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Patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer experienced a high rate of pathologic complete response with combined preoperative treatment with atezolizumab, epirubicin, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab.

A subgroup analysis showed that patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer who had de novo metastatic disease or late recurrence from neoadjuvant therapy achieved better outcomes with ribociclib plus letrozole.

Kellie Zeichner BSN, RN, OCN, explains how her institution created a standardized monitoring procedure for insulinoma care.

Brenda Martone MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP, discusses what nurses need to know about safely treating patients with darolutamide.

A post-hoc analysis suggests that olaparib may extend progression-free survival in patients with germline BRCA-mutated, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer, no matter their estrogen receptor expression level.

Kara Morris, MSN, RN, OCN; and Christine Wylie, MSN, RN, OCN, discuss the benefits of oral cryotherapy for patients receiving dose-dense doxorubicin.

Trastuzumab deruxtecan outperformed investigators choice of therapy, in terms of safety, among patients with HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Using established guidelines to monitor and intervene early for diarrhea and neutropenia may result in longer treatment durations and sustained benefit from sacituzumab govitecan.

Melanie Darvish, BSN, RN, shares her experience attending the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress with an ONS Scholarship.

The time to definitive deterioration was delayed among patients receiving trastuzumab deruxtecan vs treatment of physician’s choice in all prespecified scales in DESTINY-Breast02.

Patient-reported outcomes demonstrated a manageable safety profile with abemaciclib.

AnnMarie Walton, PhD, MPH, RN, OCN, CHES, FAAN, discusses her research on plastic-backed pads and discusses the importance of better methods to reduce exposure to antineoplastic drug residue.

Enzalutamide plus leuprolide lowered the risk of metastases or death by 58% compared with placebo plus leuprolide.

Apalutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) yielded a progression-free survival of 24.5 months vs 21.0 months with ADT alone.

Sarah Low RN, MSN, OCN, CMSRN; and Claudia Maldonado-Howell, RN, MSN, FNP, BS, CMSRN, discuss their research on wearable technology.

Heather Niccum Haag, BSN, RN, CCRN, shares her experience creating an educational resource for her patients with Von-Hippel Lindau tumors who are receiving belzutifan.

A database analysis showed that zoledronic acid led to a 64% reduction in fracture risk among patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Nivolumab bested placebo in improving disease-free survival rates in patients with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma and muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Phase 2a trial data suggest that single-dose URO-902 may be an effective, and safe, treatment for women experiencing difficulties with bladder control.

Elizabeth Loach, MSN, APRN, CNS, AGCNS-BC, OCN, discusses the importance of including frontline nurses in nursing leadership task forces.

The Splashblocker was found to be an effective way to reduce contaminated particles. Plastic backed pads had mixed reviews.

Findings from a real-world, retrospective analysis support the use of apalutamide for the prostate-specific antigen reduction among patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.

Oncology nurse investigators from Dana-Farber discuss the value of weighted blankets in reducing patient anxiety during infusions.

Data presented during the ONS Annual Congress offers guidance for nurses caring for patients receiving darolutamide, docetaxel, and androgen deprivation therapy.

Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, MBA, APRN, NP-C, AOCNP, discusses ways to standardize the process of referring patients to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Rita Deimler, MSN, ANP-BC, outlines best cardiac event monitoring and management practices for patients receiving the CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib.

Acknowledging and addressing maladaptive coping mechanisms may help reduce moral distress and burnout among oncology nurses.

Stephanie Jackson, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, highlights how her unit leveraged an educational video to improve compliance with double verification for high-alert medications.

Eric Zack, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, AOCN, BMTCN, describes disseminated intravascular coagulation and best nursing strategies to mitigate the severity of this condition.

Elizabeth R. Cullen, MSN, ARNP, highlights the efficacy of avasopasem manganese in mitigating severe oral mucositis in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer.