Expert: USP, Pharmacy Came Together in 2021 to Create Vaccine Toolkits ‘For Every Vaccine Created’
December 20th 2021Ronald T. Piervincenzi, PhD, CEO of US Pharmacopeia, discusses what stands out as the biggest challenge from the past year and what role USP and pharmacists had in overcoming that challenge.
Safety, Efficacy of Dara-KRd in Treatment of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
December 20th 2021Luciano Costa, MD, PhD, associate director for clinical research at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, on the safety and efficacy of Dara-KRd in the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
Assessing Primary Endpoint Trial Results for BOVen Therapy in Previously Untreated CLL
December 20th 2021Jacob D. Soumerai, MD, of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, addresses the primary endpoint in the trial assessing zanubrutinib, obinutuzumab, and venetoclax in previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Expert: The NIH ORWH Ensures ‘Women's Health Research Is Part of the Scientific Framework of NIH’
December 20th 2021Sarah Temkin, MD, associate director for clinical research in the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), discusses how the work of the NIH ORWH impacts pharmacy practice.
Assessing Zanubrutinib, Obinutuzumab, Venetoclax for Previously Untreated CLL
December 17th 2021Jacob D. Soumerai, MD, of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses minimum residual disease-driven time limited therapy with zanubrutinib, obinutuzumab, and venetoclax in previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Practice Pearl 1: Role of PARP Inhibitors in Ovarian Cancer
December 17th 2021Sarah Hayward, PharmD, BCOP; Jennifer MacDonald, PharmD, BCOP; and Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, discuss the relevance of PARP inhibition in the treatment of ovarian cancer and comment on the use of biomarker testing for treatment initiation.
Individuals With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Benefit More From iFCR Therapy Than Older Individuals
December 13th 2021Matthew Davids, MD, MMSc, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, discusses how the results of a longer term study differ for individuals who were younger with chronic lymphocytic leukemia as opposed to those who are older.
Ongoing Clinical Trials Look to Assess Optimization or Combination Treatments of Asciminib in CML
December 13th 2021Myriam Mendila, MD, chief medical officer and global head of medical affairs at Novartis Oncology, discusses ongoing trials assessing efficacy and safety of asciminib in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia.