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Insights From ASCO 2025 Guide Pharmacy Practice in Solid Tumors and Hematologic Cancers

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14,15 Lung Cancer Tarlatamab Significantly Improves Survival in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer Post Progression Tarlatamab has shown promising efficacy in relapsed SCLC based on the initial single-arm trial findings, leading to an FDA approval in 2024, but challenges with administration have limited its widespread adoption.

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New Frontline BTK Inhibitor Strategy Gains FDA Approval in Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma

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5 Phase 3 ECHO Trial: A New Frontline Option The approval was supported by data from the phase 3 ECHO trial (NCT02972840), presented at the 2024 European Hematology Association Hybrid Congress. June 21, 2024. Deaths were reported in 5 TN and 6 R/R patients. The trial enrolled 598 patients 65 years or older with TN MCL. Hemasphere.

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Under the Weather: Unpacking the Impact of the 2024-2025 Influenza Season

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Fournier, BSc Key Takeaways The 2024-2025 influenza season saw unprecedented severity, with high hospitalization and outpatient visit rates due to a vaccine mismatch and dominant H1N1 and H3N2 strains. 2 From October 2024 to March 2025, the CDC reported at least 37 million influenza infections, 480,000 hospitalizations, and 21,000 deaths.

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Expanding Pneumococcal Vaccinations to Healthy Adults Aged 50 to 64 Years Offers Significant Health, Economic Benefits

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Prior to October 2024, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended use of a PCV only for all adults aged 65 years and older, including those aged 19 to 64 years with risk conditions for pneumococcal disease.

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Pharmacists Reimagine Myeloma Care With Insights from ASCO

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Updated April 2, 2024. A study of JNJ-68284528, a chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy directed against B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) in participants with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (CARTITUDE-1). Accessed June 24, 2025.

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USP announces new Advanced Technologies Laboratory to accelerate and scale pharmaceutical manufacturing innovations

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Nemolizumab Shows Rapid, Sustained Efficacy in Atopic Dermatitis

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The FDA approved nemolizumab in December 2024 for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in combination with topical corticosteroids and/or calcineurin inhibitors when the disease is not controlled by topical prescription therapies among individuals 12 and older. May 15, 2024. Pharmacy Times. December 16, 2024.