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Insights From ASCO 2025 Guide Pharmacy Practice in Solid Tumors and Hematologic Cancers

Pharmacy Times

The findings of the DeLLphi-304 study demonstrated improved OS of tarlatamab compared with single-agent chemotherapy (median OS [mOS], 13.6 The updated definition for HRMM is increasingly important as there is an increased focus on how to improve outcomes for patients with HRMM, functional HRMM, and true extramedullary disease.

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Neoadjuvant Nivolumab With Chemotherapy Yields Significant Overall Survival Benefit in Resectable NSCLC

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SHOW MORE Nivolumab (Opdivo) and chemotherapy demonstrated an overall survival benefit at 5 years, affirming its role as a standard of care option. The CheckMate 816 trial showed a high pathological complete response rate without increased adverse events, supporting nivolumab as a standard treatment.

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New Frontline BTK Inhibitor Strategy Gains FDA Approval in Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Pharmacy Times

Because of its aggressive nature, MCL is typically treated with combination chemotherapy at diagnosis. Pharmacists are well positioned to perform drug interaction checks, counsel patients on adherence and administration, and coordinate supportive care, including prophylaxis for infections (eg, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, vaccines).

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Study Reveals Gaps in GINA Guideline Adherence for Asthma Treatment

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Study Overview Researchers conducted a retrospective chart review of 80 patients aged 12 or older within Intermountain Health who were diagnosed with asthma between December 2022 and December 2023. To ensure continuity of care, patients included had seen a primary care provider both in the year prior to and following their diagnosis.

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Zongertinib Approved by FDA for Patients With Nonsquamous NSCLC With HER2 TKD Mutations

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2 In patients who had received prior platinum-based chemotherapy but had not been treated with a HER2-targeted TKI or antibody-drug conjugate (ADC; n = 71), the ORR was approximately 75% (95% CI, 63–83), with 58% of patients achieving a DOR of at least 6 months.

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Pharmacies Need Strategies to Improve Health Care Access

Pharmacy Times

Martino, PharmD, BCOP, APh Kaitlyn Wells, PharmD Sam Martinez, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS Craig A. Martino, PharmD, BCOP, APh Kaitlyn Wells, PharmD Sam Martinez, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS Craig A.

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From ECHELON-3 to Clinical Practice: Newly Approved Brentuximab Vedotin With Lenalidomide and Rituximab for R/R DLBCL

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Lamya Al-Saleh, PharmD, RPh, graduated with the PharmD Class of 2023 from Chapman University School of Pharmacy in Irvine, California. AE Profile In October 2023, the FDA approved a triplet-therapy regimen combining BV, Len, and R for use in the treatment of patients with otherwise unclassifiable R/R DLBCL who are not candidates for ASCT.