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10/16/2024
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
A study presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium highlights gaps in palliative care access and education for patients with small cell lung cancer and their caregivers, emphasizing the urgent need for improved outreach and support in...
A study presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium highlights gaps in palliative care access and education for patients with small cell lung cancer and their caregivers, emphasizing the urgent need for improved outreach and support in...
A study presented at the 2024...
10/16/2024
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Trending From ACCC
06/05/2023
This column describes the findings from 2022 Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) surveys with patients and providers that aimed to define the barriers that patients with small cell lung cancer face. The surveys gathered real-world...
This column describes the findings from 2022 Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) surveys with patients and providers that aimed to define the barriers that patients with small cell lung cancer face. The surveys gathered real-world...
This column describes the...
06/05/2023
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
12/13/2022
Katie Herman
Jennifer R Brown and colleagues presented PFS data from the ALPINE study which compared zanubrutinib with ibrutinib as treatment for R/R CLL/SLL at the 64th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Jennifer R Brown and colleagues presented PFS data from the ALPINE study which compared zanubrutinib with ibrutinib as treatment for R/R CLL/SLL at the 64th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Jennifer R Brown and colleagues...
12/13/2022
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Jerome Goldschmidt, MD
Videos
03/25/2022
Jerome Goldschmidt, MD, discusses recent study findings that suggest patients with small cell lung cancer receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy with or without atezolizumab may experience more clinical burdens and more financial toxicity.
Jerome Goldschmidt, MD, discusses recent study findings that suggest patients with small cell lung cancer receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy with or without atezolizumab may experience more clinical burdens and more financial toxicity.
Jerome Goldschmidt, MD,...
03/25/2022
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
12/22/2021
Janelle Bradley
Adding durvalumab to etoposide and platinum is not cost-effective compared with etoposide and platinum alone for patients with newly diagnosed extensive-stage SCLC from a US payer perspective.
Adding durvalumab to etoposide and platinum is not cost-effective compared with etoposide and platinum alone for patients with newly diagnosed extensive-stage SCLC from a US payer perspective.
Adding durvalumab to etoposide...
12/22/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
12/03/2021
Marta Rybczynski
Results from a real-world study show anlotinib is beneficial for patients with refractory SCLC as third- or further-line treatment with manageable adverse effects.
Results from a real-world study show anlotinib is beneficial for patients with refractory SCLC as third- or further-line treatment with manageable adverse effects.
Results from a real-world study...
12/03/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
11/18/2021
True or False: The increase in the use of carboplatin and brain imaging at diagnosis in patients with SCLC from 2000 to 2021 has not demonstrated a significant impact on survival.
True or False: The increase in the use of carboplatin and brain imaging at diagnosis in patients with SCLC from 2000 to 2021 has not demonstrated a significant impact on survival.
True or False: The increase in...
11/18/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
11/15/2021
True or False: Nivolumab monotherapy is not considered cost-effective compared to commonly prescribed third-line treatment for the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
True or False: Nivolumab monotherapy is not considered cost-effective compared to commonly prescribed third-line treatment for the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
True or False: Nivolumab...
11/15/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
10/22/2021
Marta Rybczynski
Study findings suggest that changes in the clinical management of patients with SCLC over the last 20 years have not had a significant impact on survival.
Study findings suggest that changes in the clinical management of patients with SCLC over the last 20 years have not had a significant impact on survival.
Study findings suggest that...
10/22/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
David Tsui, MD
Videos
10/04/2021
David Chun Cheong Tsui, MD, discusses results from a real-world study exploring the adoption and early clinical outcomes of atezolizumab plus carboplatin and etoposide in patients with extensive-stage SCLC.
David Chun Cheong Tsui, MD, discusses results from a real-world study exploring the adoption and early clinical outcomes of atezolizumab plus carboplatin and etoposide in patients with extensive-stage SCLC.
David Chun Cheong Tsui, MD,...
10/04/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
09/07/2021
A recent study revealed that nivolumab monotherapy is a more cost-effective treatment option compared to topotecan for the third-line treatment of SCLC.
A recent study revealed that nivolumab monotherapy is a more cost-effective treatment option compared to topotecan for the third-line treatment of SCLC.
A recent study revealed that...
09/07/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways

News Articles

News
10/16/2024
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
A study presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium highlights gaps in palliative care access and education for patients with small cell lung cancer and their caregivers, emphasizing the urgent need for improved outreach and support in...
A study presented at the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium highlights gaps in palliative care access and education for patients with small cell lung cancer and their caregivers, emphasizing the urgent need for improved outreach and support in...
A study presented at the 2024...
