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News
06/09/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
A large US National Cancer Database study shows neoadjuvant chemotherapy offers better survival than chemoradiation for operable esophageal adenocarcinoma.
A large US National Cancer Database study shows neoadjuvant chemotherapy offers better survival than chemoradiation for operable esophageal adenocarcinoma.
A large US National Cancer...
06/09/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
03/10/2021
Janelle Bradley
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network released an update to its clinical practice guideline for esophageal and esophageal junction cancers.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network released an update to its clinical practice guideline for esophageal and esophageal junction cancers.
The National Comprehensive...
03/10/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research Reports
12/16/2020
Anindya Chatterjee, PhD; Astra M. Liepa, PharmD; Marley Boyd, MS; Scott Paulson, MD; Kathleen M. Aguilar, MPH; Lisa M. Hess, PhD
Abstract: Gastric cancer treatment heterogeneity was assessed over successive updates of clinical pathways. Methods: Patient profiles, treatment patterns, and outcomes were assessed descriptively among adult...
Abstract: Gastric cancer treatment heterogeneity was assessed over successive updates of clinical pathways. Methods: Patient profiles, treatment patterns, and outcomes were assessed descriptively among adult...
...
12/16/2020
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research Reports
12/17/2019
Karyn Goodman, MD, MS; Megan D. Marsh, PA; S. Lindsey Davis, MD; Lisa J. Wingrove, RD; Ashley E. Glode, PharmD, BCOP; Supriya K. Jain, MD; Lindel C.K. Dewberry, MD; Martin D. McCarter, MD; Michelle Bunch, CSW; Tracey E. Schefter, MD; Laura Melton, PhD
Abstract: A standard treatment recommendation for esophageal cancer patients with stage IB-IIIB disease is for neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by surgery. This trimodality therapy can be difficult for patients...
Abstract: A standard treatment recommendation for esophageal cancer patients with stage IB-IIIB disease is for neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by surgery. This trimodality therapy can be difficult for patients...
...
12/17/2019
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
05/03/2017
Patients aged 80 years or older with early-stage esophageal cancer who received treatment had an increased 5-year overall survival (OS) compared with those who received no treatment or observation alone,...
Patients aged 80 years or older with early-stage esophageal cancer who received treatment had an increased 5-year overall survival (OS) compared with those who received no treatment or observation alone,...
...
05/03/2017
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
01/19/2017
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans during induction chemotherapy for esophageal cancer helps assess patient response to treatment and adjust their therapy, which could lead to an improved complete response rate...
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans during induction chemotherapy for esophageal cancer helps assess patient response to treatment and adjust their therapy, which could lead to an improved complete response rate...
...
01/19/2017
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
09/09/2016
A study published in Nature Genetics claims that esophageal cancer may in fact be 3 distinct diseases, which could pave the way for new methods of diagnosis and spur the development of targeted treatment...
A study published in Nature Genetics claims that esophageal cancer may in fact be 3 distinct diseases, which could pave the way for new methods of diagnosis and spur the development of targeted treatment...
A...
09/09/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
05/25/2016
Nutritional status may be a prominent indicator of survival in elderly patients with esophageal cancer, claims a recently published study. Esophageal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death...
Nutritional status may be a prominent indicator of survival in elderly patients with esophageal cancer, claims a recently published study. Esophageal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death...
...
05/25/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
02/26/2016
A study finding significant variation in the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scans, but no association between the number of scans and improved 2-year survival, suggests that the imaging technique might be...
A study finding significant variation in the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scans, but no association between the number of scans and improved 2-year survival, suggests that the imaging technique might be...
A...
02/26/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Expert Insights

Quality Outlook
03/10/2026
Nandita Ammanamanchi, BA; Rachel Delinger, MPH; David Blaisdell, BA; Tom Valuck, MD, JD
This entry of the Quality Outlook blog series applies a bioethical justice framework to evaluate breast cancer screening quality measures, highlighting how equity-oriented analysis can uncover access disparities, inform measure refinement,...
