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Pharmacy leadership remaining mindful, connected, and engaged is crucial to support the mental health needs of their staff.

Marina Frimer, MD, FACOG, FACS, gynecologic oncologist at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, discusses the design of the phase 2 trial assessing niraparib in patients with stage III, stage IV, or platinum-sensitive recurrent uterine serous carcinoma.

S. Diane Yamada, MD, president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), discusses the future of the pharmacist on the gynecologic oncology patient care team.

Black women are at an increased risk of dying from cancer of any type compared to White women, but gynecologic cancers have some of the widest survival gaps.

Hormone replacement therapy can improve quality of life without necessarily increasing the risk of recurrence.

Although poorer prognoses are common for all patients with advanced and recurrent endometrial cancers, minority populations are disproportionately affected with higher rates of mortality.

Speakers at the annual Society of Gynecologic Oncology annual meeting emphasized the theme of building bridges and breaking barriers to advance gynecologic care.

Marina Frimer, MD, FACOG, FACS, gynecologic oncologist at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, discusses her presentation at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology 2022 annual meeting on the phase 2 trial of maintenance niraparib in patients with stage 3, stage 4, or platinum-sensitive recurrent uterine serous carcinoma.

Moderna seeks EUA for its Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine for a fourth booster dose in individuals 18 years of age and older who have received an initial booster of any authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine.

Aerosolized hydrogen peroxide system added to current hospital infection prevention protocols found to significantly reduce cases of Clostridioides difficile infection.

S. Diane Yamada, MD, president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), discusses the role of the pharmacist in gynecologic oncology patient care and treatment.

Best practices call for referring to resources, such as those from HHS and the University of Liverpool.

Shannon Hough, director of ClinReview and Clinical Content for McKesson, discusses the advantages of including pharmacy staff as part of the care team when payer or drug availability challenges arise.

Making the process to order a screening for hepatitis C virus easier improved screenings from 42% to approximately 80%.

Encorafenib in combination With anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody improves overall survival.

Olaparib (Lynparza) was found to significantly improve overall survival in patients with germline BRCA-mutated, HER2-negative, high-risk early breast cancer.

Michael Abrams, MPH, PhD, senior health researcher at Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, discusses actions needed to help manage the opioid epidemic in the country.

S. Diane Yamada, MD, president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), discusses some key developments in the field of gynecologic oncology that will be on the agenda at the SGO 2022 annual meeting.

Patients may not admit or recognize when they have a brain injury, but pharmacists can be a valuable resource.

The KEYLYNK-010 trial was evaluating a combination of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and olaparib (Lynparza) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who progressed following chemotherapy and either abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) or enzalutamide (Xtandi).

This month's generic product news features lanreotide injections, glycopyrrolate oral solution, and vasopressin.

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech seek approval for an additional fourth booster dose of their COVID-19 vaccine for adults 65 years of age and older who received an initial booster of any of the authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccines.

The median survival time of patients was 12 months compared with 7 in the control group, the analysis demonstrates.

The research team used the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database, which provides nationwide information on cancer statistics.

Ramucirumab (Cyramza; Eli Lilly) is FDA-approved for 5 unique cancer indications.

The global impact of GBS causes approximately 150,000 deaths of babies each year.

Moderna is currently evaluating 2 HIV vaccine strategies that involve germline targeting and immune-focusing approaches.

BRACAnalysis CDx assay is indicated for use as a companion diagnostic to select patients with germline BRCA-mutated, HER2-negative, high-risk early breast cancer who may derive clinical benefit from olaparib.

Cozaar is indicated for the treatment of hypertension in adults and children over 6 years of age.

It is essential that women are informed of the risks of potentially teratogenic medications because most birth defects are likely to happen early in pregnancy before women become aware they are pregnant.