10/16/2024
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
12/13/2022
Katie Herman
Jennifer R Brown and colleagues presented PFS data from the ALPINE study which compared zanubrutinib with ibrutinib as treatment for R/R CLL/SLL at the 64th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Jennifer R Brown and colleagues presented PFS data from the ALPINE study which compared zanubrutinib with ibrutinib as treatment for R/R CLL/SLL at the 64th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Jennifer R Brown and colleagues...
12/13/2022
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
12/22/2021
Janelle Bradley
Adding durvalumab to etoposide and platinum is not cost-effective compared with etoposide and platinum alone for patients with newly diagnosed extensive-stage SCLC from a US payer perspective.
Adding durvalumab to etoposide and platinum is not cost-effective compared with etoposide and platinum alone for patients with newly diagnosed extensive-stage SCLC from a US payer perspective.
Adding durvalumab to etoposide...
12/22/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
12/03/2021
Marta Rybczynski
Results from a real-world study show anlotinib is beneficial for patients with refractory SCLC as third- or further-line treatment with manageable adverse effects.
Results from a real-world study show anlotinib is beneficial for patients with refractory SCLC as third- or further-line treatment with manageable adverse effects.
Results from a real-world study...
12/03/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
10/22/2021
Marta Rybczynski
Study findings suggest that changes in the clinical management of patients with SCLC over the last 20 years have not had a significant impact on survival.
Study findings suggest that changes in the clinical management of patients with SCLC over the last 20 years have not had a significant impact on survival.
Study findings suggest that...
10/22/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
09/07/2021
A recent study revealed that nivolumab monotherapy is a more cost-effective treatment option compared to topotecan for the third-line treatment of SCLC.
A recent study revealed that nivolumab monotherapy is a more cost-effective treatment option compared to topotecan for the third-line treatment of SCLC.
A recent study revealed that...
09/07/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
09/01/2021
Study findings suggest durvalumab plus chemotherapy is not a cost-effective first-line treatment option for patients with extensive-stage SCLC.
Study findings suggest durvalumab plus chemotherapy is not a cost-effective first-line treatment option for patients with extensive-stage SCLC.
Study findings suggest...
09/01/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
08/05/2021
Study findings suggest atezolizumab plus etoposide and platinum chemotherapy is superior to durvalumab plus etoposide and platinum chemotherapy for treating extensive-stage SCLC, though neither strategy was cost-effective compared to...
Study findings suggest atezolizumab plus etoposide and platinum chemotherapy is superior to durvalumab plus etoposide and platinum chemotherapy for treating extensive-stage SCLC, though neither strategy was cost-effective compared to...
Study findings suggest...
08/05/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
08/04/2021
Study findings show third-line treatment with nivolumab was more effective than standard of care therapy for patients with SCLC in the United States.
Study findings show third-line treatment with nivolumab was more effective than standard of care therapy for patients with SCLC in the United States.
Study findings show third-line...
08/04/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
07/22/2021
A recent systematic review on real-world treatment patterns and outcomes in patients with SCLC found that studies conducted over the last 20 years have failed to report on the impact of recently approved immune-oncology therapies.
A recent systematic review on real-world treatment patterns and outcomes in patients with SCLC found that studies conducted over the last 20 years have failed to report on the impact of recently approved immune-oncology therapies.
A recent systematic review on...
07/22/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
News
09/26/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
A sweeping new US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule taking effect October 1 will give doctors and patients real-time access to drug costs and prior authorization decisions.
A sweeping new US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule taking effect October 1 will give doctors and patients real-time access to drug costs and prior authorization decisions.
A sweeping new US Department of...
09/26/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
09/10/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
In this CPC+CBEx session, experts debate how real-world evidence can complement clinical trials, accelerate regulatory approvals, and reshape patient care.
In this CPC+CBEx session, experts debate how real-world evidence can complement clinical trials, accelerate regulatory approvals, and reshape patient care.
In this CPC+CBEx session,...
09/10/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
09/10/2025
Hannah Musick
The Predictable Cost of Care initiative is creating a transparent, standardized model to quantify the true, incremental costs of cancer therapies—enabling more informed, equitable, and efficient decision-making across pathways, payers, and...
The Predictable Cost of Care initiative is creating a transparent, standardized model to quantify the true, incremental costs of cancer therapies—enabling more informed, equitable, and efficient decision-making across pathways, payers, and...
The Predictable Cost of Care...
09/10/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
09/09/2025
Hannah Musick
A decade after the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO’s) original guidance, oncology pathways are maturing into powerful tools for standardizing care, but gaps in disease coverage, workflow integration, and real-time adaptability...
A decade after the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO’s) original guidance, oncology pathways are maturing into powerful tools for standardizing care, but gaps in disease coverage, workflow integration, and real-time adaptability...
A decade after the American...
09/09/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
09/09/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
In this panel from CPC+CBEx, experts explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a “thought partner” in health care, helping clinicians and practices manage rising complexity and improve outcomes while preserving the human touch...
