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Late-Breaking HOPA News: T-cell Malignancies with CAR T-cell therapy

In November 2023, the FDA announced their investigation of reports of T-cell lymphomas from clinical trials and post-marketing adverse event data sources for CAR T-cell immunotherapies. In January 2024, the FDA issued Safety Labeling Change notification.

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HOPA and Cancer Support Community Bring Together Patient and Pharmacist Points of View

The Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) has partnered with Cancer Support Community (CSC) for a live video interview with an oncology pharmacist and cancer patient.

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Drug Updates

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

uveal melanoma with unresectable hepatic metastases
Drug Updates

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.

Myelofibrosis with anemia
Drug Updates

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.

X-ray of brain with desmoid tumors
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Pharmacist’s Application to Practice: Nirogacestat (Ogsiveo)

Brooke Lochridge, PharmD ,PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Resident, of Tristar Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, TN, and Colleen McCabe, PharmD, BCOP, Oncology Clinical Specialist, Sarcoma & Melanoma from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN w

Medical illustration of male kidneys and bladder
HOPA News Late Breaking News

Late-Breaking HOPA News: EV-302 and CheckMate 901 Trials and Other Genitourinary Studies

In October of 2023, several practice-changing presentations about genitourinary cancers were made during the annual European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress.

high-risk neuroblastoma
Tools and Resources Drug Updates

Pharmacist’s Application to Practice: Eflornithine for High-Risk Neuroblastoma

Taylor Gullickson, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident and Alexis Kuhn, PharmD, BCOP, Pediatric Oncology Pharmacist, from Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota write about Eflornithine for High-Risk Neuroblastoma.

close up photo of colon cancer cells
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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Fruquintinib

Hunter Sowell, PharmD, PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Resident and Sarah Cimino, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Gastrointestinal Oncology, both from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, write about fruquintinib.

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Late-Breaking HOPA News: COMMANDS Study for Myelodysplastic Syndrome

The COMMANDS study was a phase 3, open-label, multicenter, randomized controlled trial. Patients were eligible for enrollment if they were 18 years or older, diagnosed with very low risk, low risk or intermediate risk MDS, ESA-naïve, and requiring red blo

Woman pointing to x-ray of metastatic breast cancer diagram
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Pharmacist's Application to Practice: Capivasertib

Rachel B Allen, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident and Sarah Cimino, PharmD, BCOP, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Gastrointestinal Oncology, both from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, write about Capivasertib.

metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Journal Club

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.