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Korie Bigbee, DNP, explains the necessity of survivorship care and how to enact changes to make it more accessible to patients with cancer.

Dermatitis and lymphedema are among the most pertinent adverse effects of radiation to the breast, according to Alexa M. Lantz, MSPAS, PA-C.

La-Urshalar Brock, FNP-BC, CNM, describes tactics for managing dermatologic AEs in patients with breast cancer as part of a multidisciplinary care team.

Kevin Y. Chen, PharmD, MS, BCOP, CPP, discusses how next-generation sequencing improves biomarker testing and treatment planning in solid tumors.

Adding platinum-based chemotherapy to osimertinib improved overall survival vs osimertinib alone in EGFR-mutated NSCLC, even in high-risk subgroups.

Sevabertinib demonstrated robust, durable responses and manageable safety in both treatment-naive and pretreated patients with HER2-mutant advanced NSCLC.

A patient with breast cancer and generalized anxiety disorder was able to avoid an unnecessary mastectomy with virtual reality, said Kelly Preti, DNP.

A multisite advanced practice optimization model improved patient access through tailored interventions, including redistributing non-APP responsibilities.

The FDA has approved revumenib for relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia.

Frontline lenvatinib, pembrolizumab, and chemotherapy did not lead to increased overall survival vs chemoimmunotherapy in patients with advanced ESCC.

T-DXd plus pertuzumab improved progression-free survival vs THP regardless of prior therapy, hormone receptor status, or PIK3CA mutations.

The combination of sacituzumab with pembrolizumab did not lead to a decline in physical functioning or quality of life in patients with metastatic TNBC.

Buparlisib combined with paclitaxel failed to improve overall survival vs paclitaxel alone for patients with PD-1/PD-L1–pretreated HNSCC.

Data from a large prospective study identified male and older patients as being more likely to develop CIP and 34% of cases to become chronic.

Adding zabilugene almadenorepvec to SOC chemotherapy and nab-paclitaxel was safe and effective in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Ivonescimab plus chemotherapy improved progression-free survival and response rates with manageable safety vs tislelizumab in advanced squamous NSCLC.

The DESTINY-Breast11 trial found neoadjuvant T-DXd followed by THP improved pathologic complete response vs ddAC-THP in high-risk, HER2-positive early breast cancer.

Long-term NATALEE data show adjuvant ribociclib plus an aromatase inhibitor improves invasive disease–free survival vs AI alone in HR+, HER2– early breast cancer.

Adding perioperative durvalumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy did not worsen health-related quality of life for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

A preliminary analysis of a prospective study of patients with solid tumors identified subgroups at risk of depressive symptoms via patient-report outcomes.

Ponsegromab increased body weight in patients with cancer-associated cachexia, yielding greater improvement in those who received ponsegromab previously.

Patient-reported outcomes showed that health-related QOL stayed at baseline for patients with HRRM-positive mHSPC receiving a niraparib regimen.

Chemo-induced myelosuppression can affect patients’ ability to do daily tasks, and management varies by patient, treatment regimens, locations, and more.

The addition of navtemadlin to ruxolitinib for JAK inhibitor-naive patients with myelofibrosis with suboptimal response to ruxolitinib will be evaluated in the phase 3 POIESIS trial.

On this episode of Onc Nurse On Call, Kristin Daly, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP, discusses practical cancer care strategies in the age of immunotherapy.

A 1-time dose of arlo-cel demonstrated safety and efficacy in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma that was previously treated.

Learn the critical factors in determining prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism, a frequent and serious complication for patients with cancer.

Following imlunestrant’s approval, Komal Jhaveri, MD, FACP, compares the oral SERD to its counterpart, elacestrant, in terms of composition and trials.