This entry of the Quality Outlook blog series applies a bioethical justice framework to evaluate breast cancer screening quality measures, highlighting how equity-oriented analysis can uncover access disparities, inform measure refinement,...
This entry of the Quality...
03/10/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Ovarian cancer, Rosella trial
Videos
03/03/2026
Robert L. Colemen, MD, FACOG, FACS
Robert Coleman, MD, discusses how the phase 3 ROSELLA trial showed that relacorilant plus nab-paclitaxel significantly improved overall survival in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
Robert Coleman, MD, discusses how the phase 3 ROSELLA trial showed that relacorilant plus nab-paclitaxel significantly improved overall survival in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
Robert Coleman, MD, discusses...
03/03/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Non-small cell lung cancer, NSCLC
Videos
02/25/2026
Adam Barsouk, MD
Adam A. Barsouk, MD, discusses how underrepresentation in NSCLC immunotherapy trials continues to influence survival outcomes and what must change to achieve more equitable care.
Adam A. Barsouk, MD, discusses how underrepresentation in NSCLC immunotherapy trials continues to influence survival outcomes and what must change to achieve more equitable care.
Adam A. Barsouk, MD, discusses...
02/25/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quality Outlook
02/24/2026
David Sloan, PhD; Tom Valuck, MD, JD
After years of integrating health equity into value-based care, recent federal policy changes are reshaping how disparities are measured, reported, and addressed across the US health system.
After years of integrating health equity into value-based care, recent federal policy changes are reshaping how disparities are measured, reported, and addressed across the US health system.
After years of integrating...
02/24/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
JJN
Interview
02/20/2026
Jorge J. Nieva, MD
In this interview, a guest expert discusses how clinical pathways in EGFR- and ALK-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) must adapt to growing molecular complexity, integrate emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and...
In this interview, a guest expert discusses how clinical pathways in EGFR- and ALK-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) must adapt to growing molecular complexity, integrate emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and...
In this interview, a guest...
02/20/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer
Interview
01/27/2026
Tina Edmonston, MD; David D. Shersher, MD
Drs Tina B. Edmonston and David D. Shersher discuss their findings on how implementing reflex next generation sequencing (NGS) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) testing at diagnosis reduced biomarker turnaround time and supported faster...
Drs Tina B. Edmonston and David D. Shersher discuss their findings on how implementing reflex next generation sequencing (NGS) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) testing at diagnosis reduced biomarker turnaround time and supported faster...
Drs Tina B. Edmonston and David...
01/27/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Woyach Headshot
Interview
12/18/2025
Jennifer Ann Woyach, MD
This interview highlights early clinical findings on rocbrutinib, a dual-binding BTK inhibitor demonstrating promising activity and tolerability in heavily pretreated CLL, including in the presence of common resistance mutations.
This interview highlights early clinical findings on rocbrutinib, a dual-binding BTK inhibitor demonstrating promising activity and tolerability in heavily pretreated CLL, including in the presence of common resistance mutations.
This interview highlights early...
12/18/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Joanna Rhodes, MD, MSCE
Interview
12/17/2025
Joanna M. Rhodes, MD, MSCE
In this candid discussion, Joanna Rhodes, MD, MSCE, breaks down the promise and current limitations of MRD testing in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), exploring how it could one day refine treatment intensity, timing, and outcomes, and...
In this candid discussion, Joanna Rhodes, MD, MSCE, breaks down the promise and current limitations of MRD testing in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), exploring how it could one day refine treatment intensity, timing, and outcomes, and...
In this candid discussion,...
12/17/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
12/15/2025
Youngmin Kwon
In this interview, postdoctoral fellow Youngmin Kwon, PhD, discusses recent health care reforms and reveals how bold policy shifts are finally helping to close long-standing gaps in cancer-care access and affordability.
In this interview, postdoctoral fellow Youngmin Kwon, PhD, discusses recent health care reforms and reveals how bold policy shifts are finally helping to close long-standing gaps in cancer-care access and affordability.
In this interview, postdoctoral...
