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.

Frontline Treatment of Advanced NSCLC

November 20th 2014

Recommended Mutation Testing in Lung Cancer

November 20th 2014

Proactively Managing Treatment-Related Adverse Events in Advanced Colorectal Cancer

November 10th 2014

As new therapies enter the treatment landscape for metastatic disease, the role of the oncology nurse becomes even more critical in educating patients about what side effects to look out for and the importance of reporting any adverse events promptly.

Side Effect Management With Regorafenib in mCRC

November 8th 2014

Second- and Third-Line Therapies in mCRC

November 8th 2014

Goals of Therapy in Metastatic CRC

November 8th 2014

Selecting First-line Treatment in mCRC

November 8th 2014

Latest News & Insight: November 7, 2014

November 8th 2014

Palliative Care Expert Provides Insight Into Best Practices

November 3rd 2014

A consensus has emerged among oncology practitioners that palliative care should not be seen as end-of-life care but is best deployed early to help patients and their caregivers manage symptoms throughout the cancer treatment trajectory.

Expert Advises on Managing Side Effects of Targeted Lung Cancer Therapies

November 1st 2014

Jyoti D. Patel, MD, provides insight into managing the toxicities associated with molecular therapies used to treat patients with lung cancers.

Dr. Dadu on Reducing MTC-Related Diarrhea With CASAD

October 31st 2014

Ramona Dadu, MD, from the MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the results of a pilot study that examined the efficacy of CASAD, a natural clay, to reduce medullary thyroid cancer-related diarrhea.

PD-1 Immunotherapies Induce Painless Thyroiditis in Patients With Metastatic Malignancies

October 31st 2014

Treatment with PD-1 immunotherapy across various oncology clinical trials has been associated with the induction of painless thyroiditis, characterized by transient thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism, in patients with metastatic malignancies

Integrated Care Model Emerges for Oncologic Emergencies

October 29th 2014

The treatment of cancer is complex, and what might seem like a relatively minor medical issue at first can quickly escalate into an emergency.

Latest News & Insight: October 22, 2014

October 22nd 2014

'Death With Dignity' Hits the Mainstream

October 10th 2014

Death with Dignity Acts have gained national attention, as the result of a recent initiative by a 29-year-old terminally ill cancer patient.

FDA Approves New Oral Combo Drug for CINV

October 10th 2014

The FDA has approved NEPA (Akynzeo) to treat nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy as part of their cancer treatment.

Olaparib in Ovarian Cancer

October 9th 2014

Maurie Markman on Patient-Centered Cancer Care

October 9th 2014

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

October 9th 2014

Latest News & Insight: October 9, 2014

October 9th 2014