Thanks to @SenatorLankford, the Medicare #MCED Screening Coverage Act now has 51 cosponsors in the Senate! This bill is a must-pass for Oklahoma seniors, who deserve to access the best possible tools to detect cancer early.
On August 24, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration approved ibrutinib (Imbruvica, Pharmacyclics LLC) for pediatric patients ≥ 1 year of age with chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) after failure of 1 or more lines of systemic therapy. Formulations include capsules, tablets, and oral suspension. For more information, read the FDA Announcement or Press Release.
On August 16, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act—a broad climate, tax, and healthcare reconciliation bill—into law. The law extends ACA tax credit subsidies, allows Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, places inflationary caps on price increases for Medicare Part B and Part D drugs, and limits Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket spending on Part D […]
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AstraZeneca recently announced that ENHERTU® (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) is now approved for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who have received a prior anti–HER2-based regimen either: in the metastatic setting, or in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting and have developed disease recurrence during or within six months of completing therapy.1 ENHERTU has Boxed […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for LYNPARZA® (olaparib) for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious gBRCAm, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, high-risk early breast cancer who have been treated with neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy. Select patients for therapy based on an FDA-approved […]
The Oklahoma Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc. would like to invite you to attend our 2022 Spring meeting. Join your colleagues to hear highlights from this state-of-the art symposium on the experimental biology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis and therapy of breast cancer and premalignant breast disease. The “Best of” SABCS is an officially licensed program of the San Antonio […]
Clinical utility study in stage I-IV colorectal cancer (CRC) evaluates how adjuvant treatment decisions are impacted by using the Signatera™ MRD test Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA) a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, today announced a milestone with over 100 sites initiated and 1,000 patients enrolled across the U.S. in its BESPOKE CRC study, a prospective, […]
Merck announces that the FDA has approved KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Injection 100 mg for the adjuvant treatment of adult and pediatric (12 years and older) patients with stage IIB or IIC melanoma following complete resection. • PD-L1 diagnostic testing is not required prior to initiating treatment with KEYTRUDA in these patients. Before prescribing KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), please read the Prescribing Information. The Medication […]
KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence following nephrectomy, or following nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions. SELECTED SAFETY INFORMATION Severe and Fatal Immune-Mediated Adverse Reactions • KEYTRUDA is a monoclonal antibody that belongs to a class of drugs that bind to […]
