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The FDA has approved the first immunotherapy, pembrolizumab (Keytruda), to treat patients with high-risk early-stage triple-negative breast cancer.

Bristol Myers Squibb has chosen to withdraw the indication for single-agent nivolumab for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with previous sorafenib treatment following a confirmatory phase 3 trial.

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) has published an updated consensus on the use of liquid biopsy in screening non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation for venetoclax following interim results from the ongoing M15-531 trial.

The FDA has approved belumosudil for the treatment of patients aged 12 years and older with chronic graft-versus-host disease following failure of at least 2 prior lines of therapy.

The FDA approval of daratumumab plus hyaluronidase-fihj (Darzalex Faspro) plus pomalidomide and dexamethasone (Pd) was supported by data from the APOLLO trial.

Thomas G. Martin, MD, discusses the results of the IKEMA study and the future of isatuximab combination.

“For the first time, physicians can treat advanced urothelial cancer following treatment with a platinum-containing therapy and immunotherapy using an FDA-approved therapy that has demonstrated an OS benefit compared with chemotherapy.”

A trial evaluating melflufen in myeloma met its primary end point of progression free survival in the phase 3 OCEAN trial; however, overall survival was in favor of pomalidomide.

The FDA has offered support and encouragement for the development of paclitaxel plus encequidar.

The FDA has approved asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)-rywn (Rylaze) as a complement of treatment for the most common childhood cancer.

Survival outcomes in the frontline treatment of patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma were improved when nivolumab was added alongside either ipilimumab or chemotherapy.

Consider options like prophylactic medications and optimal fluid administration when giving a 4-drug regimen to treat patients with multiple myeloma, one expert says.

Many patients with cancer may feel uneasy about the COVID-19 vaccines, especially as new stories break about potential heart complications. However, most patients should get the shot as soon as possible, says Brahm Segal, MD.

Gunagratinib (ICP-192), a potential therapeutic option for patients with cholangiocarcinoma, has been granted an orphan drug designation by the FDA.

The FDA granted a priority review for a Biologics License Application (BLA) to bastilimab for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

The FDA approved avapritinib (Ayvakit) for the treatment of adults with advanced systemic mastocytosis (AdvSM), including those with mast cell leukemia (MCL), aggressive systemic mastocytosism (ASM), or systemic mastocytosis with an associated hematological neoplasm (SM-AHN).

After hearing about the difficulties a transgender man faced in receiving a cancer diagnosis, Kelly S. Haviland, PhD, FNP-BC, found her calling.

Amanpour, who is CNN's chief international anchor, announced her diagnosis live on-air, while advocating for cancer screening, too.

The FDA approved injectable technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept (Lymphoseek), a radiopharmaceutical agent that targets lymphatic mapping and guiding for sentinel lymph node biopsies (SLNB), for use in pediatric patients with melanoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and other solid tumors.

This year, there were many takeaways from the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting that oncology nurses can incorporate into their practice.

Getting an accurate history – and doing so in a comfortable and non-judgmental way – can improve cancer care for LGBTQ patients.

The FDA has accepted the biologics license application for a proposed biosimilar for pegfilgrastim, which had been developed by Lupin Limited.

Comprehensive geriatric assessment can identify age-related vulnerabilities, determine patient fitness, and confirm physiological age through multidisciplinary evaluations of multiple health domains.

Cultural competence, multidisciplinary efforts with diverse faculty, and high-risk screening programs could help to address critical gaps and cancer disparities.

Each month, we take a look back at the most popular Oncology Nursing News® stories. Here are the top 5 stories from May 2021.

Smoking cessation has major benefits – even after a patient received a diagnosis of cancer.

Age was associated with overall survival and the time to Richter transformation in adolescent and young adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to findings from a single-institutional, retrospective study.

Public health efforts must address new methods of cancer screening, an expert says.

The FDA has granted priority review to the biologics license application for ciltacabtagene autoleucel for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.