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Nurses need to know which patients are at risk and the tools to use to diagnose cardiac toxicities.

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation and rare pediatric disease designation to the bispecific antibody nivatrotamab for the treatment of patients with neuroblastoma, according to an announcement from Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.

Black and Hispanic patients with cancer, as well as people with blood cancers, showed higher rates of COVID-19 diagnoses than the general cancer population.

Following preliminary review of the data submitted for the agent, the regulatory agency determined that certain portions of the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) module and the Clinical module of the application require further detail. However, no non-clinical data have been requested.

It is important that clinicians discuss weight gain with breast cancer survivors, but a one-size-fits-all approach won’t work for this topic.

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Longer-term data demonstrated that treatment with the radiopharmaceutical Lutathera (lutetium-177 dotatate) continued to show low rates of toxicity among patients with somatostatin receptor–positive neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), said Edward M. Wolin, MD, who added that the positive findings open the potential for novel combinations with the agent.

With the emergence of several targeted treatments that have shown efficacy in individuals with germline pathogenic variants, specifically in DNA mismatch repair, the need for germline genetic testing has become even more pronounced.

The FDA approved nivolumab (Opdivo) plus ipilimumab (Yervoy) for the frontline treatment of adults with unresectable, malignant, pleural mesothelioma (MPM), according to Bristol Myers Squibb, the manufacturer of the immunotherapy agents.

To address such disparities, it is important for institutions to embrace and promote the fostering of an inclusive culture and environment for health care professionals of all races and genders, and to adequately equip women specifically with the tools they need to achieve success in the field.

Each month, we take a look back at the most popular Oncology Nursing News® stories. Here are the top 5 stories from September 2020.

More than half of the studies surveyed did not alleviate all 3 “cluster” symptoms of pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbances.

Makers of breast implants should supplement their labeling to include a boxed warning about health problems that can arise from the devices, along with a patient decision checklist that highlights those concerns, according to final guidance issued today by the Food and Drug Administration.

The paradigm of advanced nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is now one that necessitates discussions regarding the use of combination chemoimmunotherapy, combination immunotherapy, and single-agent immunotherapy, explained Jonathan Dowell, MD.

A new drug application has been submitted to the FDA for TLX591-CDx, a radiopharmaceutical product that targets prostate-specific membrane antigen, for the imaging of prostate cancer through the use of positron emission tomography.

Cancer is independently associated with mortality in patients admitted to the hospital due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.

The investigational CAR T-cell product AUTO3 in combination with pembrolizumab was found to have a tolerable safety profile and elicit durable complete responses in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

The new rule outlines procedures for the importation of drugs that were manufactured outside of the United States.

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to DKN-01 for the treatment of patients with gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma whose tumors have high DKK1 expression, who have progressed on or after a fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, and HER2/neu targeted therapy, if appropriate.

The FDA has granted a priority review to a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for crizotinib (Xalkori) in the treatment of pediatric patients with ALK-positive relapsed/refractory systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), according to an announcement from Pfizer, Inc.

Findings from the noncomparative, phase 2, biomarker-driven BIONIKK trial demonstrated clinical evidence to support the use of molecularly-directed frontline therapy as means to enrich responses in patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).

The novel VEGFR, FGFR, and CSF-1R inhibitor surufatinib yielded a statistically significant and clinically meaningful progression-free survival (PFS) benefit compared with placebo in patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs), according to results from the randomized phase 3 SANET-p trial that were presented virtually during the 2020 ESMO Congress.

Patient education is key in reducing stress, so 1 nurse made a 3D model to help better inform her patients.

Patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who have high-risk biology, including blastoid variant, a Ki-67 score of at least 30%, or high p53 expression, had a significantly shorter failure-free and overall survival (OS), according to results of a retrospective trial.

The advent of immunotherapy has revolutionized multiple areas of cancer treatment, said Timothy Cragin Wang, MD, who added that the transformative potential of the modality has been mild at best in the field of colorectal cancer (CRC).

Most notably, Ginsburg wrote an opinion on the court case United States v. Virginia, which held that all-male admissions policy at the Virginia Military Institute – which was state funded – was unconstitutional.

Nurses need to know where patients are getting their cannabis products and should look out for a few red flags.

At a virtual event Sept. 17, CURE® also named Elizabeth Farrat, B.S.N., RN, CCRN-K, the winner of its first-ever Finest Hour Award for selfless achievements in care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nurses should discuss fertility preservation with all eligible patients and provide them with up-to-date information to make their decision.

Patients should not brush their teeth immediately after vomiting, but there are other steps they can take to protect their teeth.