Special Issues

Faculty Perspectives: Considerations in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Practical Applications and Patient Management for Oncology Nurses and Pharmacists

Andrea L. McNatty, PharmD, RPh, Kelley A. Rone, APRN, DNP, Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP

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There have been significant improvements in the survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) over the past decade. However, patients with the disease who fail to respond to first- or second-line therapies, including chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies, have few treatment options. Advances in subsequent treatment lines rather than in first- or second-line therapies now drive improvements in survival for these patients.

Best Practices in Patient Navigation – Navigating Hematologic Malignancies

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Faculty Perspectives: Next-Generation Sequencing Testing in Oncology || Part 4 of a 4-Part Series

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Following the advent of molecularly targeted agents, and more recently, immunotherapy, over the past few decades, we have witnessed dramatic changes in the treatment paradigms for many types of cancer. These advancements were driven by molecular profiling that enabled the identification of those patient populations most likely to benefit from targeted therapy and/or immunotherapy—that is, precision medicine.

Faculty Perspectives: Clinical Relevance and Rationale of Using MSI-H/dMMR Biomarkers in Immunotherapy of Colorectal Cancer and Other Solid Tumors | Part 3 of a 4-Part Series

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There is renewed interest in MSI analysis because the MSI-H/dMMR phenotype has emerged as an actionable predictive biomarker for immune checkpoint blockade therapy in different cancer types. This review presents available evidence supporting the clinical relevance and predictive value of MSI/dMMR in cancers, including those treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), and outlines the diagnostic approaches developed to assess MSI/dMMR in clinical practice.

Faculty Perspectives: Rationale for PD-L1 Expression as a Biomarker in Immuno-Oncology | Part 2 of a 4-Part Series

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PD-L1 expression is a rational biomarker to predict response to PD-1/PD-L1 ICI therapy, and has been studied extensively in clinical trials. A recurring theme emerging from available clinical data is that high levels of tumor cell membrane PD-L1 expression correlate with better outcomes with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade.

Rx Profiler - The PARP Inhibitor Rucaparib in the Maintenance Therapy of Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma: Highlights from the ARIEL3 Clinical Trial

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Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States.¹ No effective screening tests are available, and more than 70% of patients are diagnosed with advanced-stage disease.²

Faculty Perspectives - An Overview of Existing and Emerging Biomarkers in Oncology | Part 1 of a 4-Part Series

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More recently, immunologic therapy has emerged as an important treatment option for many types of cancers, based on demonstrations of unprecedented efficacy. This radical shift in treatment has come with the recognition of the essential role of the immune system in the surveillance and eradication of neoplastic cells, particularly modulation of the immune checkpoint protein cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) and the programmed death-1 (PD-1) receptor and its ligand, PD-L1.

Welcome to the Third Annual Oncology Guide to New FDA Approvals

2018 Third Annual Oncology Guide to New FDA Approvals - FDA Updates

The Lynx Group is pleased to bring you the Third Annual Oncology Guide to New FDA Approvals. The goal of this Guide is to offer oncologists, pharmacists, oncology nurses, and other healthcare stakeholders a comprehensive overview of new hematology oncology drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2017. This practical tool offers a quick, yet detailed, evidence-based resource for oncology providers to guide their management of patients with cancer.

FDA Approvals in 2017 Represent a 21-Year High

Gary M. Owens, MD

2018 Third Annual Oncology Guide to New FDA Approvals - FDA Updates

In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved 46 new drugs, a 21-year high. In addition to these impressive approvals, the first-ever 3 gene therapies were also approved. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, noted that these approvals represent “a whole new scientific paradigm for the treatment of serious diseases.”

FDA Approvals of Brand-Name Prescription Cancer Drugs in 2017

2018 Third Annual Oncology Guide to New FDA Approvals - FDA Updates

The cancer drugs included in this review were approved for the first time or received additional approvals by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2017 and are grouped here by several categories.

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