Zanubrutinib Significantly Improves PFS in Treatment-Naïve CLL/SLL Across Various High-Risk Subsets
July 21st 2022Patients with treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma, achieved superior progression-free survival with zanubrutinib vs a combination of bendamustine plus rituximab.
Oncology APPs, Research Nurses Are Uniquely Poised to Tackle irAE Management in Follicular Lymphoma
July 20th 2022Because immune-related adverse events can be hard to diagnose, patient education and clear avenues of communication with an oncology care team are critical, according to investigators at the 2022 Pan Pacific Lymphoma Conference.
Venetoclax/Obinutuzumab Continues to Show Efficacy in Unfit Patients with CLL
June 30th 2022An updated safety and efficacy analysis of the ongoing CLL14 trial showed that venetoclax plus obinutuzumab continues to be an effective treatment for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and coexisting conditions.
Oral Minoxidil Demonstrates Efficacy in Treating Later Stage Alopecia in Cancer Survivors
June 27th 2022Results of a single-center study presented at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting showed that oral minoxidil may be effective in treating late alopecia. Moving forward, these efforts in survivorship care will need to be expanded to less resourced areas, experts said.
Frontline Epcoritamab/R-CHOP Combination Induces 100% ORR in Patients With High-Risk DLBCL
June 26th 2022Data from the phase 1/2 EPCORE NHL-2 trial suggest that the combination of epcoritamab and R-CHOP is both effective and manageable in treating patients with high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Implementation of Individualized Pain Management in Vaso-occlusive Pain Crisis
June 25th 2022Utilization of specialty nurse practitioner driven teams and use of individualized pain protocols for patients admitted with vaso-occlusive pain crisis improves quality of life for patients with sickle cell disease, and decreased hospital stay times.
RVd Plus ACST and Lenalidomide Maintenance Promote Efficacy in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
June 8th 2022Patients with multiple myeloma who received initial combination therapy with lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone, plus autologous stem cell transplant, followed by lenalidomide maintenance, experienced improved progression-free survival.