Immunotherapy May Be Effective In Certain Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
August 12th 2021Patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) colorectal cancer, which represents 95% of all metastatic colorectal cancer cases, are more responsive to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy if the patient’s tumors have not spread to the liver.
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Booster Shots for mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Offer Improved Protection From Variants of Concern
August 12th 2021The investigators found that antibodies generated by a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was less effective at neutralizing variants of concern, but the second dose dramatically increased responses to virus variants.
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Alternative Paths of Employment for Pharmacy Graduates
August 11th 2021Sharon Park, PharmD, MEd, BCPS, , associate professor and assistant dean for academic affairs at the Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy, discusses career options for pharmacy students outside of the traditional roles of a pharmacist.
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Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Improves Progression-Free Survival for Certain Patients With Breast Cancer
August 11th 2021The Independent Data Monitoring Committee concluded that DESTINY-Breast03 met the primary endpoint of progression-free survival and showed a highly statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive, unresectable and/or metastatic breast cancer previously treated with trastuzumab and a taxane.
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Webcast: The Impact of Environmental Conditions on Patient Health
August 10th 2021A panel of key stakeholders in the pharmacy field discuss the nature of environmental conditions as a social determinant of health and the potential impact on patient health outcomes, as well as how to best educate patients and colleagues when approaching the subject in the pharmacy.
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