
Maria C. Velez, MD, shared that teamwork between pediatric and adult care teams can make the transition of care smoother for AYA patients.
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Maria C. Velez, MD, shared that teamwork between pediatric and adult care teams can make the transition of care smoother for AYA patients.
The addition of avutometinib to defactinib showed promising safety and efficacy for patients with low-grade serous ovarian cancer.
Heather Jackson, PhD, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP, explains how a fellowship program sets the tone for how to transition nurse practitioners to oncology.
FDA accelerated approval was given to zongertinib for the treatment of patients with unresectable/metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC with HER2 TKD activating mutations.
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to dordaviprone for use in adult and pediatric patients with H3 K27M-mutated diffuse midline glioma.
Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, outlined the top considerations for nurses managing toxicities related to PI3K and AKT inhibitors in patients with breast cancer.
Nurses should be familiar with PET scan protocol and what to ask patients with lung and bone cancers before administering biology-guided radiation therapy.
New FDA approvals in July include therapies for NSCLC, relapsed multiple myeloma, liver cancer, and B-cell malignancies.
Adding aprepitant to chemotherapy was linked to longer survival in patients with non-luminal breast cancers, especially triple-negative breast cancer.
2025 ICE-T Conference presenters explain what nurses and APPs should take into account as immune cell effector therapies become more widely used.
A generic version of ibrutinib was granted tentative approval by the FDA for use in CLL and SLL with 17p deletion and Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
Based on durable response data, TAR-200 has been given priority review for the treatment of patients with high-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
Understanding actionable mutations and educating patients on the safety profiles of targeted therapies are essential for the care of HR+, HER2- mBC.
Step-up dosing with remote monitoring resulted in 47% of patients receiving bispecific antibodies remaining outpatient, even in cases of CRS.
The selective internal radiation therapy SIR-Spheres has been approved by the FDA for use in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
Sunvozertinib has received accelerated approval for use in advanced or metastatic non–small lung cancer harboring EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.
The FDA has given accelerated approval to the BiTE, linvoseltamab, for use in the fifth line of therapy for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Oncologic therapies approved in June included indications in genitourinary, lung, hematologic, and head and neck cancers.
Formal communication could help ease the transition of care from specialized myeloma centers to community clinic, according to Diane Moran, RN, MA, EdM.
The NCCN has added taletrectinib to its recommendations for use in all lines of treatments for non–small cell lung cancer harboring ROS1 mutations.
Subcutaneous daratumumab makes it easier for patients to find appointments that fit with their lifestyles and schedules, according to Gina Fries, PA-C.
Illuccix, a preparation kit for injectable Ga-68, has been approved to select patients for radioligand therapy before taxane chemotherapy.
Dato-DXd was granted accelerated approval for use in adults with EGFR-mutated NSCLC after EGFR-targeted therapy and platinum-based chemotherapy.
Per ODAC and CHMP recommendations, subcutaneous daratumumab may become the first approved treatment for smoldering myeloma. Here’s what nurses should know.
The FDA has approved tafasitamab in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab for adults with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.
The FDA approved a perioperative pembrolizumab regimen in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, marking the first approval in this cancer type in 6 years.
An oral tablet formulation of zanubrutinib was approved for use in patients with certain lymphomas or leukemia and Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
UGN-102 has received FDA approval for use in patients with low-grade intermediate-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
The tyrosine kinase inhibitor taletrectinib has been approved for use in patients with ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer.
The FDA approved the first oral treatments for paraganglioma, pheochromocytoma, and anal cancer in May.