Samantha Hitchcock

During a <em>Targeted Oncology </em>live case-based peer perspectives program, Christopher Maisel, MD, recently discussed the treatment options and considerations he makes when treating patients with multiple myeloma.

During a <em>Targeted Oncology</em> live case-based peer perspectives program, B. Douglas Smith, MD, discussed his clinical consideration for the management of acute myeloid leukemia. Smith explained his treatment decisions during the dinner event in 2 case scenarios of patients with AML.

During a <em>Targeted Oncology </em>case-based peer perspectives program, Elias Jabbour, MD, discussed his clinical considerations for the management of chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.&nbsp;Jabbour explained his treatment decisions during the live event based on a case scenario of a patient with CML-CP.

The healthcare community is still awaiting a response from the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to the opposition of the agency&rsquo;s proposal to substantially revise the Medicare Part D protected drug classes.

During a <em>Targeted Oncology </em>live case-based peer perspectives presentation, Kartik Konduri, MD, recently discussed the treatment considerations and decisions he makes when treating patients with non&ndash;small cell lung cancer.

Less than 20% of healthcare providers feel very comfortable administering and prescribing appropriate and timely treatment to manage adverse events associated with immuno-oncology therapy, according to an independent needs assessment conducted by the ACCC IO Institute.

As the oncology care model, a 5-year pilot payment project from the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services involving oncology practices, reaches its halfway mark, a fresh round of performance feedback intended to guide and evaluate its progress has been issued. Although many participants are critical of the structure of the OCM, they also acknowledge that important modifications have been made.

Hurdles imposed by payers and high drug costs present increasing barriers to technological and precision medicine advancements in cancer programs, according to a recent survey by the Association of Community Cancer Centers.

Over 60 healthcare organizations are pressing the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to revise its current interpretation of the National Coverage Determination, which they say wrongly excludes germline next-generation sequencing-based testing from Medicare coverage for patients with early-stage cancers.<br /> &nbsp;

According to an exploratory analysis of the GALLIUM trial, obinutuzumab-based chemotherapy resulted in fewer incidences of disease progression compared to rituximab-based chemotherapy in previously untreated patients with advanced follicular lymphoma.

Both overall survival and progression-free survival were improved in patients with <em>EGFR</em>-mutant nonsquamous cell lung cancer who were treated with the combination of atezolizumab, bevacizumab, and chemotherapy compared with bevacizumab plus chemotherapy, according to an exploratory analysis of the IMpower150 study.

Jonathon B. Cohen, MD, MS, discussed his treatment considerations and decisions for treating patients with mantle cell lymphoma. Cohen made these decisions based on a case scenario of a patient with advanced-stage MCL.

The FDA-approved CAR T-cell therapies have instituted a new era of effective cancer therapies for patients and are the most expensive treatments to date. Now, physicians are faced with financial implications before introducing these novel agents into clinical practice.

Michael Diaz, MD, was recently elected president of the Community Oncology Alliance and began his 1-year term on January 1, 2019. Diaz, a medical oncologist at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, is a long-time board member and volunteer with COA.

During a <em>Targeted Oncology</em> live case-based peer perspectives presentation, Jonathon B. Cohen, MD, MS, recently discussed the treatment considerations and decisions he makes when treating patients with classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

Jonathon B. Cohen, MD, MS, recently discussed treatment considerations and decisions in the case of a patient with follicular lymphoma.&nbsp;Cohen discussed the case scenario during a&nbsp;<em>Targeted Oncology</em>&nbsp;live case-based peer perspectives dinner.

During a <em>Targeted Oncology </em>case-based peer perspectives program, Keith Stewart, MB, ChB, discussed his clinical considerations for the management of multiple myeloma, especially in light of new data from the 2018 ASH Annual Meeting that could be reaching the clinic soon.

Harry P. Erba, MD, PhD, recently talked about the treatment considerations and decisions he makes when treating patients with primary myelofibrosis and polycythemia vera. Erba explained his treatment decisions for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms based on 2 case scenarios to a group during a <em>Targeted Oncology </em>live case-based peer perspectives presentation.

An initiative to streamline the way physicians document Medicare billing for patient evaluation and management was recently resolved and will take effect in the coming year as part of the calendar year 2019 Physician Fee Schedule final rule, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services has announced.

Wasif Saif, MD, MBBS, recently talked about the treatment considerations and decisions he makes when treating patients with colorectal cancer. Saif explained his treatment decisions based on a case scenario during a <em>Targeted Oncology</em> live case-based peer perspectives presentation.

During a <em>Targeted Oncology </em>live case-based peer perspectives presentation, L. Wayne Keiser, MD, talked about the treatment considerations and decisions he makes when treating patients with colorectal cancer. Keiser, a medical oncologist at St. Joseph Health Medical Group, Santa Rosa, California, explained his treatment decisions for the based on a case scenario of a patient with <em>KRAS</em>-mutated metastatic CRC.

During a recent&nbsp;<em>Targeted Oncology&nbsp;</em>case-based peer perspective presentation, William G. Wierda, MD, PhD, revealed the treatment options and decisions he makes when treating patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Wierda explained his treatment decisions based on a patient&rsquo;s case scenario.

During a <em>Targeted Oncology</em>&nbsp;live case-based peer perspectives presentation, David O&rsquo;Malley, reviewed the treatment considerations and decisions he makes when treating patients with ovarian cancer. O&rsquo;Malley explained to the group the factors that go into treatment decision making during the meeting based on a case scenario of a patient with high-grade serous carcinoma.

A proposed 2019 rule change for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is not going down well with oncologists. In July, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services issued the proposed change that would lower some payments for patient evaluation and maintenance services.

During a&nbsp;<em>Targeted Oncology&nbsp;</em>case-based peer perspectives program, Benjamin P. Levy, MD, discussed his clinical considerations for the management of non&ndash;small cell lung cancer.

During a&nbsp;<em>Targeted Oncology</em>case-based peer perspectives program, John Marshall, MD, reviewed his clinical considerations for the management of pancreatic cancer. Marshall discussed his treatment options and other factors that go into his decision making with the group during the meeting based on 2 case scenarios of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

During a&nbsp;<em>Targeted Oncology&nbsp;</em>case-based peer perspectives program, Sikander Ailawadhi, MD, reviewed with other physicians his clinical considerations for the management of multiple myeloma. Ailawadhi discussed his treatment options and other factors that go into his decision making with the group during the meeting based on a case scenario of a patient with high-risk, transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma.

During a <em>Targeted Oncology </em>live case-based peer perspective presentation, Ajai Chari, MD, spoke on the treatment options and considerations he makes when treating patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

During a <em>Targeted Oncology </em>case-based peer perspectives program, Ryan Gentzler, MD, reviewed with other physicians his clinical considerations for the management of non&ndash;small cell lung cancer.

During a <em>Targeted Oncology </em>live case-based peer perspectives presentation, Ravi Vij, MD, MBA, reviewed with other healthcare professionals the treatment options and considerations he makes when treating patients with multiple myeloma.