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At SOHO 2025, Lorenzo Falchi, MD, highlighted the critical role of nurses in monitoring and educating patients on toxicities from novel lymphoma therapies.

Nurses Lead Toxicity Monitoring in Indolent Lymphoma Care

FLAURA2 data show osimertinib plus chemotherapy significantly improves overall survival vs osimertinib alone in frontline EGFR+ advanced NSCLC.

Osimertinib/Chemo Boosts Survival in Frontline EGFR+ NSCLC

Lutetium Li 177 dotatate was linked with partial responses in patients with metastatic bronchopulmonary neuroendocrine tumors, per real-world data.

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In honor of lung cancer awareness month, for this episode of 

 to share how she counsels patients about lung cancer screening.

Gay is a nurse practitioner at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Clinic, and a nurse navigator for the clinic’s lung cancer screening program. In the conversation, she shares how she addresses patient fears and concerns around screening, helping them feel comfortable and confident in navigating their health.

“Lung cancer screening, unfortunately, has a bit of a stigma around it. Part of my job is reducing that stigma, making patients feel comfortable and relaying how important screening for lung cancer really is.”

“This is a low-dose CT scan. The amount of radiation they are getting is reduced when you compare it to a normal CT scan.”

“We are very grateful for the change in the guidelines. It really widened the pool of patients that can be screened.”

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Lung cancer: screening. US Preventive Services Task Force. March 19, 2021. Accessed August 16, 2023. https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening

Lung cancer screening billing guide. American Lung Association. Accessed August 30, 2023. https://www.lung.org/getmedia/bd0af1bf-1cd8-4fd0-9f8f-47e55c783448/ALA-Lung-Cancer-Screening-Billing-Guide-FINAL.pdf

Cancer facts and figures 2021. American Cancer Society. Accessed August 16, 2023. https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/all-cancer-facts-figures/cancer-facts-figures-2021.html

Lung nodules. American Cancer Society. Accessed August 16, 2023. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/lung-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/lung-nodules.html

Lung cancer screening. Mayo Clinic. February 11, 2022. Accessed August 30, 2023. https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/lung-cancer-screening/about/pac-20385024

Lung cancer screening: questions for the doctor. US Department of Health & Human Services. Updated May 26, 2023. Accessed August 18, 2023. https://health.gov/myhealthfinder/doctor-visits/talking-doctor/lung-cancer-screening-questions-doctor

Nicole Gay, APRN-C, shares how nurse navigators can talk to their patients about lung cancer screening.

Nicole Gay Shares How She Counsels Patients on Lung Cancer Screenings

, we ring in the New Year 2023 by combing through 2022 FDA approvals. Listen as associate editor, Lindsay Fischer, recounts key approvals on a month-by-month basis, with input from some of the investigators from behind the research. To read the full information surrounding the approvals, be sure to check out our news coverage below. Other resources can also be found below.

, and for all the engagement in 2022. We look forward to bringing you more oncology news in 2023.

We want to hear from you! Which drugs approved in 2022 have been practice changing? Have you had any difficulty or success in incorporating these novel agents into clinical use? Any challenges with supporting patients on these regimens? Email 

FDA Approves Tebentafusp to Treat HLA-A*02:01 Positive Uveal Melanoma

Cilta-Cel Snags FDA Approval for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Plus Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy Is Now Approved for Resectable NSCLC

FDA Greenlights Olaparib for BRCA-Mutated, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

FDA OKs Relatlimab/Nivolumab for Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab in MSI H/dMMR Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma

FDA Approves 177Lu-PSMA-617 for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Axi-Cel Snags FDA Approval for Second-Line LBCL

FDA Approves Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for Unresectable or Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer

FDA Grants Ivosidenib Plus Azacitidine Approval for Newly Diagnosed AML With IDH1 Mutations

FDA Grants Azacitidine Approval For Pediatric Patients With Myelomonocytic Leukemia

FDA Grants 2 Frontline Nivolumab-Based Regimens Approval for Unresectable Advanced or Metastatic ESCC

Tisagenlecleucel Receives FDA Approval for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib for BRAF V600E–Mutated Solid Tumors

FDA Approves Liso-Cel for Second-Line Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Crizotinib Approved For ALK+ Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors

HER2-Directed Therapy, Trastuzumab Deruxtecan, Approved for Metastatic NSCLC

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Is Approved for Patients With Metastatic HER2-Low Breast Cancer

FDA Approves Darolutamide Tablets for Select Patients With Prostate Cancer

Capmatinib Snags Full FDA Approval for MET Exon 14 Skipping NSCLC

FDA Grants Ibrutinib Approval for Pediatric Graft-Versus-Host-Disease

FDA Gives Pemigatinib Greenlight for FGFR1 Rearranged Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasms

Durvalumab Plus Gemcitabine/Cisplatin Approved by the FDA for Advanced or Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancers

Sodium Thiosulfate Gets Green Light for Chemotherapy-Induced Hearing Loss in Pediatric Patients

Selpercatinib Is Approved for 2 RET Fusion–Positive Solid Tumors, Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

FDA Approves Futibatinib for Pretreated, Advanced or Metastatic Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 Rearrangements

