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Episode 6 - Treatment Response Rates in Step Therapy
During this segment, David Quinn, MD, and Michael Kolodziej, MD, discuss the challenges clinicians face when developing a drug-sequencing plan for patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Dr Quinn explains that because not all patients respond to the same types of therapy, there is a need for data that reveals the appropriateness of agents suggested in step therapy plans.
To address this challenge, he suggests that new clinical trials test comparative effectiveness, which he believes can help determine response rates for specific groups of patients.
Dr Kolodziej argues that receiving this data will take too long, and suggests receiving aid from professional services that can structure current data into an actionable format. He explains that this may help provide quick answers about step therapy and can improve the clinician’s decision-making process.
Commonwealth Fund Report Details Pervasive Racial and Ethnic Disparities in US Health Care, Outcomes
April 18th 2024Using 25 health system performance indicators, the Commonwealth Fund 2024 State Health Disparities Report evaluated racial and ethnic disparities in health care and health outcomes both within and across US states and highlighted the urgent need for equitable health care policies and practices in the US.
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Navigating Health Literacy, Social Determinants, and Discrimination in National Health Plans
February 13th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the February 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on how health plans can screen for health literacy, social determinants of health, and perceived health care discrimination.
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Study Links COVID-19 Pandemic to Rise in Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Ovarian Cancer in US
April 17th 2024There was greater use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy among US patients with ovarian cancer (OC) during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce potential COVID-19 exposure and cancer treatment-related complications.
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Drs Raymond Thertulien, Joseph Mikhael on Racial Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Care Access
December 28th 2023In the wake of the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, Raymond Thertulien, MD, PhD, of Novant Health, and Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation, discussed health equity research highlights from the meeting and drivers of racial disparities in multiple myeloma outcomes.
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