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Opinion: New federal guidance is hurting cancer patients, especially those in rural areas

STAT

I recently started a patient with metastatic triple-positive breast cancer patient on a targeted therapy regimen consisting of capecitabine and neratinib, both oral chemotherapy pills that are dosed on a 21-day cycle. Read the rest…

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Is Infusion Pharmacy Right For You?

The Happy PharmD

In this article, we delve into the world of infusion pharmacy, exploring salary prospects, job satisfaction, market demand, and career flexibility. Infusion pharmacy, also known as home care or specialty pharmacy, encompasses a variety of crucial medical services.

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Study Shows High-Dose Vitamin D Boosts Treatment Response in Breast Cancer

Pharmacy Times

Vitamin D supplementation increased 25-hydroxyvitamin-D levels significantly, suggesting a potential role in enhancing chemotherapy effectiveness. The study's findings support further research with larger samples to explore vitamin D's impact on chemotherapy and breast cancer remission likelihood.

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Anlotinib Following Benmelstobart Plus Chemotherapy Improves Progression-Free Survival in S-NSCLC

Pharmacy Times

Benmelstobart (TQB2450; Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co, Ltd) in combination with chemotherapy followed by sequential combination with anlotinib (Catequentinib; Advenchen Laboratories) led to significant improvements in progression-free survival (PFS), with a manageable safety profile. months versus 7.79 months with tislelizumab.

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Navigating EGFR Mutations and ALK Fusions in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Pharmacy Times

1 Biomarker testing is relatively new in the treatment landscape for NSCLC but has proven incredibly important for personalizing patient care, transforming from a generic chemotherapy approach to a highly personalized, genomically driven treatment strategy. For advanced disease, chemotherapy was the standard.

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Impact of Patient Access to Care on Rates of Febrile Neutropenia Post Inpatient Administration of a Colony-Stimulating Factor

Pharmacy Times

Transportation barriers, as a health-related social need, significantly impact FN rates in chemotherapy patients. Febrile neutropenia (FN) remains a serious and common complication of chemotherapy. A 67% FN rate difference between pegfilgrastim and filgrastim was observed in patients with transportation barriers.

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Evaluation of a Pharmacy-Delivered Oncofertility Intervention

Pharmacy Times

Image Credit: © Chinnapong - stock.adobe.com At the 2025 Oncology Pharmacists Connect (OPC) meeting in Austin, Texas, from June 19 to 20, 2025, an encore presentation from the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Annual Meeting will highlight findings from a retrospective analysis conducted by Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy.