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Offline data augmentation can significantly enhance deep learning techniques, improving classification performance compared to models trained solely on original clinician skin images. | Image Credit: Alexander - stock.adobe.com
Optimized Deep Learning Model Classifies Smartphone Images of Malignant Skin Lesions

May 12th 2025

Across various classes, the researchers identified a model that, when coupled with appropriate data augmentation and optimization partner, may help aid in the detection of skin cancer.

With inconclusive treatment guidance and varying findings from clinical trials, the prognosis of transformed SCLC remains poor. | Image credit: Crystal Light - stock.adobe.com
Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies Distinct Profile of Transformed SCLC

May 12th 2025

The report suggests a TBS cutoff value of 3 will serve as a meaningful prognostic tool in HCC, but differences in patient populations and imaging techniques may affect the value of that cutoff, the authors noted. | Image credit: Jo Panuwat D - stock.adobe.com
HCC Tumor Burden Score Predicts Long-Term Outcomes Following MWA

May 7th 2025

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Oral Parity Laws and Patient Cost Sharing
December 30th 2015

Oral Parity Laws and Patient Cost Sharing

Drug Prices and Patient Burden in Oncology
December 30th 2015

Drug Prices and Patient Burden in Oncology

Bundled Payments in Oncology: What Do Payers Think?
December 30th 2015

Bundled Payments in Oncology: What Do Payers Think?

Implications of Bundled Payments in Oncology
December 30th 2015

Implications of Bundled Payments in Oncology

What Are the Constructs of Value-Based Care?
December 30th 2015

What Are the Constructs of Value-Based Care?

Can Academic Innovation in LDTs Be Halted?
December 30th 2015

Can Academic Innovation in LDTs Be Halted?

LDTs and the Political Wheelhouse
December 30th 2015

LDTs and the Political Wheelhouse

Justifying the Need for FDA Regulation of LDTs
December 30th 2015

Justifying the Need for FDA Regulation of LDTs

Payer and Consumer Response to FDA Regulation of LDTs
December 30th 2015

Payer and Consumer Response to FDA Regulation of LDTs

What Are LDTs and How Are They Regulated?
December 30th 2015

What Are LDTs and How Are They Regulated?

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December 30th 2015

Introduction

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December 30th 2015

Physicians Discover Palbociclib Effective in Cancers Beyond Those of the Breast

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
A literature review by researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center has identified a potential use of the cell cycle inhibitor palbociclib in a variety of cancers.
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December 30th 2015

Most-Read Articles From AJMC's Conference Coverage in 2015

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
Studies that provided updates on new drug trials, sessions on value-based care, and the cost of healthcare, were most popular among readers of The American Journal of Managed Care.
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December 29th 2015

Using Technology to Bring Palliative Care to the Patient's Doorstep

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
After having launched a palliative care program in 2014, Cambia Health Solutions is now looking for ways to improve patient access to these tools that can improve a patient's quality of life.
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December 29th 2015

Cost, Value of Cancer Drugs Take Center Stage in Current Issue of AJMC's Evidence-Based Oncology

One of the biggest stories of 2015 has been the cost of cancer drugs, which create vexing questions for payers and policymakers, as well as doctors and families. The tough choices being made today are the theme of the latest special issue of Evidence-Based Oncology, a publication of The American Journal of Managed Care.
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December 28th 2015

Improving Cancer Trial Participation via Web-Based Interventions

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
Patient awareness and educational support can improve their attitude as well as prepare them to make better informed decisions on clinical trial participation, a new study has found.
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December 28th 2015

Report: Shkreli Arrest Prompts Cancer Center to Stop Trial

Mary K. Caffrey
Moffitt Cancer Center said there's nothing wrong with the drug, but a spokesman said the trial is halted for now pending the outcome of the investigation.
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December 28th 2015

Cancer's Toll Beyond the Disease: Medical Costs and Productivity

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
A new study published by the American Cancer Society found that younger colorectal cancer survivors end up spending over $8500 annually in medical expenses and they also experience significantly greater loss of productivity compared with individuals without cancer.
This Week in Managed Care: December 26, 2015
December 26th 2015

This Week in Managed Care: December 26, 2015

This week The American Journal of Managed Care offers a special episode of highlights from the American Society of Hematology's annual meeting, including sessions on newly approved treatments, how the move to pay-for-performance affects hematologists, and the increasing role of patient-reported outcomes.
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December 25th 2015

Most-Viewed Videos from AJMC for the Year 2015

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
Top 10 videos from The American Journal of Managed Care's Summit and Insight programs.
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December 23rd 2015

Rivaroxaban Safe and Effective in Cancer Patients With Thrombosis

Laura Joszt, MA
Although rivaroxaban was approved by the FDA in 2012, there has remained a knowledge gap about how it works with cancer patients. A recent study found that the therapy is safe and effective when used among patients with cancer.
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December 22nd 2015

OB-GYN Groups Say Insurers' Genetic Testing Rules Limit Access to Care

Mary K. Caffrey
The statement from the obstetricians and gynecologists said that there aren't enough certified genetic counselors to meet demand. In a statement, the groups said this will limit access to care if patients must wait for assistance before ordering tests.
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December 22nd 2015

Top 10 Articles from Evidence-Based Oncology for the Year 2015

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
The most read articles in The American Journal of Managed Care's Evidence-Based Oncology ranged from personal narratives to healthcare policy issues that impact the broader population.
This Week in Managed Care: December 19, 2015
December 19th 2015

This Week in Managed Care: December 19, 2015

This week in managed care, Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals was arrested on charges of fraud; new research find that drug costs continue to take up a larger share of healthcare spending; and 3 healthcare experts take a look at how to fix the 340B drug pricing program.
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December 18th 2015

Merck's Pembrolizumab Receives Approval for Expanded Indications

AJMC Staff
Pembrolizumab has been approved as first-line treatment for patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
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December 18th 2015

What We're Reading: Taxpayers Spending Millions on Expensive Generic Drugs

AJMC Staff
What we're reading, December 18, 2015: HHS report finds generic drug prices rising faster than inflation; UnitedHealthcare's real-time drug approval tool; and government overcharged by private Medicare Advantage plans.
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December 18th 2015

Progress Toward Healthy People 2020: CDC Report Claims Reduction in Cancer Incidence

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
Results of an analysis of 2012 cancer incidence and survival from various cancer registries, published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, indicates reduced incidence of overall cancer across the United States.
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December 18th 2015

FDA Seeks Nationwide Ban on Letting Minors Use Tanning Beds

Mary K. Caffrey
Eleven states already ban minors from using tanning beds, and most states have other restrictions such as requiring a parent's permission.
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December 17th 2015

Report Provides an Update on the 340B Drug Pricing Program

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
A new report by the Berkeley Research Group provides numbers on Medicare Part B spending by 340B entities, especially for oncology drugs.
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December 17th 2015

Need to Lower Drug Costs, Not the Size of the Donut Hole, for Medicare Beneficiaries With Cancer

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD
A study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology predicts financial stress on Medicare Part D beneficiaries on oral anticancer medicines, even after the expected closing of the donut hole in 2020.
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