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Advocacy

Congress Passes Health Extenders and PBM Reform

Here's what HOPA members should know about the end of the recent government shutdown, the resulting appropriations bills passed by Congress, and what the package includes pertaining to health care.

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Tools and Resources Drug Updates

Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Taletrectinib

Benjamin Pastore, PharmD, PGY2 Adult Oncology Pharmacy Resident, and Jasmine Patel, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Thoracic Oncology, discuss the potential role of taletrectinib in the treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

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Tools and Resources Drug Updates

Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Zongertinib

Reyam Katchi, PharmD, PGY2 Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Resident, and Kiera Roubal, PharmD, Oncology Clinical Pharmacist, break down the potential role for zongertinib in the treatment of non-squamous NSCLC with HER2 TKD activating mutations.

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HOPA News Late Breaking News

Late-Breaking HOPA News: NeoADAURA: Advancing Neoadjuvant Osimertinib for Resectable EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

Wai Tak Vince Sung, PharmD, MBA, BCOP, BCSCP, breaks down the results from the NeoADAURA trial and what its findings may mean for neoadjuvant osimertinib's role in the treatment of resectable EGFR-mutated NSCLC.

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Advocacy

Proposed Student Loan Limits for Nursing and Other Professions Will Contribute to Healthcare Worker Shortages

HOPA is concerned about the Department of Education's proposed language and student loan limits for professions crucial to oncology care, especially nursing. Implementation will contribute to the shortage of healthcare workers in this country.

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Membership

As 2026 Forges Ahead, A Look Back at HOPA in 2025

2025 certainly brought challenges both new and familiar to HOPA, our members, our patients, and those dear to them. But it's also brought hope. It's brought progress. And it's brought an inspiring sense of purpose, passion, and community.

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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

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Journal Club

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

Late Breaking News

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.

Journal Club

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.

Oncology Stewardship
Late Breaking News

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.

metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Journal Club

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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Late Breaking News

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.