Interviews
The Pharmacist Role in Value-Based Care and on Multidisciplinary Teams: Eileen Peng, PharmD
May 30th 2025Pharmacists enhance value-based care by selecting cost-effective treatments, managing adherence, and preventing hospitalizations through collaborative multidisciplinary teamwork, said Eileen Peng, PharmD, of Astera Cancer Care.
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We Do Our Best to Serve the Community: Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, FASCO
May 27th 2025Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, FASCO, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, speaks about the clinical and operational priorities that academic medical centers make front-and-center when caring for underserved populations receiving treatment for cancer.
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Pharmacists at the Forefront of Navigating Novel Cancer Therapies: Eileen Peng, PharmD
May 25th 2025Pharmacists play a crucial role in managing treatment with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy and bispecific antibodies, focusing on patient selection and side effects, explained Eileen Peng, PharmD, of Astera Cancer Care.
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The Role of Transplant in the Era of Novel MM Therapies: Harsh Parmar, MD
May 17th 2025Novel therapies for multiple myeloma (MM), including chimeric antigen receptor T-cell and bispecific antibodies, extend lives but raise concerns about treatment costs and adherence, and they haven't replaced stem cell transplantation, Harsh Parmar, MD, of Hackensack University Medical Center, explains.
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“Flipping the Script” to Reshape Access, Redefine Value in Oncology: Andrew Chapman, DO
April 23rd 2025"Value" in oncology should measure far more than clinical outcomes, stated Andrew Chapman, DO, as he argued how rethinking "value" could not only enhance patient care but also drive down costs.
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Lingering Unknowns Amid Lung Cancer Breakthroughs: Martin Edelman, MD
April 22nd 2025Although immunotherapies and biomarker-driven interventions have transformed lung cancer outcomes, Martin Edelman, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center, highlighted the present challenge hindering clinicians' abilities to anticipate patients' treatment responses.
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Empowering Teams Begins With Human Connection: Missy Hopson, PhD
April 16th 2025Missy Hopson, PhD, Ochsner Health, discussed in detail the challenges of strengthening the patient-centered workforce, the power of community reputation for encouraging health care careers, and the influence of empowered workforces on patient outcomes.
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How to Improve Shared Decision-Making in Breast Cancer Care
February 28th 2025Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO, professor of medicine at Stanford Medicine, medical oncologist, and director for the Stanford Cancer Institute and the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares ways in which clinicians can help enhance patient engagement and shared decision-making.
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How Pharmacists Can Help Patients Navigate Costs, Access to Breast Cancer Therapies
February 28th 2025Tiffany Meng, PharmD, oncology pharmacist, UCSF Health, discusses ways that pharmacists can help guide patients to financial assistance programs to help facilitate better access to breast cancer therapies.
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How Social Determinants of Health Affect Access to Breast Cancer Therapies
February 27th 2025Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO, professor of medicine at Stanford Medicine, medical oncologist, and director for the Stanford Cancer Institute and the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) when it comes to accessing innovative breast cancer treatments.
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The Need for Payer Support in Overcoming Cancer Care Disparities
February 21st 2025Susan Escudier, MD, FACP, discusses the impact of insurance coverage gaps, transportation barriers, and financial hardships on cancer care access and emphasizes the need for payers to better support patients at high risk.
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Fueling Cancer Research Breakthroughs With Patient Contributions
February 20th 2025In part 3 of this conversation, Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, discusses why basic scientific research remains essential and how patient experiences contribute.
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Addressing Cancer Treatment Costs With Patient-Provider Communication
February 6th 2025Clayton Irvine, PharmD, MBA, MS, senior manager of oncology care at Mayo Clinic, emphasizes the need for health care providers to balance quality patient care with rising costs by openly discussing financial implications with patients and educating themselves on cost-effective treatments.
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Addressing Cancer Care Barriers Through Community Outreach and Support
February 4th 2025February 4 is World Cancer Day, and in these interviews with our Strategic Alliance Partner, NYU Langone Health, we learn about the importance of forming strong relationships with the communities you are located in and with whom you work to optimize cancer-related outcomes.
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Balancing Cost and Quality in Oncology: A Value-Based Care Perspective
January 30th 2025Travis Brewer, vice president of payer and public health strategy/relations at Texas Oncology, shared that value-based oncology care can achieve both cost efficiency and high-quality outcomes through integrated multidisciplinary teams, flexible payment models, and targeted treatment approaches.
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Optimizing Oncology Drug Use While Mitigating Shortages
January 29th 2025Chelsee Jensen, PharmD, BCPS, senior pharmacy specialist at Mayo Clinic, suggests that medical providers can reduce patient and system costs by optimizing the use of generics and biosimilars, which offer lower costs without compromising safety and efficacy.
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Harnessing AI to Revolutionize Lung Cancer Care
January 19th 2025Edgardo S. Santos, MD, FACP, FASCO, a hematologist and medical oncologist, discussed how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing lung cancer care by analyzing imaging data to detect malignancies and interstitial lung disease, while stressing the importance of regulation to ensure its safe and ethical use.
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