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(Kaiser Permanente) May 13, 2021 - In Southern California, insured patients had higher rates of survival when diagnosed at Kaiser Permanente h...

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What is the role of ipi/nivo based treatment in advanced non-small cell lung cancer?

Robert Figlin, MD, Steven Spielberg Family Chair in Hematology-Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Toni Choueiri, MD, Director of the Lank Center for Genitourinary (GU) Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discuss clinical progress in renal cell carcinoma (RCC)

Robert Figlin, MD, Steven Spielberg Family Chair in Hematology-Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center speaks with Melissa Johnson, MD, Program Director, Lung Cancer Research, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, discuss clinical progress in Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)

Maintaining oncology practice efficiency is critical in providing optimal care for patients, and leads to a better quality of life for them. At the recent COA conference, oncology stakeholders offered real-life examples and discussed ways to improve patients' overall experience at all stages of cancer, while increasing efficiency and avoiding staff burnou...

Oncology stakeholders discussed their experiences with prescribing biosimilars at the COA annual meeting, noting cost savings but also noting challenges. Shifting payer preferences for preferred therapies resulting in overcrowded pharmacies, and a lack of data and real-world evidence on long-term outcomes and safety were only some of them.

COVID-19 has highlighted health care disparities in the US, leading to poorer survival and outcomes, and gaps in cancer care for racial and ethnic minorities, and the socioeconomically-disadvantaged. COA panelists pinpointed other contributing factors to the inequities, including lack of diversity in both the oncology workforce and clinical trials populat...

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Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) – Robert Figlin, MD, and Melissa Johnson, MD, discuss clinical progress in small cell lung cancer (SCLC)

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Bladder Cancer – Robert Figlin, MD, and Arjun Balar, MD, discuss clinical progress in bladder cancer

02/28/21

Prostate Cancer - Robert Figlin, MD, and Neeraj Agarwal, MD, discuss clinical progress in prostate cancer

02/22/21

Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Robert Figlin, MD and Toni Choueiri, MD, discuss clinical progress in renal cell carcino...

02/22/21

Breast Cancer – Robert Figlin, MD, and Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD, discuss clinical highlights from SABCS 2020

01/12/21

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April 2021 Edition

Maintaining oncology practice efficiency is critical in providing optimal care for patients, and leads to a better quality of life for them. At the recent COA conference, oncology stakeho...

April 2021 Edition

Oncology stakeholders discussed their experiences with prescribing biosimilars at the COA annual meeting, noting cost savings but also noting challenges. Shifting payer preferences for p...

April 2021 Edition

COVID-19 has highlighted health care disparities in the US, leading to poorer survival and outcomes, and gaps in cancer care for racial and ethnic minorities, and the socioeconomically-di...

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FDA Panel Endorses Four of Six Accelerated Approvals fo...

May 05, 2021

By Aaron Tallent The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel responsible for evaluating the safety and efficacy of oncology therapies has made recommendations...

AACR 2021: Practice-Changing Trials Show Improved Survi...

May 04, 2021

By Chase Doyle A pair of phase 3 clinical trials presented during the AACR virtual annual meeting 2021 could be practice-changing for patients with relapsed/in...

New Treatment Directions Unveiled at WCLC 2020

Feb 01, 2021

By Ted Bosworth In early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), one source of good news at the 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC 2020) was the effi...

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