ATOPP Summit - Advanced Topics for Oncology Pharmacy Professionals Summit

Laura R. Bobolts, PharmD, BCOP, shares actionable strategies for oncology pharmacists to navigate biosimilar and 505(b)(2) drug implementation, manage payer and formulary complexities, and optimize cost-effective care delivery across oncology service lines.

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FACCC, FAPO, discusses how oncology pharmacists can lead value-based care efforts under the Enhanced Oncology Model (EOM) by improving care coordination, managing costs, aligning with performance metrics, and leveraging clinical data systems to enhance patient outcomes.

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FACCC, FAPO, discusses the value of the 2025 ATOPP Summit in advancing oncology pharmacy through collaboration, innovation, and actionable strategies aligned with evolving value-based care models.

Pharmacists can also play a role in SDOH by replacing drug delivery with something else, such as food or transportation delivery, according to speakers at the ATOPP conference.

The European Union (EU) has successfully created a competitive market for biosimilars, while the US faces challenging market dynamics and tactics by pharmacy benefit managers that hinder the adoption of lower-cost therapies.

Collaboration between community centers and academic medical centers can improve patient access to these complex therapies.

Laura Bray, founder of Angels for Change, explains that addressing the 4 key economic causes to drug shortages can also help lead to effective solutions long-term.

A panel at the Advanced Topics for Oncology Pharmacy Professionals Summit discusses strategies to address patients’ fears and distrust of the medical and scientific community.

Effective implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act may allow legislators to shift their focus toward controversial pharmacy benefit manager practices, according to a panel discussion during the ATOPP Summit.

Because of its prevalence in approximately 50% of breast cancers, the outcomes of HER2-low treatment have a significant impact on patient outcomes.

The nature of CLL being a long-term, incurable disease makes its treatment a challenge as it is more focused toward improving patient’s quality of life.

With the rapid pace of change in biosimilar payer benefit design, efforts to stay regularly updated on policy changes ahead of time become critical for patient care.

Experts discuss the pros and cons of using oral azacytidine to treat patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

With a lack of head-to-head studies comparing combination regimens in frontline metastatic renal cell carcinoma, deciding on how to choose the right regimen can pose a challenge.

Pursuing the expanded access process for treatment may be the best option for patients who have exhausted all available FDA-approved drugs and clinical trials.

Vibhuti Arya Amirfar, PharmD, MPH, discusses building individual and systems resilience to dismantle structural racism in the pharmacy field.

Experts discuss tools and trainings that health care institutions have established during the pandemic to support hematology-oncology pharmacists who are struggling with wellness and mental health challenges.

Christine Walko, PharmD, BCOP, FCCP, discusses some new developments for PARP inhibitors in cancer care for patients with homologous recombination deficiency.

Zahra Mahmoudjafari, PharmD, BCOP, DPLA; Alison Gulbis, PharmD, BCOP; and Kamakshi Rao, PharmD, BCOP, FASHP, discuss research conducted looking to assess the hematology-oncology pharmacist “great migration” from the field.

Zahra Mahmoudjafari, PharmD, BCOP, DPLA; Alison Gulbis, PharmD, BCOP; and Kamakshi Rao, PharmD, BCOP, FASHP, discuss the underlying causes of the hematology-oncology pharmacist great migration from the field.

Andre Harvin, PharmD, MS, executive director of Pharmacy, Oncology Services at Cone Health, discusses methods of accomplishing greater workforce diversity in the field of oncology pharmacy.

Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, steering committee co-chair of the 2022 ATOPP Summit, discusses the impact of the annual ATOPP summit on the oncology pharmacy field.

Andre Harvin, PharmD, MS, executive director of Pharmacy, Oncology Services at Cone Health, discusses the importance of putting precision medicine programs into oncology practices with pharmacists leading the way.

Pharmacy Times will be covering the 2022 ATOPP Summit live in San Diego, CA.

Amy Woodard, PharmD, BCOP, the steering committee co-chair of the 2022 ATOPP Summit, highlights key topics and discussions at the in-person summit in July in San Diego, CA.

Pharmacy Times interviewed Craig Freyer, PharmD, BCOP, and Andrew Lin, PharmD, BCOP, to discuss how to manage the logistical challenges that arise during the administration of CAR T therapy in inpatient and outpatient settings for patients with multiple myeloma.

Pharmacy Times interviewed Craig Freyer, PharmD, BCOP, and Andrew Lin, PharmD, BCOP, to discuss the updates in the prevention and treatment of cytokine release syndrome and neurologic toxicities for patients with multiple myeloma.

Pharmacy Times interviewed Craig Freyer, PharmD, BCOP, and Andrew Lin, PharmD, BCOP, to discuss the emerging data around BCMA-targeted CAR T-cell therapy in multiple myeloma.

Pharmacy Times interviewed Craig Freyer, PharmD, BCOP, a clinical pharmacy specialist at Penn Medicine in the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and Andrew Lin, PharmD, BCOP, an oncology pharmacy specialist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, to provide an overview of current CAR T-cell therapies.

Pharmacy Times interviewed Craig Freyer, PharmD, BCOP, and Andrew Lin, PharmD, BCOP, to discuss their presentation at the recent ATOPP 2021 summit on re-examining the why, who, and where of CAR T therapy.