Innovations in Cancer Therapies and Rising Costs

Psychosocial Distress as a Factor in Patients With Cancer Seeking Support: A Hermeneutic Study

As the incidence of new cases of cancer increases every year, breaking bad news to patients is very important. The purpose of our study was to explore the lived experiences of Iranian cancer patients about hearing such bad news. This qua...

Integrating Biosimilars Into Oncology Practice: Implications for the Advanced Practitioner

Abstract Biosimilar agents are biologic products that have been shown to be “highly similar” to an already approved reference biologic product. Their integration into clinical practice has the potential to significantly decrease costs f...

Managing Tumor Lysis Syndrome in the Era of Novel Cancer Therapies

Abstract  Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a potentially life-threatening emergency that can develop rapidly after the release of intracellular contents from lysed malignant cells. The advent of novel and targeted therapies that have impro...

Practical Strategies for Management of Lenalidomide-Associated Cytopenias in Myelodysplastic Syndromes With del(5q)

Case Study A male patient aged 67 years with a 2-year history of refractory anemia and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with del(5q) started lenalidomide (Revlimid) treatment as a participant in the MDS-001 trial (List et al., 2005). At ...

Symptom Management Strategies for Patients Receiving Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Inhibitors for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

Immunotherapy Through the Years

Lenvatinib in the Treatment of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer and Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Hepatitis C Virus in the Hematology/Oncology Patient

Oral Cancer Therapy: The Importance of Adherence

The SMARTIE Program: A Novel Initiative to Evaluate the Impact of AP Continuing Education on Clinical Practice