12/15/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Houda Hachad, PharmD
Videos
12/04/2025
Houda Hachad, PharmD
Houda Hachad, PharmD, discusses how emerging US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) actions and expanding pharmacogenomic insights may soon transform fluoropyrimidine safety and reshape precision oncology from diagnosis through survivorship.
Houda Hachad, PharmD, discusses how emerging US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) actions and expanding pharmacogenomic insights may soon transform fluoropyrimidine safety and reshape precision oncology from diagnosis through survivorship.
Houda Hachad, PharmD, discusses...
12/04/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Newsfeed

News
06/09/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
A large US National Cancer Database study shows neoadjuvant chemotherapy offers better survival than chemoradiation for operable esophageal adenocarcinoma.
A large US National Cancer Database study shows neoadjuvant chemotherapy offers better survival than chemoradiation for operable esophageal adenocarcinoma.
A large US National Cancer...
06/09/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
03/12/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
A SEER-Medicare analysis in Blood Advances reveals that geographic distance and socioeconomic status significantly shape CAR T access and survival outcomes for US patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
A SEER-Medicare analysis in Blood Advances reveals that geographic distance and socioeconomic status significantly shape CAR T access and survival outcomes for US patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
A SEER-Medicare analysis in...
03/12/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
03/09/2026
Hannah Musick
In a large integrated US health system, Asian and Pacific Islander patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) had lower odds of advanced-stage diagnosis and better 5-year survival, while residence in socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods...
In a large integrated US health system, Asian and Pacific Islander patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) had lower odds of advanced-stage diagnosis and better 5-year survival, while residence in socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods...
In a large integrated US health...
03/09/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
03/06/2026
Hannah Musick
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved pembrolizumab in combination with paclitaxel ± bevacizumab for PD-L1–positive platinum-resistant ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma, based on improved...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved pembrolizumab in combination with paclitaxel ± bevacizumab for PD-L1–positive platinum-resistant ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma, based on improved...
The US Food and Drug...
03/06/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
03/04/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
Earlier use of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/ human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-low metastatic breast cancer was associated with longer real-world treatment duration and delayed need for...
Earlier use of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/ human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-low metastatic breast cancer was associated with longer real-world treatment duration and delayed need for...
Earlier use of trastuzumab...
03/04/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
02/19/2026
Hannah Musick
In a US community-based cohort of young adults with metastatic colorectal cancer, lower neighborhood socioeconomic status was independently associated with significantly higher mortality, highlighting the impact of structural disadvantage on...
In a US community-based cohort of young adults with metastatic colorectal cancer, lower neighborhood socioeconomic status was independently associated with significantly higher mortality, highlighting the impact of structural disadvantage on...
In a US community-based cohort...
02/19/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
02/13/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
In the phase 3 ASCENT-04/KEYNOTE-D19 trial, first-line sacituzumab govitecan plus pembrolizumab significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) and response durability compared with chemotherapy plus pembrolizumab in programmed...
In the phase 3 ASCENT-04/KEYNOTE-D19 trial, first-line sacituzumab govitecan plus pembrolizumab significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) and response durability compared with chemotherapy plus pembrolizumab in programmed...
In the phase 3...
02/13/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
02/13/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
A mobile app–guided self-acupressure program significantly reduced cancer-related fatigue in women with ovarian cancer, with benefits sustained for up to 24 weeks.
A mobile app–guided self-acupressure program significantly reduced cancer-related fatigue in women with ovarian cancer, with benefits sustained for up to 24 weeks.
A mobile app–guided...
02/13/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
02/13/2026
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
Hospice exclusion among low-income cancer patients is not the result of a single barrier but a reinforcing web of poverty, stigma, and unequal access to knowledge that systematically limits end-of-life care choices, according to study results...
Hospice exclusion among low-income cancer patients is not the result of a single barrier but a reinforcing web of poverty, stigma, and unequal access to knowledge that systematically limits end-of-life care choices, according to study results...
Hospice exclusion among...
