Oncology

Experts examined oncology care innovation, access gaps to CAR T-cell therapy, advances in myeloma care, and partnerships in value-based care.

New research incorporating Flatiron Health and SEER data, confirms community oncology care matches or beats other settings, says Diana Verrilli, MS, Navista.

OCM showed no increased likelihood of starting systemic therapy in patients with newly diagnosed cancers, despite gains in poor-prognosis cases.

Community oncology delivers top-tier cancer care close to home, said Nicolas Ferreyros, COA, championing research, advocacy, and innovation to prove it.

COA’s Christine Pfaff, RPh, MBA, highlights clinical and operational innovation, AI adoption, and practice-sharing as keys to advancing community oncology care.

COA's annual conference hits Orlando April 28, focusing on AI, targeted therapy innovation, and state-level oncology advocacy, explains cochair Johnetta Blakely, MD, MS, MMHC.

The COA Community Oncology Conference will tackle AI, the rollout of bispecifics and CAR T in the community setting, plus reimbursement, radiation oncology, and patient access strategies.

Discussion covered lung cancer biomarker testing, care in hematologic malignancies, health equity in cancer screening, and medically integrated pharmacy dispensing

A new study finds that highly lethal cancers receive less research support than lower-risk cancers.

Quality metrics for screening tests must evolve to mandate diagnostic resolution, ensuring financial and clinical incentives prioritize the complete screening continuum over initial test uptake.

Experts at AMCP 2026 urged smarter oncology management amid rising costs, complex therapies, and fragmented oversight across plans.

EBO Editor in Chief Sucharu "Chris" Prakash, MD, addresses the role of nutrition in cancer prevention and treatment.

Prior authorization and PBM utilization management delay oncology and hematology novel therapies, shifting reimbursement risk to patients in Medicare Advantage.

Value-based care in oncology: why CMS’ models have fallen short and how new partners can sustain navigation, symptom monitoring, and savings.

Rapid advances in precision oncology are exposing gaps in testing, treatment access, and care delivery, challenging managed care to keep pace.

Amy Leader, DrPH, MPH, explains that trust is key to clinical trial enrollment at an Institute for Value-Based Medicine event in Philadelphia.

Lalan Wilfong, MD, a medical oncologist well known for his work in practice transformation, said he looks forward to creating "something more or less from scratch."

Equity gaps in lung cancer molecular testing persist; reflex testing and nurse navigation speed care, while coverage and access barriers stall outcomes

Housing and transportation barriers were linked to lower CRC screening rates, especially among adults aged 50 to 64.

Reflex molecular testing and nurse navigation cut delays in lung cancer care, helping more patients get targeted results before first-line therapy, says Christopher D'Avella, MD.

Nancy L. Lewis, MD, MBS, FACP, discusses her path from the clinic to biopharma and her goals as NCCN's new CSO, including health equity and faster drug development.

A phase 1 clinical trial specialist, Nancy L. Lewis, MD, MBS, FACP, most recently spent more than a decade at Novartis and was previously a faculty member at Fox Chase Cancer Center and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Social determinants of health can delay access to NGS, limiting targeted therapy use and survival outcomes in advanced cancers.

The law stems from the case of a beneficiary of the state workers health plan, repeatedly denied an alternative cancer treatment, only to be approved after he was too ill to be a candidate.

Adjuvant pembrolizumab maintained recurrence-free survival in resected stage IIB/IIC melanoma without increasing new melanoma risk.