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Reaching the Melting Point: My Time Transitioning from a Solid to a Liquid Tumor Pharmacist

December 30, 2022

Reflection on Personal Impact and Growth

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Mosunetuzumab

December 22, 2022

Bernard Marini, PharmD, BCOP Clinical Pharmacist Specialist – Hematology/Oncology Clinical Associate Professor University of Michigan College of Pharmacy writes about Mosunetuzumab.

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Pharmacist Application to Practice: Adagrasib

December 22, 2022

Sam Palmatier, Pharmacy Intern and Jeff Engle, PharmD, MS, Oncology Pharmacy Manager at Fairview Cancer Clinic – Edina write about

Drug Updates

Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Nadofaragene
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December 16, 2022

Kelli Rourke, PharmD Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital writes about nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Olutasidenib

December 01, 2022

Bernard Marini, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacist at University of Michigan College of Pharmacy writes about Olutasidenib

Drug Updates

Pharmacist’s Application to Practice:
Mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx

November 14, 2022

Shrina Patel, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center writes about Mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx.

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Tremelimumab

November 10, 2022

Tremelimumab (IMJUDO, AztraZeneca Pharmaceuticals) approved November 10, 2022 for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and approved October 24, 2022 for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

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Pharmacist’s Application to Practice: Teclistamab-cqyv

October 25, 2022

Gavyn Walsh, PD3 Oncology Pharmacy Intern and Erin Kelley, PharmD, BCOP at M Health Fairview Masonic Cancer Clinic write about teclistamab-cqyv

Late Breaking News

Adapting Investigational Drug Services During a Pandemic

October 06, 2022

Recommendations for future preparedness from the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association Investigational Drug Services Special Interest Group

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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Futibatinib

September 30, 2022

Mei Ka Fong, Pharm.D., BCOP Clinical Pharmacist Coordinator Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health writes about Futibatinib

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Advocacy

The Value of Oncology Pharmacists Op-Ed

August 01, 2022

With Drug Shortages and Errors on the Rise, Oncology Pharmacists are Vital to Navigate Treatment in the Era of a Pandemic

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Advocacy

The Role of the Pharmacist after Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Ruling

July 06, 2022

The Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) is committed to optimizing cancer care for all individuals. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, imposes a significant barrier to the oncology community’s ability to ens