FDA Approves Durvalumab in Combination with Tremelimumab for Unresectable HCC

Teclistamab-cqyv Snags Accelerated Approval for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Cemiplimab Gets Go Ahead In Combination With Chemotherapy For Advanced NSCLC

Brentuximab Vedotin Gets Green Light for High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma in Pediatric Patients

Durvalumab/Tremelimumab/Chemotherapy Combination Approved for NSCLC Indication

Mirvetuximab Soravtansine-gynx Gets Go Ahead in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Olutasidenib Approved for IDH1-Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Adagrasib Receives Accelerated Approval for KRAS G12C Mutated NSCLC

Watch: Newly Approved Tebentafusp Requires Up-Front Active Toxicity Management in Melanoma

Dr. Geyer Highlights Optimal Dosing Strategies for New Olaparib Indication in Breast Cancer

Nurse Takeaways: Latest Pembrolizumab Indication in Endometrial Cancer

Podsada Discusses Biomarker Testing and ADC Therapies in Breast Cancer

Goodwin Provides Nursing Perspective on Recent FDA Approvals in NSCLC

Futibatinib Approval Ushers in Targeted Therapy Option for Patients With Unresectable, Intrahepatic FGFR2-Positive Cholangiocarcinoma

Barber Discusses the Integration of Durvalumab/Chemotherapy Combination as New Standard of Care in Biliary Tract Cancers

In this episode of The Vitals, we recount the oncology drugs that received FDA approvals in 2022.  

A Look Back at 2022 FDA Approvals in Oncology

® spoke with Christine Miaskowski, PhD, RN

professor in the Department of Physiological Nursing and Anesthesia at UCSF School of Nursing. Miaskowski discusses results from research which showcases an increased risk of hearing loss among patients who received platinum- or taxane-based cancer treatments. She also discusses the importance of including hearing assessments as a standard of care for survivors.

Top takeaways from the discussion include:

“When we did audio metrically confirmed hearing loss [assessments], we found that between 50% to 70% of survivors had confirmed hearing loss.” 

“It’s really, very surprising because it is a group of patients with very common cancers: breast, lung, gynecologic and GI [gastrointestinal] malignancies.” 

“The good news is that the type of hearing loss these patients experience is amenable to a hearing aid. So, if we can get people tested, and they demonstrate this kind of hearing loss, we can improve their quality of life.” 

“Nurses care about interactions with other people, people’s quality of life, [their] social function… if you've got hearing loss, and you're sitting at a table with people, and you can't hear them, you're not going to be likely to participate.” 

“We don’t even think about [some of] these consequences; in terms of occupation, social gatherings, safety for a child… We really, as nurses, need to be doing something about this.” 

Episode 33: Balancing the Benefit and Toxicity of Cisplatin in Young Children with Cancer

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Heather E. Wheeler Discusses Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss

Cheung S, Henderson-Sabes J, Mastick J, et al. Cancer survivors and neurotoxic chemotherapy: hearing loss and tinnitus. 

. Published online July 27, 2022. doi:10.1136/spcare-2022-003684

Romano A, Capozza MA, Mastrangelo S, et al. Assessment and management of platinum-related ototoxicity in children treated for cancer. 

2020;12(5):1266. doi:10.3390/cancers12051266

Biro K, Noszek L, Prekopp P, et al. Characteristics and risk factors of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in testicular cancer patients detected by distortion product otoacoustic emission. 

. 2006;70(3):177-184. doi:10.1159/000093776

Cheraghi S, Nikoofar P, Fadavi P, et al. Short-term cohort study on sensorineural hearing changes in head and neck radiotherapy

2015;32(7):200. doi:10.1007/s12032-015-0646-3

Langer T, am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen A, Radtke S, Meitert J, Zolk O. Understanding platinum-induced ototoxicity. 

. 2013;34(8):458-469. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2013.05.006

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In this episode of “The Vitals,” Christine Miaskowski, PhD, RN, discusses research showcasing that adult patients receiving either a platinum-based chemotherapy, taxane alone, or a combined regimen of platinum- and taxane-based treatment may be at risk of hearing loss. 

Are Hearing Tests Necessary For Adult Cancer Survivors?

® met with Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO, to discuss key advances in the treatment of toxicities that may present later in cancer survivorship care.

Schapira is a professor of medicine and director of the Cancer Survivorship Program at Stanford. Schapira specializes in breast cancer with a focus on the psychosocial aspects of cancer care and issues that relate to patient experience and health equity. She recently participated in a poster discussion in the Symptoms and Survivorship track at the 2022 

Schapira discusses recent innovation in addressing later toxicities in survivorship care. She highlights the importance of baseline measurements and health equity considerations in clinical practice and underscores the potential effect evolving technologies may have on the treatment landscape.

“The idea that we can [provide] certain interventions that help people with cognitive reframing and psychoeducation—delivered in their own time, without the need of a specialist—[is] very powerful,” Schapira said. “If we add up all the possible physical, psychological, emotional toxicities of cancer treatments, we come up with a large burden, not to even mention the financial hardship that many of the patients endure as well.”

In this episode of The Vitals, Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO, recounts highlights from the 2022 ASCO Symptoms and Survivorship track and underscores key takeaways for practitioners seeking to enhance the delivery of cancer survivorship care. 

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