August 3rd 2025
Nurses should be familiar with PET scan protocol and what to ask patients with lung and bone cancers before administering biology-guided radiation therapy.
FDA Approves Motixafortide Plus G-CSF To Mobilize Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Multiple Myeloma
September 11th 2023The FDA has approved motixafortide in combination with filgrastim to mobilize hematopoietic stem cells in multiple myeloma transplantation, based on findings from the phase 3 GENESIS trial.
Mezigdomide Plus Dexamethasone Generates Encouraging Responses in R/R Myeloma
September 4th 2023Patients with heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, including those with lenalidomide and pomalidomide-refractory disease, showed encouraging responses with mezigdomide plus dexamethasone.
Adding Pembrolizumab to COPDAC-28 Consolidation May Augment Responses in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
September 4th 2023Patients with high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma who experience a slow early response to frontline chemotherapy may benefit from the addition of pembrolizumab to COPDAC-28 consolidation.
Quizartinib Plus Chemo Gains FDA Approval for Newly Diagnosed, FLT3-ITD+ AML
July 21st 2023Quizartinib has been approved by the FDA for use with standard cytarabine and anthracycline induction and cytarabine consolidation, and as maintenance monotherapy after consolidation chemotherapy, to treat adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia that is FLT3-ITD positive, as detected by an FDA-approved test.