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Due to the favorable efficacy and safety profiles of daratumumab plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone, researchers speculate that the combination may become the new standard of care in multiple myeloma treatment.

Patients with myeloma and a negative MRD may be at a reduced risk of mortality and other progression-free survival events.

Patients with both COVID-19 and malignant pleural mesothelioma showed high rates of hospitalization and mortality.

While survival rates in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia remain around 90%, researchers are optimistic that the use of targeted therapies and immunotherapies will continue to improve treatment options.

International lung cancer clinical trial sites reported that flexibilities in time and place were effective strategies to mitigate COVID–19-related patient concerns and to increase participation.

Selectively targeting the EGFR exon insertion mutations was associated with improved outcomes in patients with previously treated non-small cell lung cancer.

Chronic graft-versus-host disease management has continued to advance in recent years, with new and anticipated treatment options for its treatment landscape.

Kelly Garvin, BSN, RN, OCN, discusses the impact of CAR T-cell therapy on patients and how nurses care for them, as well as her expectations on how indications will grow.

Kelly L. Garvin, BSN, RN, OCN, discusses what changes she hopes to see in CAR T-Cell therapy treatment over the coming years.

The continued development of KRAS G12C inhibitors for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer shows that researchers are making breakthroughs in the treatment landscape.

“If you're an oncology nurse, you will have patients with immunotherapy–which is why we want to make sure that we are really familiar with these side effects.”

Although the use of CAR T-cell therapies are associated with potentially serious adverse events, the treatment provides patients whose disease has failed to respond to previous treatments with hope, according to Kelly Garvin, BSN, RN, OCN.

Recently approved combination therapies have contributed to significantly improved survival rates in renal cell carcinoma.

Proper training can help oncology nurses act as intensivists and quickly identify if their patients are experiencing any CAR T-cell therapy-related adverse events.

“We want to make sure we can provide the right treatment for the right patient at the right time,” says Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, MD, FACP, OON.

With a newfound abundance of available oral cancer therapies, it has become necessary for oncology nurses to ensure that their patients are adhering to treatment.

Teresa Knoop, MSN, RN, AOCN, says it is important for oncology nurses to understand the naming convention of biosimilars as it is an important aspect of anticipating adverse events.

Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, OCN, says that she would like to see 95% of eligible patients receive biomarker testing in the next 5 to 10 years.

Preliminary study results recently presented at the 2021 European Association of Urology Congress demonstrate that the safety profile of the combination of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and mitomycin is comparable to BCG alone.

ASCO updated its guidelines following a presentation of the OlympiA trial presented at its 2021 Annual Meeting.

A presentation at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting demonstrated that the use of electronic patient-reported outcomes in community oncology centers improved symptom-management.

Data from the phase 3 JUPITER-02 trial (NCT03581786) suggests that frontline toripalimab plus gemcitabine/cisplatin improves progression-free survival (PFS).

Survival outcomes in the frontline treatment of patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma were improved when nivolumab was added alongside either ipilimumab or chemotherapy.

A Texas study revealed that the implementation of electronic patient management solutions resulted in reduced call back times for symptom-related calls as well as reduced hospitalizations.

KRAS mutational status and geographical region were associated with time on treatment (TOT), and body mass index (BMI) and age were linked with overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer mCRC) being treated with second-line cetuximab (Erbitux) after irinotecan or oxaliplatin-based regimens.

Cabozantinib exposure was not a predictor of progression-free survival was related to high rate of palmar-plantar plantar erythrodysesthesia and diarrhea in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

This year, there were many takeaways from the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting that oncology nurses can incorporate into their practice.

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