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Pembrolizumab Is More Cost Effective Than Atezolizumab for NSCLC

Adding atezolizumab to treatment with bevacizumab, carboplatin, and paclitaxel as first-line therapy for metastatic, nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is associated with survival benefit—but it comes at a cost, researchers said in study results published in JAMA Network Open. In comparison, pembrolizumab offers a more cost-effective survival benefit.

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FDA Issues New Guidance for Certain REMS Drugs During COVID-19

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Issues New Guidance for Certain REMS Drugs During COVID-19

FDA Facilitates Access to Crucial Medical Products, Including Ventilators, for COVID-19

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Facilitates Access to Crucial Medical Products, Including PPE and Ventilators, for COVID-19

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Panitumumab (Vectibix®)

Prescription medication

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Panitumumab

ONS Advocates for Patients and Oncology Nursing at White House Briefing on COVID-19

ONS Advocates for Patients and Oncology Nursing at White House Briefing on COVID-19

Clear the Clutter With This Chinese Discipline

Nurse self-care

Clear the Clutter With This Chinese Discipline

Radiation Unnecessary for Children With ALL

Radiation therapy

Radiation Unnecessary for Children With ALL

Psychosocial Support for Patients With Cancer During COVID-19

Psychosocial Support for Patients With Cancer During COVID-19

Proper PPE Procedures for COVID-19

Proper PPE Procedures for COVID-19

Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations

Cancer screening

Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations

Emotional Coping Strategies for COVID-19

Clinical practice

Emotional Coping Strategies for COVID-19

U.S. Still Has Declining Cancer Death Rates, Latest National Report Says

U.S. Still Has Declining Cancer Death Rates, Latest National Report Says

Telehealth Visits During COVID-19

Clinical practice

Telehealth Visits During COVID-19

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Combination for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Combination for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Virginia Barckley, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, Katherine Nelson, Jeanne Quint Benoliel, and Renilda Hilkemeyer

ONS board of directors

Celebrate Pioneers Across Oncology This Women’s History Month

Oncolytic Virus Kills Tumor Cells While Supporting T Cells

Oncolytic Virus Kills Tumor Cells While Supporting T Cells

BD Issues Class I Recall of Alaris System Infusion Pumps

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

BD Issues Class I Recall of Alaris System Infusion Pumps

Educational Framework Offers Guidance for Oral Chemo Safety at Home

Educational Framework Offers Guidance for Oral Chemo Safety at Home

Research Suggests New Nurses Could Help Address the Ambulatory Staffing Issue

Research Suggests New Nurses Could Help Address the Ambulatory Staffing Issue

Strategic Plan Outlines the What, Why, and How for ONS in 2020–2022

Strategic Plan Outlines the What, Why, and How for ONS in 2020–2022

COVID-19 Fact Sheet and Implications for Patients With Cancer

Clinical practice

COVID-19 Fact Sheet and Implications for Patients With Cancer

Smoking Rates Are Low, But Here’s How They Can Be Lower

Smoking Rates Are Low, But Here’s How They Can Be Lower

Staffing Levels in Ambulatory Oncology Nursing

Staffing Levels in Ambulatory Oncology Nursing

ONS Members Help Drive the Ambulatory Staffing Discussion

Cancer treatments

ONS Members Help Drive the Ambulatory Staffing Discussion

FDA Approves Isatuximab-irfc for Multiple Myeloma

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Isatuximab-irfc for Multiple Myeloma

Oncology Nursing Specialty Position Defines the Role of the Cancer Nurse

Oncology Nursing Specialty Position Defines the Role of the Cancer Nurse

The Case of the Candy-Coated (Mis)Conception

Cancer research

The Case of the Candy-Coated (Mis)Conception

February 28, 2020

FDA Approves Neratinib for Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Neratinib for Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

February 26, 2020

Cancer Death Rates See Largest-Ever Single-Year Drop

American Cancer Society (ACS)

Cancer Death Rates See Largest-Ever Single-Year Drop

February 26, 2020

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Niraparib

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Niraparib

February 25, 2020

BRAF Mutations Guide Treatment in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Clinical practice

BRAF Mutations Guide Treatment in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

February 24, 2020

How DNA Sequencing Technologies Are Used in Cancer Care, Now and in the Future

Genetics & genomics

How DNA Sequencing Technologies Are Used in Cancer Care, Now and in the Future

February 20, 2020

HPV Vaccine Has an Indirect Benefit: Herd Immunity

HPV Vaccine Has an Indirect Benefit: Herd Immunity

February 19, 2020

The Case of the CDK4/6 Inhibitors Checklist

The Case of the CDK4/6 Inhibitors Checklist

February 18, 2020

donna clark

Oncology nursing community

Donna Clark Was an Advocate for Compassionate Nursing Care

February 14, 2020

Nurses Will Forge New Territory With Biosimilars in Cancer Care

Nurses Will Forge New Territory With Biosimilars in Cancer Care

February 13, 2020

How We’re Growing Nursing’s Voice in the Health News Media

How We’re Growing Nursing’s Voice in the Health News Media

February 13, 2020

Women With Diabetes Are Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

Women With Diabetes Are Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

February 12, 2020

Immune-Related Adverse Events With PD-1 Inhibitors in Head and Neck Cancer

Clinical practice

Immune-Related Adverse Events With PD-1 Inhibitors in Head and Neck Cancer

February 11, 2020

Nurses Are Central to Lung Cancer Screening Conversations

Cancer screening

Nurses Are Central to Lung Cancer Screening Conversations

February 10, 2020

Ovarian Cancer: Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations

Ovarian Cancer: Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations

February 06, 2020

Blood Test May Show Earliest Warning of Breast Cancer

Blood Test May Show Earliest Warning of Breast Cancer

February 05, 2020

Updated NCCN Cancer Screening Guidelines Inform Practice and Prevention

Clinical practice guidelines

Updated NCCN Cancer Screening Guidelines Inform Practice and Prevention

February 04, 2020

The Value of Vigilance: New Screening Recommendations Are Vital for Cancer Prevention

Cancer screening

The Value of Vigilance

February 04, 2020

Board Approves New Positions, Policies, and Action Plans for 2020

Board Approves New Positions, Policies, and Action Plans for 2020

February 03, 2020

Nurses Most Trusted Profession for 18 Years in Row

Oncology nursing community

Nurses Most Trusted Profession for 18 Years in Row

January 31, 2020

Study Drug Plus Immunotherapy May Offer New Treatment Option for Lung and Kidney Cancer

Study Drug Plus Immunotherapy May Offer New Treatment Option for Lung and Kidney Cancer

January 28, 2020

Prostate Cancer Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations

Prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Recommendations

January 27, 2020

FDA Approves Tazemetostat for Advanced Epithelioid Sarcoma

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Tazemetostat for Advanced Epithelioid Sarcoma

January 24, 2020

Trastuzumab Biosimilar Has Comparative Safety and Efficacy After Long-Term Follow-Up

Trastuzumab Biosimilar Has Comparative Safety and Efficacy After Long-Term Follow-Up

January 22, 2020

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