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Membership

Oncology Pharmacist Day: Celebrating the People Who Make the Profession

On April 3, 2026, the oncology pharmacy community will mark the first-ever Oncology Pharmacist Day, a new annual observance recognizing the essential role hematology/oncology pharmacists play in improving the lives of people affected by cancer.

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HOPA News Late Breaking News

Late-Breaking HOPA News: Redefining Relapse: What MajesTEC-3 Means for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

Sanja Zepcan, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, and Emily Rux, PharmD, BCOP, discuss the clinical questions raised by the recent MajesTEC-3 trial and the potential changes it finds in the treatment of multiple myeloma.

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Tools and Resources Drug Updates

Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Pirtobrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

Cristina V. Martinez, PharmD, PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Resident, and Hunter Sowell, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Oncology, analyze the potential role for pirtobrutinib in treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

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Collaborations

Pharmacy Students and Oncology Pharmacists Combat Cancer Misinformation with National Initiative

The Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) is proud to team up with the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) for the Cancer Clarity Challenge, a new national competition.

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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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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.

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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.