Addressing Neurologic Toxicities in CAR-T Therapy: Monitoring, Management, and Patient Communication
The discussion focuses on monitoring and managing neurologic toxicities like ICANS in CAR-T therapy, highlighting tools for early detection, effective management strategies, and approaches to communicating risks with patients and caregivers.
Video content above is prompted by the following:
- Neurologic toxicities, such as ICANS, pose unique challenges. How do you approach monitoring and management of these events in your practice?
- What tools or assessment methods help you identify early signs of neurotoxicity?
- How do you communicate these risks to patients and their caregivers?
Oncology Nurses Provide Patients an Avenue to Supportive Care
November 12th 2019Palliative care is often associated with a patient entering end of life treatment and giving up on their treatment, but that isn't the reality of what id can do for patients. And oncology nurses can help guide patients to the right supportive care for them.
Hyman B. Muss Discusses the Importance of Nurses in Treating Pregnant Women With Breast Cancer
March 23rd 2016Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, discusses the vital roles that nurses play when it comes to treating pregnant women with breast cancer.
Kimberly J. Van Zee on Nomograms Helping in DCIS Treatment Decision-Making
March 18th 2016Kimberly J. Van Zee, MS, MD, FACS, attending surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the institution's newly-developed nomogram that can help women make treatment decisions about ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
