Oncology Business Management

The FDA has announced plans to ease the development of genetic and genomic-based tests and introduced guidelines designed to accelerate the submission process for investigational cancer drugs and biological products.

The shortage of doctors and other professionals to fill available positions in oncology practice is not news to practitioners—the American Society of Clinical Oncology has long chronicled the growing need for young oncologists to fill the ranks as senior ones retire or leave due to burnout.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that it will cover diagnostic laboratory tests using Next Generation Sequencing for patients with advanced cancer.

Independent community oncologists play a vital role in cancer treatment for hundreds of thousands of Americans.

Lenvatinib mesylate (Lenvima) will be developed and commercialized in a collaboration between its creator, Japan’s Eisai Co. Ltd, and Merck.

Among community oncology practices, the US Pharmacopeia Convention’s General Chapter draft guidelines have already raised the bar for hazardous drug management and imposed costs for compliance.