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Advocacy Collaborations

HOPA, Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation, and Walgreens Specialty Unite to Provide Oncology Pharmacy Education

HOPA, the Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation (BMCF), and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy have partnered on digital outreach resources and tools to support patients who are navigating the complexities of cancer treatment.

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Membership

We Remain Committed to the Oncology Pharmacy Community and All Cancer Patients

The HOPA Board monitors recent Executive Orders and reaffirms the association's commitment to supporting our community of hematology/oncology pharmacists and all patients with cancer.

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Tools and Resources

Development and Implementation of Oral Anticancer Agent Tools for a Thematic Quality Improvement Program

The HOPA OCC, with the participation of ASCO Quality Training Programs, has developed practice-based tools to aid in developing and improving initiatives and the care of patients receiving oral anticancer agents (OAAs).

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Late-Breaking HOPA News: Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for HER2 Ultralow Metastatic Breast Cancer

The ability of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki to treat breast cancer patients with HER2 IHC 0 with positive membrane staining up to IHC 3+ has changed the treatment paradigm for metastatic disease.

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Late-Breaking HOPA News: Ribociclib in the Adjuvant Setting for Early-Stage High Risk HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

Clarissa Wilkins, PharmD, BCOP, and Anne DeLisa, PharmD, CCRP, dive deeper into ribociclib (Kisqali) after its FDA approval in September 2024.

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Late-Breaking HOPA News: Navigating the Nationwide IV Fluid Shortage and Its Toll on Oncology Care

Ashley Jones, PharmD, BCOP; Sanja Zepcan, PharmD; and Emily Rux, PharmD, BCOP, discuss the impact of current nationwide IV fluid shortages.

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Drug Updates

Pharmacist’s Application to Practice: Repotrectinib

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

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

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

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Drug Updates

Pharmacist’s Application to Practice: Hepzato Kit™

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

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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

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

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: Momelotinib

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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Osimertinib with or without Chemotherapy in EGFR-Mutated Advanced NSCLC

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

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