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Oncology nurses are in less control of their communication environment compared with other health care providers; however, certain strategies can help them communicate effectively with their patients.

At the 47th Annual ONS Congress, CURE® Media group honored oncology nurses at their 2022 Extraordinary Healer® Award ceremony.

The most important thing that an oncology nurse can do to help a patient navigate their sexual health is repeatedly offer them permission to have conversations surrounding their health.

Patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma continued to derive benefit from lisocabtagene maraleucel after 2 years of follow-up.

Patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma experienced improved overall survival following treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel.

Belimumab has emerged as a safe and tolerable agent that may be useful for the prophylaxis of chronic graft-vs-host-disease.

An oncology social worker reflects on a day in the life and how the memory of her sister motivates her to tackle her work.

The phase 3 RATIONALE 309 trial highlighted the combined efficacy of tislelizumab and chemotherapy in the frontline treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer.

The CD40 agonist sotigalimab in combination with pembrolizumab yielded promising outcomes in patients with unresectable stage III or IV metastatic melanoma.

Advocacy and opposition continue to grow regarding the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties’ goal of requiring the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) for entry-level nurse practitioners.

Adding the immunotherapy to chemotherapy in the frontline setting may improve overall survival for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer.

Journaling may help patients with sarcoma feel more in control of their symptoms and communicate better with their care team.

Pacritinib helps relieve physical function-related symptoms in adult patients with myelofibrosis and moderate or severe thrombocytopenia.

Ivosidenib maintains quality of life in cholangiocarcinoma, immunotherapy outperforms chemotherapy in select gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, and nivolumab induces high response rates are observed among patients with BRAF V600E–mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.

A long-term analysis of the phase 3 BILCAP study highlighted modest benefit for patients with resected biliary tract cancer who received capecitabine following surgery.

New research suggests that olaparib treatment interruption or dosage reduction is not linked with inferior survival outcomes in patients with BRCA1/2–mutated, platinum-sensitive, recurrent ovarian cancer.

Fixing the problem will involve holding medical institutions accountable for addressing implicit bias among providers.

An improved progression-free survival benefit was observed in patients with stage III unresectable or stage IV melanoma who received nivolumab plus ipilimumab.

Preliminary findings from the phase 1/2a TEM-GBM study highlight the potential utility of temferon, genetically modified Tie2-expressing monocytes targeting interferon a2 in treating patients with glioblastoma.

Longer follow-up data from the phase 1/2 CodeBreaK 100 trial show that patients with KRAS G12C–mutant non–small cell lung cancer experienced improved prolonged overall survival and encouraging response rates with sotorasib.

In this episode of “The Vitals,” Heidi Donovan, PhD, RN, discusses novel symptom management intervention for women with recurrent ovarian cancer.

TTX-030 is the first fully human IgG4 antibody designed to target CD39, as well as the first CD39 inhibitor to undergo a phase 1 clinical trial.

Special protocols are required to ensure the safety of patients undergoing bone marrow transplants.

Findings from a phase 1 trial evaluating CAR T-cell therapy in patients with solid tumors showed promising clinical benefit with the treatment strategy.

Oncology nurses must assess the total pain of their patients by considering the physical, psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual elements.

Patients with YAP1 and inflamed T-cell expressing extensive-stage small cell lung cancer experienced superior overall survival following treatment with durvalumab and etoposide.

Evolving technology and adaptability allow for a more patient-centric approach to clinical trials; however, there are some limitations.

Patients with heavily pretreated lymphoma experienced promising clinical responses following treatment with the innate cell engager AMF13 plus preactivated and expanded natural killers (NK) cells.

Inclusion has to be an intentional part of the plan as strategies to diversify the nursing field are adopted.

Courtney Arn, APRN-CNP, a nurse practitioner comments on the recent approval of pembrolizumab for patients with MSI-H/dMMR advanced endometrial carcinoma.