Supportive Care | Specialty

The OncLive Supportive Care condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on supportive care and management of patients with cancer. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, best practices, and ongoing research as it relates to supportive care for patients with cancer.

Supportive Care Is Key in MDS Treatment

April 28th 2015

Interview with Thomas Prebet MD, PhD, in advance of the 2015 International MDS Symposium, on topics related to supportive care in MDS and iron chelation therapy.

Dr. Irwin on Exercise and Weight Loss After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

April 6th 2015

Melinda L. Irwin, PhD, MPH, associate professor, Yale School of Public Health, co-program leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program, Yale Cancer Center, discusses the results of a study she conducted examining the effects of exercise and weight loss in patients with breast cancer.

Dr. Lacouture On Preventing Dermatological Adverse Events in Melanoma

March 23rd 2015

Mario E. Lacouture, MD, a dermatologist with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, explains how providers can manage adverse events that result from melanoma therapies.

Three FDA Approvals, NCI Director Resigns, and More

March 12th 2015

FDA Approves Zarxio as First US Biosimilar

March 6th 2015

The FDA has approved its first biosimilar, Zarxio, for all five its counterpart Neupogen's authorized indications.

ASCO Supports ACS Guidelines for Prostate Cancer Survivor Care

February 15th 2015

ASCO has endorsed new prostate cancer survivorship care guidelines from the American Cancer Society that provide a structure to help prostate cancer specialists and primary care physicians deliver high quality of care to patients with localized disease.

Update on the Management of Pain in Patients With Advanced Cancer

February 7th 2015

In the United States in 2010, it was estimated that there were more than 1.5 million new cancer cases and 569,490 deaths from cancer.

Improved Care for Iron Overload in Sickle Cell Anemia

January 14th 2015

Options for Iron Chelation Therapy

January 14th 2015

Transfusion Dependence in Adult Sickle Cell Anemia

January 14th 2015

Treating Adult Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia

January 14th 2015

Transitioning Care for Adult Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia

January 14th 2015

Adherence to Iron Chelation Therapy

January 14th 2015

Important Considerations in Iron Chelation Therapy

January 14th 2015

Iron Chelation Therapy Options for Iron Overload

January 14th 2015

Monitoring Iron Levels in Sickle Cell Disease

January 14th 2015

Hydroxyurea as an Alternate to Regular Blood Transfusions

January 14th 2015

Role of Blood Transfusions in Sickle Cell Anemia

January 14th 2015

Challenges and Misconceptions in Sickle Cell Anemia

January 14th 2015

Transplantation in Deletion 5q Myelodysplastic Syndromes

January 14th 2015