefits.
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October 11th 2017

Deficient Mismatch Repair Extends Disease-Free Survival in CRC

Jaime Rosenberg
Patients with stage III colon cancer with deficient DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes who are treated with FOLFOX have a more favorable prognosis than those with proficient MMRs.
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October 11th 2017

A Reproductive Endocrinologist Discusses Need to Cover Fertility Intervention in Cancer Care

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
The American Journal of Managed Care® spoke with Jane L. Frederick, MD, FACOG, a reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist, about the changing landscape of cancer treatment, partnering with oncologists, and helping patients gain financial assistance for their fertility preservation and treatment.
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October 10th 2017

Study Shows Most Cases of Liver Cancer Can Be Prevented

Jaime Rosenberg
Study focused on liver cancer cases, over time, in different locations and the main causes.
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October 9th 2017

Oncologists Skeptical of Omitting Radiation Therapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer in Older Women

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
A new study highlights how the beliefs of surgeons and radiation oncologists influences radiotherapy use in early-stage breast cancer among older women.
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