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Narrative oncology is the practice of funneling our experience in health care into stories that are emotional and humanistic.

The implementation of a nonpharmacologic pain intervention bundle helped decrease opioid use among patients recovering from gynecologic and urologic surgeries at a comprehensive cancer center.

Retifanlimab has received accelerated approved for patients with metastatic or recurrent, locally advanced merkel cell carcinoma.

Among 5 patients who achieved a response with JTX-8064/pimivalimab, tumor reduction remained consistent for more than 6 months on study treatment.

The International Pediatric Fever and Neutropenia Guideline Panel have reconvened and released a 2023 clinical practice guideline update.

Patritumab deruxtecan generated activity in patients with metastatic or unresectable EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer and HER3-expressing breast cancer.

A retrospective cohort demonstrated that patients who are treated with antibiotics within 1 year before immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy may experience worse overall survival.

Patients with multiple myeloma who received subcutaneous daratumumab experienced reduced clinic times compared with those who received the agent intravenously.

Vorasidenib met its prespecified progression-free survival endpoint in the phase 3 INDIGO trial.

Heather Simonsen, MA, outlines some ways for health care professionals to feel more comfortable in the spotlight.

Siltuximab led to the complete resolution of cytokine release syndrome in 5 out of 6 patients, with a median time to complete response within 1 hour.

Lindsay Diamond, MSN, AGNP-C, AOCNP, unpacks the significance of recent advances in the bladder cancer space.

FDA has approved the BRAF/MEK combination of dabrafenib plus trametinib for pediatric BRAF V600E–mutant low-grade glioma. The label comes with a warning for pyrexia.

Linh Nguyen BSN, RN, OCN, BMTCN, highlights the benefits of prospective toxicity data collection for patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation.

Courtney R. Arn, APRN-CNP, discusses the recent approval of dostarlimab for patients with mismatch repair–deficient recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer.

In this episode of The Vitals, Stephanie Jackson, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, discusses the treatment journey of a patient who required multiple lines of therapy for ALL.

Patients with prostate cancer experienced prostate cancer-specific mortality at a low rate regardless of assigned treatment.

Nurse researchers sought to improve the communication between the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation care team and pediatric patient caregivers.

The addition of AB011 to chemotherapy yielded initial clinical responses in patients with gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Kathleen Lutz, RN, NP-BC WH, weighs in on the recent approval of mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx for patients with folate receptor alpha (Frα)-positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Patricia Jakel, RN, MN, AOCN discusses adverse event management in the age of new breast cancer treatments.

Patients with stage IB, II, or IIIA, EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer derived benefit with adjuvant osimertinib.

Lasofoxifene may be helpful in managing vaginal/vulvar symptoms in women with estrogen receptor–positive/HER2-negative breast cancer harboring an ESR1 mutation.

During the 2023 Tandem Meeting, Trista Carelock RN, BSN, ONC, BMT-CN, highlighted how her institution leveraged remote patient monitoring to offer outpatient CAR T-cell therapy to patients.

The FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 11 to 2 in support of the benefit-risk profile displayed by polatuzumab vedotin-piiq in patients with previously untreated large B-cell lymphoma, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified.

We can help our patients feel supported is by providing them with clear information about their treatment plan and what to expect. By doing so, we empower them to take control of their own health.

After 6 months of treatment with ruxolitinib, patients with polycythemia vera experienced a significant reduction in hematocrit levels compared with baseline.

La-Urshalar Brock, MSN, FNP-BC, CNM, discusses HER2 status and its implications for patients with breast cancer.

The approval of the Udenyca autoinjector offers easy-to-use design for delivery of the biosimilar pegfilgrastim-cbqv.

Data from a retrospective analysis confirm the benefit of palbociclib plus an aromatase inhibitor in elderly patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced/metastatic breast cancer.