Providing Timely Cancer Care Access Is Crucial Amid Growing Patient Volume
A closer look at some of the approaches being used across The US Oncology Network to improve patient access can provide helpful insight into how practices can meet the growing need for their services.
Ontada®, a McKesson business dedicated to leveraging oncology real-world data and evidence, clinical education, and provider technology, was awarded a competitive contract with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to advance the use of real-world data in the U.S. community oncology setting.
Physicians Must Become Advocates to Play a Role in Community Oncology’s Future
September 25th 2023Although some community oncologists may think they can do little to abate the reimbursement reform forces that are affecting their practices, there are actions they can, and should, take to influence the success of their value-based care journey that may not be part of the fundamentals of their current practice.
Dr Monk on Avutometinib Plus Defactinib in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
June 29th 2023Bradley Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, discusses findings from the phase 2 RAMP 201 trial in patients with low-grade serous ovarian cancer and the importance of these results within the context of the larger ovarian cancer treatment paradigm.
Advanced Ovarian Cancer: Current Treatment Landscape in Second- and Later-Line Settings
May 30th 2023Expert oncologists review the current PARP inhibitor treatment indications for patients with advanced ovarian cancer and discuss how to best manage patients who have been impacted by the recent updates to the PARP inhibitors.
The Future of Reimbursement: How AI Can Revolutionize Oncology Practices
May 15th 2023By retrospectively analyzing health care financial data and using the intelligence generated to guide future claims to a more successful outcome, machine learning platforms may reduce the need for repeated insurance submissions and appeals and can improve the practice’s clean claim rate.
Dr Coleman on Response Rates With Mirvetuximab Soravtansine in Ovarian Cancer
March 27th 2023Robert L. Coleman, MD, FACOG, FACS, discusses an analysis of the phase 3 SORAYA trial evaluating response rates in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer who received mirvetuximab soravtansine at different points in their disease course.
Acalabrutinib With or Without Obinutuzumab Maintains Long-Term Survival Benefit in Untreated CLL
Jeff P. Sharman, MD, discusses the meaning of the long-term follow-up data from ELEVATE-TN, the efficacy of acalabrutinib regimens in patients with treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia with deletion 17p or TP53 mutations, and factors to consider when adding obinutuzumab to acalabrutinib.
Rucaparib Maintenance Shows PFS Benefit in Ovarian Cancer, Independent of HRD Status
June 6th 2022Rucaparib elicited a significant improvement in progression-free survival outcomes vs placebo as first-line maintenance therapy in patients with ovarian cancer who responded to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy across patient subgroups.
Long-Term Follow-Up Supports Acalabrutinib-Based Regimens in Treatment-Naïve CLL
June 4th 2022At approximately 5 years of follow-up, findings from the phase 3 ELEVATE-TN study show that treatment outcomes are more favorable with acalabrutinib with or without obinutuzumab compared with obinutuzumab and chlorambucil in treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
A Widening Scope of Treatment Options Advances Care in Bladder Cancer and RCC
May 18th 2022Mark T. Fleming, MD, reviews the use of first-line checkpoint inhibitors in bladder cancer, the efficacy of enfortumab vedotin-ejfv in urothelial cancer, and the clinical benefits of using different mechanisms of action to treat renal cell carcinoma.
Patients with HER2-positive, early-stage breast cancer who achieved a pathologic complete response after receiving HER2-targeted therapy experienced better outcomes in terms of disease-free survival and overall survival vs those who did not, according to data from a real-world study.