Special Issues
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), a form of cancer that starts in the lymphatic system, is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in adults. In the United States, approximately 72,000 new cases of NHL are diagnosed annually; more than 20,000 people were estimated to die from the disease in 2017.
In ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and primary peritoneal cancer, malignant cells form in the tissue covering the ovary or lining the fallopian tube or peritoneum. According to the American Cancer Society, in 2017 more than 22,000 women in the United States were estimated to be diagnosed with these cancers and more than 14,000 to die from them.
The Journal of Hematology Oncology Pharmacy is pleased to provide readers the Second Annual Oncology Pharmacy Guide to New FDA Approvals. The goal of this Guide is to offer payers, oncology/hematology pharmacists, and other healthcare stakeholders a comprehensive review of novel oncology/hematology drugs that were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the previous year.
The drugs included in this review were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2016.
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most common type of leukemia in adults, is a cancer of B-cell lymphocytes. More than 20,000 Americans will be diagnosed with CLL in 2017, and 4660 patients with die from the disease.
In the United States, an estimated 12,310 individuals will be diagnosed with soft-tissue sarcoma in 2016, and 4990 will die of the disease.
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 30,280 new cases of multiple myeloma will be diagnosed in 2017, and 12,590 deaths will be attributed to the disease.
Epithelial carcinoma of the ovary is one of the most common gynecologic malignancies. The National Cancer Institute estimates that 22,280 women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2016 and 14,240 women died from the disease.
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a cancer of B-cell lymphocytes, is the most common type of leukemia in adults. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 18,900 Americans will be diagnosed with CLL in 2016.