02/13/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
02/11/2026
Hannah Musick
A evaluation at a Washington, DC safety net health system found that patient navigation improved colorectal cancer screening and follow-up completion at a moderate per-patient cost.
A evaluation at a Washington, DC safety net health system found that patient navigation improved colorectal cancer screening and follow-up completion at a moderate per-patient cost.
A evaluation at a Washington, DC...
02/11/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
02/09/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
Personalized tumor-informed circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing after liver transplantation shows high specificity but limited sensitivity for detecting recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma...
Personalized tumor-informed circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing after liver transplantation shows high specificity but limited sensitivity for detecting recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma...
Personalized tumor-informed...
02/09/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Interactive Features

Quiz
09/29/2025
True or False: The Rural Health Transformation Program, announced by CMS under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, will allocate $50 billion beginning in fiscal year 2026, with funding distributed evenly across all states regardless of...
True or False: The Rural Health Transformation Program, announced by CMS under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, will allocate $50 billion beginning in fiscal year 2026, with funding distributed evenly across all states regardless of...
True or False: The Rural Health...
09/29/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
09/18/2025
Learn more about the Predictable Cost of Care (PCOC) model and its applications in value-based care.
Learn more about the Predictable Cost of Care (PCOC) model and its applications in value-based care.
Learn more about the Predictable...
09/18/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
08/27/2025
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines Navigator is a new interactive digital platform that delivers evidence-based oncology recommendations and is currently available for all 88 NCCN guideline sets.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines Navigator is a new interactive digital platform that delivers evidence-based oncology recommendations and is currently available for all 88 NCCN guideline sets.
The National Comprehensive...
08/27/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
08/12/2025
Between 2018 and 2023, which of the following trends was observed in the delivery of specialty palliative care (PC) among Medicare beneficiaries with poor-prognosis cancers?
Between 2018 and 2023, which of the following trends was observed in the delivery of specialty palliative care (PC) among Medicare beneficiaries with poor-prognosis cancers?
Between 2018 and 2023, which of...
08/12/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
07/30/2025
Learn more about how clinical pathways are helping multidisciplinary teams standardize cancer care, reduce costs, and improve outcomes—and why aligning them with evidence-based guidelines is essential in today’s value-based healthcare...
Learn more about how clinical pathways are helping multidisciplinary teams standardize cancer care, reduce costs, and improve outcomes—and why aligning them with evidence-based guidelines is essential in today’s value-based healthcare...
Learn more about how clinical...
07/30/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
SPONSORED QUIZ BY SANOFI
11/28/2022
  Indication SARCLISA (isatuximab-irfc) is indicated: In combination with carfilzomib and dexamethasone, for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received 1 to 3 prior lines of...
  Indication SARCLISA (isatuximab-irfc) is indicated: In combination with carfilzomib and dexamethasone, for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received 1 to 3 prior lines of...
  Indication SARCLISA...
11/28/2022
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
07/26/2022
True or False: Medicaid beneficiaries with advanced non-small cell lung cancer were less likely to receive biomarker testing and biomarker-driven therapies compared to those with commercial insurance.
True or False: Medicaid beneficiaries with advanced non-small cell lung cancer were less likely to receive biomarker testing and biomarker-driven therapies compared to those with commercial insurance.
True or False: Medicaid...
07/26/2022
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
07/14/2022
True or False: Among daratumumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone triple therapy (DRd); bortezomib and lenalidomide plus dexamethasone triple therapy (VRd); and Rd, the most cost-effective treatment regimen in patients with newly diagnosed...
True or False: Among daratumumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone triple therapy (DRd); bortezomib and lenalidomide plus dexamethasone triple therapy (VRd); and Rd, the most cost-effective treatment regimen in patients with newly diagnosed...
True or False: Among...
07/14/2022
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
07/12/2022
True or False: About 34% of commercially insured patients with ovarian cancer receive germline BRCA testing.
True or False: About 34% of commercially insured patients with ovarian cancer receive germline BRCA testing.
True or False: About 34% of...
07/12/2022
Journal of Clinical Pathways