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May 2019, Vol 9, No 5
May 2019, Vol 9, No 5
Updated NCCN Treatment Guideline for CML Establishes Criteria for Stopping TKI Therapy
By
Wayne Kuznar
NCCN 2019 Conference Highlights
,
Leukemia
,
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
The discontinuation of a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) is considered safe and appropriate in consenting patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) under specific circumstances and with careful molecular monitoring, according to the updated National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) management guideline for CML.
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Applying Business Principles to Everyday Practice
By
Meg Barbor, MPH
HOPA Highlights
,
Practice Management
Given the high cost of oncology drugs, it is important for pharmacists to become more business savvy regarding their practices, said Andrea Ledford, PharmD, BCOP, Oncology Pharmacy Manager, Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center, FL, at the 2019 Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association Annual Meeting.
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First-Line Pembrolizumab plus Axitinib Combination Boosts Survival in Metastatic Renal-Cell Carcinoma
By
Phoebe Starr
Renal-Cell Carcinoma
First-line therapy with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus axitinib (Inlyta) significantly improved overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and objective response rates compared with standard-of-care sunitinib (Sutent) in patients with clear-cell metastatic renal-cell carcinoma (RCC) in KEYNOTE-426. The combination of pembrolizumab plus axitinib achieved a significant 47% reduction in mortality risk versus sunitinib (
P
<.0001).
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Current Strategies in the Management of CINV
By
Wayne Kuznar
HOPA Highlights
The oncology pharmacist plays an invaluable role in the management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). However, as the pipeline for new anticancer drugs continues to expand, the pipeline for novel antiemetics appears to be drying up, underlining the importance of the pharmacist’s knowledge of currently available antiemetics for patients undergoing chemotherapy, said Michael J. Berger, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Specialty Pharmacist, The James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, at the 2019 Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) Annual Meeting.
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Updated NCCN Breast Cancer Guideline Expands Treatment Recommendations for HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Disease
By
Wayne Kuznar
Breast Cancer
,
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
Options for the treatment of patients with advanced hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer are expanding. The updated National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline (version 1.2019) for the management of invasive breast cancer is focused on HR-positive, HER2-negative disease. William J. Gradishar, MD, Director, Maggie Daley Center for Women’s Cancer Care, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, discussed the updated guideline at the NCCN 2019 Conference.
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Immunotherapy Strategies in the Updated NCCN Guideline for NSCLC Hinge on PD-L1 Testing
By
Wayne Kuznar
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
The updated National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline for non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC; version 3.2019) is focused on improving patient outcomes with immunotherapy. Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) is recommended as the preferred first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor for patients with ≥50% of tumor cells that express PD-L1. First-line immunotherapy is restricted to NSCLC without
EGFR
or
ALK
mutations.
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Sacituzumab, a Novel Antibody-Drug Conjugate, Shows Activity in Heavily Pretreated Urothelial Cancer
By
Wayne Kuznar
Urothelial Cancer
Sacituzumab govitecan, a novel antibody-drug conjugate directed against Trop-2, induced responses in nearly 33% of patients with heavily pretreated, relapsed or refractory metastatic urothelial cancer.
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Darolutamide, New Androgen Receptor Inhibitor, Extends Metastasis-Free Survival in High-Risk Prostate Cancer
By
Phoebe Starr
Prostate Cancer
Darolutamide, an investigational androgen receptor inhibitor, significantly improved metastasis-free survival in men with high-risk nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) compared with placebo in a large phase 3 clinical trial.
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CAR T-Cell Therapy Associated with Unique, Acute Adverse Events Requiring Vigilant Monitoring
By
Wayne Kuznar
Immunotherapy
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is associated with unique adverse events that require vigilant monitoring, aggressive care, and specialized management. Marco L. Davila, MD, PhD, Medical Oncologist, Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, provided an overview of this topic at the 2019 ASCO-SITC Clinical Immuno-Oncology Symposium.
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Genomic Markers of Response Improve Patient Selection for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
By
Wayne Kuznar
Immunotherapy
Promising markers of response to immune checkpoint inhibition include tumor mutation burden (TMB) and genomic markers that reflect a disruption of the tumor immunity cycle, said Natalie Vokes, MD, MPhil, Medical Oncology Fellow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, at the 2019 ASCO-SITC Clinical Immuno-Oncology Symposium.
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