Conference Correspondent
Web Exclusives | March 20, 2020
Danelle Johnston, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, OCN, and Tricia Strusowski, RN, MS, recapped their recent presentation from the ACCC 46th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit, in which they discussed the National Evidence-Based Oncology Navigation Metrics: Multisite Exploratory Study to Demonstrate Value and Sustainability of Navigation Programs. The study was launched in June 2018 as a collaborative effort between the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+), Chartis Oncology Solutions, and the American Cancer Society (ACS).
April 2019 Vol 10, No 4 | April 8, 2019
Nurses and navigators play a crucial role in teaching patients about genetics and genomics, as well as in gathering the vital information necessary to actually carry out genetic testing and allowing patients to take control of their genetic inheritance.
April 2019 Vol 10, No 4 | April 8, 2019
At the 2018 AONN+ Annual Conference, attendees heard a rapid-fire rundown of some of the most newsworthy, and sometimes controversial, topics in cancer care.
March 2019 Vol 10, No 3 | March 20, 2019
Patients with cancer, even in the most “favorable” of circumstances, often face hurdles to care.
March 2019 Vol 10, No 3 | March 20, 2019
Whether an oncology navigation program is just starting out or has already become a well-oiled machine, there are usually a few—or perhaps, quite a few—ways that a navigation program can potentially be improved, according to Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, ONN-CG, Co-Founder and Program Director of the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+).
December 2018 Vol 9, No 12 | December 5, 2018
The PD-L1 inhibitor durvalumab showed an overall survival benefit in patients with unresectable stage III non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the phase 3 PACIFIC trial.
Best Practices in Lung Cancer – November 2018 Vol 9 | November 29, 2018
Researchers are chipping away at the genetic subtypes of non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Best Practices in Lung Cancer – November 2018 Vol 9 | November 29, 2018
Entrectinib achieved high response rates as well as durable responses in patients with ROS1-positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including patients with brain metastases, according to a pooled analysis of phase 1 and 2 trials.
Best Practices in Lung Cancer – November 2018 Vol 9 | November 29, 2018
Atezolizumab combined with carboplatin/etoposide represents a new standard of care for first-line treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), according to results from the phase 3 IMpower133 trial presented at the IASLC 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer.
Best Practices in Lung Cancer – November 2018 Vol 9 | November 29, 2018
Brigatinib significantly prolonged survival compared with crizotinib (standard of care) as first-line therapy in patients with advanced anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).