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Powering Through Uncertainty and Doubt: My Journey as a Non-Traditional PGY2 Oncology Resident

May 14, 2025

In this essay from the most recent issue of HOPA News, Reem M. Ghandour, PharmD, BCPS, shares insights into their non-traditional path and the lessons learned along the way.

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HOPA Annual Conference 2025 Reaches New Heights in Portland, Sets Attendance Record

May 12, 2025

HOPA 2025 drew 1,702 registrants to Portland, Oregon this spring, surpassing its precious record.

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Late-Breaking HOPA News: AI Integration in Pharmacy

May 07, 2025

Aracely Sosa, PharmD; Katelyn Toeniskoetter, PharmD, BCOP; and Pearl Abraham, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, dive into the basics and beyond of AI integration in pharmacy.

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Remestemcel-L-rknd

April 30, 2025

Erin Lexner, PharmD, BCPS, PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Resident, and Christine Barrett, PharmD, BCOP, Oncology Pharmacy Specialist - both from Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University Hospitals - write about remestemcel-L-rknd.

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Late-Breaking HOPA News: The Emerging Use of Bispecific Antibodies with Chemotherapy in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

April 29, 2025

Katelynn Granger, PharmD, BCOP, and Matthew Warrick, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, dive into the emerging use of bispecific antibodies with chemotherapy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

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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: 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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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.