Specialty Pharmacy

An expert panel engaged the audience in a live virtual symposium and case discussion on immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in the first-line treatment of non−small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at the 2021 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting.

Because of the likelihood that patients with melanoma will develop adverse effects on therapy, it is crucial for pharmacists to proactively educate patients and provide them with tools to help mitigate and manage these issues.

As pharmacy technicians continue to take on more responsibilities, actions must be taken to alleviate the burnout so many are facing.

Attendees of this live virtual program learned the latest and greatest in a presentation from 2 expert oncology pharmacists.

Psychedelic medicines like psilocybin work to re-wire the brain, potentially addressing the root cause of eating disorders rather than the symptoms.

DuoBody, for treatment of relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma, demonstrates an overall response rate of 63.1%.

In a live virtual symposium at the 2021 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, 2 experts teamed up to highlight the place in therapy and management of oral oncolytics in follicular and marginal zone lymphoma.

Elaine Jaffe, MD, National Institutes of Health (NIH) distinguished investigator at the National Cancer Institute at NIH, offers guidance for female medical researchers who are faced with a declining number of female colleagues in the workforce.

Kelan Thomas, PharmD, MS, discussed potential adverse effects and drug-drug interactions that pharmacists should be aware of with psychedelic medicines.

The updated efficacy analyses showed that tislelizumab in combination with chemotherapy continued to demonstrate a clinically significant progression-free survival benefit for individuals with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer.

The analyses are shared at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The agent is the first oral therapy for this indication.

Investigational CAR T-cell therapy is currently being evaluated in an ongoing dose escalation phase 1 trial to analyze its safety and tolerability in treating non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Elaine Jaffe, MD, National Institutes of Health (NIH) distinguished investigator at the National Cancer Institute at NIH, discusses where she sees the classification of lymphoma progressing in the coming years.

Fosdenopterin (Nulibry) is indicated to reduce the risk of mortality in patients with molybdenum cofactor deficiency Type A.

Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, vice president of biosimilars at Cardinal Health, discusses what biosimilars in the pipeline are expected to launch this year.

Analyses are shared at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, vice president of biosimilars at Cardinal Health, on the results of Cardinal Health’s assessment of the current biosimilars market published in the 2022 Biosimilars Report.

The phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, comparative clinical study was evaluating the efficacy and safety of ABP 654 compared with ustekinumab in adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Additionally, the safety profile in DESTINY-Lung01 was consistent with previous clinical trials with no new safety concerns identified.

Asciminib offers a new option for patients harboring the T315I mutation.

Session highlights novel agents that have recently entered, or will imminently enter, into phase 1 clinical trials.

Medicaid expansion implementation was associated with a decrease in the number of uninsured patients from 6.7% pre-expansion to 3.6% post-expansion.

Tiago Reis Marques, MD, PhD, CEO of Pasithea Therapeutics, discussed how investigative psychedelic-assisted therapy could help address both opioid addiction and chronic pain management.

Elaine Jaffe, MD, National Institutes of Health (NIH) distinguished investigator at the National Cancer Institute at NIH, discusses points of note in the evolution of lymphoma classification during her clinical and investigational research on the subject.

Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, vice president of biosimilars at Cardinal Health, on the results of Cardinal Health’s assessment of the current biosimilars market published in the 2022 Biosimilars Report.

David DeRemer, PharmD, BCOP, FCCP, FHOPA, a past-president on the board of Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), discusses why a greater focus on colorectal cancer screening was important to highlight at the HOPA 2022 annual conference.

Dhivy is a levodopa/carbidopa combination formulation approved by the FDA in November 2021 for the treatment of Parkinson disease or manifestations due to viral or environmental exposures.

New therapies and combination regimens may allow a more tailored approach.

David DeRemer, PharmD, BCOP, FCCP, FHOPA, a past-president on the board of Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), discusses key takeaways from the HOPA 2022 annual conference.