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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

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
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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
Houda Hachad, PharmD
Videos
12/04/2025
Houda Hachad, PharmD
Learn why mandatory DPYD testing may be just the beginning of a broader shift toward pharmacogenomics-driven safety in cancer treatment.
Learn why mandatory DPYD testing may be just the beginning of a broader shift toward pharmacogenomics-driven safety in cancer treatment.
Learn why mandatory DPYD testing...
12/04/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
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Videos
11/26/2025
John Hennessy, MBA; Michael Kolodziej, MD
In this episode of Breaking Down Health Care, John Hennessy and Dr. Michael Kolodziej explore the crucial difference between cancer screening and true cancer prevention, highlighting how lifestyle changes, vaccines, and emerging therapies...
In this episode of Breaking Down Health Care, John Hennessy and Dr. Michael Kolodziej explore the crucial difference between cancer screening and true cancer prevention, highlighting how lifestyle changes, vaccines, and emerging therapies...
In this episode of Breaking Down...
11/26/2025
Cancer Care Business Exchange
Koulopoulos
Videos
10/31/2025
Thomas Koulopoulos
Futurist Thomas Koulopoulos explores how “gigatrends”—seismic global shifts like changing demographics and AI—are redefining health care, urging a balance between innovation and trust as the industry evolves toward more human-centered,...
Futurist Thomas Koulopoulos explores how “gigatrends”—seismic global shifts like changing demographics and AI—are redefining health care, urging a balance between innovation and trust as the industry evolves toward more human-centered,...
Futurist Thomas Koulopoulos...
10/31/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Kwon Headshot
Interview
10/23/2025
Youngmin Kwon
Postdoctoral fellow Youngmin Kwon discusses how Medicare eligibility reduces financial barriers for cancer survivors, and why disparities in access and affordability still persist.
Postdoctoral fellow Youngmin Kwon discusses how Medicare eligibility reduces financial barriers for cancer survivors, and why disparities in access and affordability still persist.
Postdoctoral fellow Youngmin...
10/23/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
CONFERENCE COVERAGE
10/22/2025
Lavi Kwiatkowsky
At CPC+CBEx 2025, Lavi Kwiatkowsky discussed how payer frameworks, accreditation requirements, and operational challenges are shaping access to CAR T-cell and bispecific therapies in community oncology—and how technology could bridge the gap...
At CPC+CBEx 2025, Lavi Kwiatkowsky discussed how payer frameworks, accreditation requirements, and operational challenges are shaping access to CAR T-cell and bispecific therapies in community oncology—and how technology could bridge the gap...
At CPC+CBEx 2025, Lavi...
10/22/2025
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
Clinical Pathways NEXT, Free Webinar, CPC, Oncology Pathways
Press Release
02/03/2026
As oncology innovation accelerates and evidence evolves faster than traditional pathway update cycles, stakeholders need clearer insight into how clinical pathways adapt in real time. Clinical Pathways NEXT, a new, free quarterly virtual...
As oncology innovation accelerates and evidence evolves faster than traditional pathway update cycles, stakeholders need clearer insight into how clinical pathways adapt in real time. Clinical Pathways NEXT, a new, free quarterly virtual...
As oncology innovation...
02/03/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
01/23/2026
Hannah Musick
A comprehensive review highlights emerging adoptive cell therapy strategies aimed at overcoming immune suppression, antigen heterogeneity, and safety challenges in ovarian cancer.
A comprehensive review highlights emerging adoptive cell therapy strategies aimed at overcoming immune suppression, antigen heterogeneity, and safety challenges in ovarian cancer.
A comprehensive review...
01/23/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
01/22/2026
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees with colorectal cancer (CRC) and advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were less likely than traditional Medicare (TM) beneficiaries to receive cancer-directed drugs and, when treated, were less likely...
Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees with colorectal cancer (CRC) and advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were less likely than traditional Medicare (TM) beneficiaries to receive cancer-directed drugs and, when treated, were less likely...
Medicare Advantage (MA)...
01/22/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
01/19/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
A national Medicare study found that patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage were significantly less likely than those in traditional Medicare to receive major cancer surgery at high-quality hospitals, highlighting potential network-related...
A national Medicare study found that patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage were significantly less likely than those in traditional Medicare to receive major cancer surgery at high-quality hospitals, highlighting potential network-related...
A national Medicare study found...
01/19/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
01/14/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
McKesson’s Advancing Community Oncology Report 2025 reveals how community oncology practices across the US are navigating rapid advances in precision medicine, clinical trials, and technology as they care for the majority of cancer patients.
McKesson’s Advancing Community Oncology Report 2025 reveals how community oncology practices across the US are navigating rapid advances in precision medicine, clinical trials, and technology as they care for the majority of cancer patients.
McKesson’s Advancing Community...
01/14/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
01/12/2026
Hannah Musick
The American Cancer Society’s 2025 report reveals that education level and rural residence drive larger US cancer mortality disparities than race alone, underscoring the central role of socioeconomic and geographic inequities across the...
The American Cancer Society’s 2025 report reveals that education level and rural residence drive larger US cancer mortality disparities than race alone, underscoring the central role of socioeconomic and geographic inequities across the...
The American Cancer Society’s...
01/12/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
01/08/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
Real-world data from 6 US cancer centers show no significant survival differences between atezolizumab/bevacizumab and durvalumab/tremelimumab as first-line therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC), with liver function...
Real-world data from 6 US cancer centers show no significant survival differences between atezolizumab/bevacizumab and durvalumab/tremelimumab as first-line therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC), with liver function...
Real-world data from 6 US cancer...
01/08/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
01/07/2026
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
Nearly half of patients referred for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy at a major academic cancer center never received treatment, with disease progression, limited product availability, and potential racial disparities...
Nearly half of patients referred for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy at a major academic cancer center never received treatment, with disease progression, limited product availability, and potential racial disparities...
Nearly half of patients referred...
01/07/2026
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
12/22/2025
Juliet Gallagher
Minimal residual disease (MRD) status is an increasingly important prognostic marker in multiple myeloma. New data from the phase 3 AURIGA study, presented at ASH 2025, provide detailed insights into MRD dynamics following autologous stem...
Minimal residual disease (MRD) status is an increasingly important prognostic marker in multiple myeloma. New data from the phase 3 AURIGA study, presented at ASH 2025, provide detailed insights into MRD dynamics following autologous stem...
Minimal residual disease (MRD)...
12/22/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
12/19/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
New insights into iron biology reveal that continuous suppression of toxic, reactive iron—rather than reduction of total iron stores—is critical for preventing organ damage and improving outcomes across transfusion-dependent hematologic...
New insights into iron biology reveal that continuous suppression of toxic, reactive iron—rather than reduction of total iron stores—is critical for preventing organ damage and improving outcomes across transfusion-dependent hematologic...
New insights into iron biology...
12/19/2025
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