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Set Up Your Collaborative Team for Success: A Guideline for Advanced Practice Provider/Physician Team-Based Care in Oncology

By Tammy Triglianos, DNP, ANP-BC, AOCNP, Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, FASCO, and Matthew Milowsky, MD, FASCONot only are the number of advanced practice providers (APPs) practicing in oncology continuing to increase, but the role of APPs caring for patients with cancer continues to expand. APPs have significant roles in providing continuity of patient care...

Geriatric Oncology: A Training Opportunity That Has Come of Age

By Fernando Diaz, MD, Anahid Hamparsumian, MD, Melisa L. Wong, MD, MAS, and Grant R. Williams, MD, MPHBy 2030, it is projected that 70% of all cancer diagnoses will occur in older adults.1 Despite the increased incidence of cancer in this age group, older adults are traditionally under-represented in clinical trials and outcome measures...

I Travel for Global Oncology: The Tale of My Great Journey at the University of Lahore in Pakistan

By Khalid El Bairi, MDOn a beautiful morning in early October 2022, I received a WhatsApp message from an enthusiastic young professor of pharmacy, Dr. Faisal Gulzar, who invited me to deliver presentations in a country very far from my home in Morocco—Pakistan! A country that I've never visited and that I mostly know...

Few Patient Over 65 in Cancer Clinical Trials: Why?

A recent analysis of 300 trials showed that patients in clinical trials were, on average, 6.5 years younger than the population for whom the drug was intended. MDedge News

Chicago Lymphoma Workshop: June 17, 2023 – Save the Date

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NCI TrIals Have Helped Cancer Patients to Live Longer

Patients with cancer have gained more than 14 million extra life-years through participating in clinical trials funded by the National Cancer Institute, according to a new analysis. Medscape Medical News

New Trials in Breast Cancer: Could Your Patient Benefit?

Could one of your patients benefit from being enrolled into one of the clinical trials now enrolling patients with breast cancer? Medscape Medical News

Renowned Oncologist Nicholas Vogelzang, MD, Dies at 72

Vogelzang left his mark as a medical oncologist and cancer investigator, helping shepherd a handful of cancer drugs through clinical trials. Medscape Medical News

Pivotal Trials in Blood Cancers Don’t Mirror Patient Populations

Clinical trials leading to drug approvals for various blood cancers have significantly underrepresented Blacks and minorities, leading to questions about the generalizability of safety and efficacy, say experts. Medscape Medical News

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