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Robert Mancini at HOPA AC 2025
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HOPA President Combines People-First Approach with Oncology Pharmacy Expertise

April 11, 2025

HOPA officially welcomed Dr. Robert Mancini as its President at its annual conference in Portland, Oregon on April 11, 2025.

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Mirdametinib

April 04, 2025

Ramsey Shane, PharmD, MPH, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, and Rebecca Pokorny, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Neuro-Oncology - both from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN - write about mirdametinib (Gomekli).

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Ensartinib

March 17, 2025

Savannah Young, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, from Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, and Kiera Roubal, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Oncology Pharmacist Specialist, from Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, write about ensartinib.

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk

March 07, 2025

Kasey Jackson, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Specialist at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, writes about datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk (Datroway).

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Revumenib

March 07, 2025

Andres Mariano, PharmD, PGY-2 Pediatric Oncology Pharmacy Resident, and Stephen Eng, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacist - both from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY - write about revumenib (Revuforj).

Squamous cell carcinoma
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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Cosibelimab-ipdl

March 03, 2025

Nathan Schieldt, PharmD, PGY2 Oncology Resident; William Morrissey, PharmD, PGY2 Oncology Resident; and Anna Clennon, PharmD, BCOP Clinical Pharmacist - all from Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI - write about cosibelimab-ipdl.

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Pharmacist’s Application to Practice: Repotrectinib

January 25, 2024

Christopher L. Cornett II, PharmD PGY1 Acute Care Pharmacy Resident Anne E Hitron, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCOP ,Oncology Pharmacy Specialist, Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

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Trifluridine–Tipiracil and Bevacizumab in Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

May 04, 2024

The data from this trial confirm that FTD–TPI plus bevacizumab is an effective treatment option for patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer, irrespective of mutational status, which side the tumor is on, and whether patients have previously

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Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Technician: Impact of a New Role on Pharmacy and Patient Metrics at a Large Academic Cancer Center

September 20, 2024

A recently published article details the impact of having an inpatient clinical oncology pharmacy technician program.

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Momelotinib

January 11, 2024

Diana Mansour, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Charles M Gallagher, PharmD, PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Resident; Kelsea Seago, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, allfrom WVUH Hospitals, write about Momelotinib.

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Amivantamab plus chemotherapy with and without lazertinib in EGFR-mutant advanced NSCLC after disease progression on osimertinib: primary results from the phase III MARIPOSA-2 study

October 23, 2023

Amivantamab–chemotherapy improved PFS and intracranial PFS versus chemotherapy.

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Oncology Stewardship Practice in the United States: A Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association National Survey

November 26, 2024

A recently published survey looks to gain insight on the current landscape of oncology stewardship in the United States.

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Drug Updates

Pharmacist’s Application to Practice: Hepzato Kit™

January 11, 2024

Lainey Vargo, PharmD, PGY2-Oncology Resident Katie Murto, PharmD, BCOP and Crystal Heise, PharmD, BCOP WVUH Hospitals, Morgantown, West Virginia.

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Osimertinib with or without Chemotherapy in EGFR-Mutated Advanced NSCLC

November 23, 2023

First-line treatment with osimertinib–chemotherapy led to significantly longer progression-free survival than osimertinib monotherapy among patients with EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC.

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Oncology Pharmacy Staffing Survey Across Practice Settings in the United States

September 19, 2024

The results of a recently published pharmacy staffing model survey has brought new insights into oncology pharmacy operations across the country.