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Late-Breaking HOPA News: AI Integration in Pharmacy

Aracely Sosa, PharmD; Katelyn Toeniskoetter, PharmD, BCOP; and Pearl Abraham, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, dive into the basics and beyond of AI integration in pharmacy.

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Remestemcel-L-rknd

Erin Lexner, PharmD, BCPS, PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Resident, and Christine Barrett, PharmD, BCOP, Oncology Pharmacy Specialist - both from Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University Hospitals - write about remestemcel-L-rknd.

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
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Late-Breaking HOPA News: The Emerging Use of Bispecific Antibodies with Chemotherapy in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Katelynn Granger, PharmD, BCOP, and Matthew Warrick, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, dive into the emerging use of bispecific antibodies with chemotherapy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

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HOPA President Combines People-First Approach with Oncology Pharmacy Expertise

HOPA officially welcomed Dr. Robert Mancini as its President at its annual conference in Portland, Oregon on April 11, 2025.

Neurofibromatosis
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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Mirdametinib

Ramsey Shane, PharmD, MPH, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, and Rebecca Pokorny, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Neuro-Oncology - both from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN - write about mirdametinib (Gomekli).

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Ensartinib

Savannah Young, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, from Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, and Kiera Roubal, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Oncology Pharmacist Specialist, from Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, write about ensartinib.

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Pharmacist’s Application to Practice: Repotrectinib

Christopher L. Cornett II, PharmD PGY1 Acute Care Pharmacy Resident Anne E Hitron, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCOP ,Oncology Pharmacy Specialist, Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
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Trifluridine–Tipiracil and Bevacizumab in Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

The data from this trial confirm that FTD–TPI plus bevacizumab is an effective treatment option for patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer, irrespective of mutational status, which side the tumor is on, and whether patients have previously

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Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Technician: Impact of a New Role on Pharmacy and Patient Metrics at a Large Academic Cancer Center

A recently published article details the impact of having an inpatient clinical oncology pharmacy technician program.

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Momelotinib

Diana Mansour, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Charles M Gallagher, PharmD, PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Resident; Kelsea Seago, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, allfrom WVUH Hospitals, write about Momelotinib.

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Amivantamab plus chemotherapy with and without lazertinib in EGFR-mutant advanced NSCLC after disease progression on osimertinib: primary results from the phase III MARIPOSA-2 study

Amivantamab–chemotherapy improved PFS and intracranial PFS versus chemotherapy.

Oncology Stewardship
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Oncology Stewardship Practice in the United States: A Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association National Survey

A recently published survey looks to gain insight on the current landscape of oncology stewardship in the United States.

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Pharmacist’s Application to Practice: Hepzato Kit™

Lainey Vargo, PharmD, PGY2-Oncology Resident Katie Murto, PharmD, BCOP and Crystal Heise, PharmD, BCOP WVUH Hospitals, Morgantown, West Virginia.

metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
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Osimertinib with or without Chemotherapy in EGFR-Mutated Advanced NSCLC

First-line treatment with osimertinib–chemotherapy led to significantly longer progression-free survival than osimertinib monotherapy among patients with EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC.

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Oncology Pharmacy Staffing Survey Across Practice Settings in the United States

The results of a recently published pharmacy staffing model survey has brought new insights into oncology pharmacy operations across the country.