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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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3 FEATURE Indication Withdrawals of Small Molecule Inhibitors from the Accelerated Approval Program

The United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Accelerated Approval Program, which expedites approval of drugs and biologics that treat serious conditions such as cancer, has drawn criticism for allowing products to reach the market only to see th

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Dabrafenib plus Trametinib in Pediatric Glioma with BRAF V600 Mutations

Detection of the BRAF V600E mutation in pediatric low-grade glioma has been associated with a lower response to standard chemotherapy.

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HOPA Partners with Pharmacy Quality Alliance to Improve Cancer Care Quality

Three HOPA members were among the 23 national experts and patients convened by PQA to improve the quality of care for individuals using oral anticancer medications.

Multiple Myeloma
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Elranatamab in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: phase 2 MagnetisMM-3 trial results

Elranatamab induced deep and durable responses with a manageable safety profile. Switching to biweekly dosing may improve long-term safety without compromising efficacy.

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Pharmacist’s Application to Practice: Talquetamab-tgvs

Marguerite Courtney, PharmD Candidate 2024 and Bradley Yelvington, PharmD, BCOP from University of Tennessee discuss talquetamab-tgvs

Refractory Multiple Myeloma
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Cilta-cel or Standard Care in Lenalidomide-Refractory Multiple Myeloma

In this phase 3, randomized, open-label trial, we assigned patients with lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma to receive cilta-cel or the physician’s choice of effective standard care.

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2023 Tandem Meetings: Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT™ and CIBMTR®

The in-person annual Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT™ (American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy) and CIBMTR® (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research) took place from February 15-19, 2023 in Orla

prostate cancer
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Talazoparib plus enzalutamide in men with first-line metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (TALAPRO-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

Talazoparib plus enzalutamide resulted in clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvement in rPFS versus standard of care enzalutamide as first-line treatment for patients with mCRPC.

Collaborations

Professional Cancer Associations Collaborate to Improve Treatment of Anemia in Adult Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes

The initiative will provide support and guidance to community hematologists/oncologists on the risk-stratification of MDS, selection of evidence-based and novel therapies for the management of anemia in patients with lower-risk MDS, and on best practices

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Late-Breaking HOPA News: RUBY5 and NRG GY018/Keynote-868 Trial

The use of molecular classification within endometrial cancer has continued to evolve with the incorporation of biomarker-driven therapy .

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Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide-Based Graft-versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis

Among patients undergoing allogeneic HLA-matched HSCT with reduced-intensity conditioning, GVHD-free, relapse-free survival at 1 year was significantly more common among those who received cyclophosphamide–tacrolimus–mycophenolate mofetil.