Notizie AIOM – anno XVII
Leading Cancer Organizations Collaborate to Improve the Quality of Lung Cancer Care in Brazil
November 6, 2019 - Medical oncologists in Brazil are being encouraged to take advantage of a new measure set for assessing the quality of care they provide to patients with lung cancer. Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent and deadly types of cancer in Brazil. Providing ...Leggi tutto
Twenty-Four Oncology Practices Achieve ASCO’s QOPI® Certification in Third Quarter of 2019
November 7, 2019 - Twenty-Four practices in two countries elevated their standard of care and achieved Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) Certification in the third quarter of this year. The American Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc. (ASCO®) commends these ...Leggi tutto
FDA Approves Sandoz’s Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar
November 5, 2019 - The FDA has approved the pegfilgrastim biosimilar LA-EP2006 (pegfilgrastim-bmez) as a treatment to decrease the incidence of infection, exhibited from febrile neutropenia, in patients with nonmyeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive anti-cancer ...Leggi tutto
Oncologists Call on Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Enact Legislation to Curb Payer Delays on Cancer Care
October 29, 2019 - Today the Pennsylvania Society of Oncology and Hematology (PSOH) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) came out in strong support of HB 1194, proposed legislation to promote transparency in prior authorization and step therapy policies, ...Leggi tutto
Palliative Care Bill Unanimously Approved by U.S. House of Representatives
October 30, 2019 - On October 28, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). The bipartisan bill would increase federal research funding for palliative care—including pain and symptom ...Leggi tutto
National ASCO Survey Finds Major Gaps in Americans’ Knowledge of Cancer Prevention, E-Cigarettes, and End-of-Life Care
October 30, 2019 - Only one in four Americans say they incorporate cancer prevention into their daily lives, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s third annual National Cancer Opinion Survey. This low rate is despite research showing that ...Leggi tutto