In this panel from CPC+CBEx, experts explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a “thought partner” in health care, helping clinicians and practices manage rising complexity and improve outcomes while preserving the human touch...
In this panel from CPC+CBEx,...
09/09/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
09/09/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
From streamlining documentation to reshaping prior authorization, a panel of experts reveal how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the realities of cancer care—and the challenges that come with it.
From streamlining documentation to reshaping prior authorization, a panel of experts reveal how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the realities of cancer care—and the challenges that come with it.
From streamlining documentation...
09/09/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
09/08/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
This session highlights how pharmacists are stepping into pivotal leadership roles, balancing science, business, and patient care to navigate the increasingly complex oncology treatment landscape.
This session highlights how pharmacists are stepping into pivotal leadership roles, balancing science, business, and patient care to navigate the increasingly complex oncology treatment landscape.
This session highlights how...
09/08/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
09/08/2025
Hannah Musick
Theranostics is rapidly emerging as a transformative, fifth pillar of cancer care—combining precision imaging and targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy—but its widespread adoption hinges on overcoming operational, financial, and infrastructure...
Theranostics is rapidly emerging as a transformative, fifth pillar of cancer care—combining precision imaging and targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy—but its widespread adoption hinges on overcoming operational, financial, and infrastructure...
Theranostics is rapidly emerging...
09/08/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
09/08/2025
Hannah Musick
A panel of oncology leaders urged community practices to take immediate, systematized steps to adopt bispecifics and CAR T-cell therapies—highlighting that without local access, the promise of these innovations may never reach the patients...
A panel of oncology leaders urged community practices to take immediate, systematized steps to adopt bispecifics and CAR T-cell therapies—highlighting that without local access, the promise of these innovations may never reach the patients...
A panel of oncology leaders...
09/08/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Conference Coverage
09/08/2025
Juliet Gallagher
A session at CPC+CBEx 2025 highlighted how structured triage, real-time care coordination, and non-clinical staff training can transform symptom management and reduce unnecessary acute care utilization in oncology.
A session at CPC+CBEx 2025 highlighted how structured triage, real-time care coordination, and non-clinical staff training can transform symptom management and reduce unnecessary acute care utilization in oncology.
A session at CPC+CBEx 2025...
09/08/2025
Journal of Clinical Pathways

Interactive Features

Quiz
11/18/2021
True or False: The increase in the use of carboplatin and brain imaging at diagnosis in patients with SCLC from 2000 to 2021 has not demonstrated a significant impact on survival.
True or False: The increase in the use of carboplatin and brain imaging at diagnosis in patients with SCLC from 2000 to 2021 has not demonstrated a significant impact on survival.
True or False: The increase in...
11/18/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
11/15/2021
True or False: Nivolumab monotherapy is not considered cost-effective compared to commonly prescribed third-line treatment for the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
True or False: Nivolumab monotherapy is not considered cost-effective compared to commonly prescribed third-line treatment for the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
True or False: Nivolumab...
11/15/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
08/30/2021
True or False: Nivolumab is less effective than standard of care for the third-line treatment of SCLC.
True or False: Nivolumab is less effective than standard of care for the third-line treatment of SCLC.
True or False: Nivolumab is less...
08/30/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
07/15/2021
True or False: Prophylactic cranial irradiation is cost-effective compared with MRI surveillance for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.
True or False: Prophylactic cranial irradiation is cost-effective compared with MRI surveillance for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.
True or False: Prophylactic...
07/15/2021
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Test Your Knowledge
08/01/2019
True or false: Patients with SCLC undergoing radiotherapy twice daily are more likely to have brain metastases after prophylactic cranial irradiation than those given radiotherapy once daily.
True or false: Patients with SCLC undergoing radiotherapy twice daily are more likely to have brain metastases after prophylactic cranial irradiation than those given radiotherapy once daily.
True or false: Patients with...
08/01/2019
Oncology
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
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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
Quiz
06/30/2022
True or False: Under a willingness-to-pay threshold of $100,000 per quality-adjusted life year, margetuximab plus chemotherapy is cost-effective compared to trastuzumab plus chemotherapy for patients with ERBB2–positive, advanced breast...
True or False: Under a willingness-to-pay threshold of $100,000 per quality-adjusted life year, margetuximab plus chemotherapy is cost-effective compared to trastuzumab plus chemotherapy for patients with ERBB2–positive, advanced breast...
True or False: Under a...
06/30/2022
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Quiz
06/28/2022
True or False: Bendamustine and rituximab was the most used frontline regimen for the treatment of MCL, while BTK inhibitors were the most used agents in later lines of therapy.
True or False: Bendamustine and rituximab was the most used frontline regimen for the treatment of MCL, while BTK inhibitors were the most used agents in later lines of therapy.
True or False: Bendamustine and...
06/28/2022
Journal of Clinical Pathways