Oncology

News

Popular Weight Loss Drugs Now for Patients With Cancer?

Author:: M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMS

Publish date: September 30, 2024

Research suggests that obesity can reduce the effectiveness of cancer therapies.

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Conference Coverage

Head and Neck Cancer: Should Patients Get PEG Access Prior to Therapy?

Author:: Randy Dotinga

Publish date: September 27, 2024

Research conducted at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) could offer crucial insight into the hotly debated...

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MD IQ

Quiz: COVID-19 in patients with CLL

Conference Coverage

Transgender Women and Prostate Cancer: It’s Complicated

Author:: Randy Dotinga

Publish date: September 23, 2024

The newly updated US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prostate cancer clinical pathway...

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News

Cancer Risk: Are Pesticides the New Smoking?

Author:: Dounia Hamdi, PhD

Publish date: September 20, 2024

A recent study evaluated cancer risks in the US population using a model that accounts for pesticide use and adjusts for various factors.

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Article

Implementation of a Prior Authorization Drug Review Process for Care in the Community Oncology Prescriptions

Author:: Shane Fishco, PharmD; Nivia Cuevas, RPh; Cheyanne Shook, PharmD

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Article

VA Cancer Clinical Trials as a Strategy for Increasing Accrual of Racial and Ethnic Underrepresented Groups

Author:: Rachel Daniels, RN; Michael Goodman, MD; Jimmy Ruiz, MD

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Article

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Following Bevacizumab and Atezolizumab Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Author:: Kriti Dhamija, MD; Maitreyee Rai, MD; Eiraj Khan, MD; Dulabh Monga, MD

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Article

CDK7 Inhibition in Patient-Derived Organoid Modeling of Biliary Tract Cancers

Author:: Eleanor Riedl; Austin Stram; Shahadat Hossan, MD, PhD; Ethan Lin; Jamie Warner; Luke Koeppel; Jeremy Kratz, MD

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Article

The OCTAGON Project: A Novel VA-Based Telehealth Intervention for Oral Chemotherapy Monitoring

Author:: Jason C. Chen, MD; Dwight D. Eplin, PharmD, BCOP; Derek J. Gyori, PharmD, BCOP; Nora Metzger, MSW; Temitope Oyelade, MPH; Kennedy Dubose, MPH; Jeffrey Kullgren, MD, MPH, MS

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Article

Carboplatin as a Radiosensitizing Agent in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: Friendly to an Older Veteran Population

Author:: Theresa R. Faison, PharmD; Paige May, PharmD, BCOP; Kourtney Laplant, PharmD, BCOP; Adaeze Nwosu-Iheme, MD; Brittany Rogers, MD; Jess Delaune, MD; Jessica Schmit, MD; Charles Riggs, MD

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