Volume 12, Number 4 (May/Jun 2021)

Editorial

Quality Improvement Projects and Clinical Research Studies

Editor-in-Chief Beth Faiman celebrates the contributions of advanced practitioners in quality improvement projects and clinical research studies, and compares the characteristics of each type of study.

May 18, 2021

Research and Scholarship

Patients’ Communication Preferences Around Cancer Symptom Reporting During Cancer Treatment: A Phenomenological Study

Background: The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to gain an in-depth understanding of cancer patients’ experiences and perspectives on self-reporting their symptoms. Patients with cancer experience a wide variety of...

May 18, 2021

Research and Scholarship

Palliative Integration Into Ambulatory Oncology: An Advance Care Planning Quality Improvement Project

Advance care planning (ACP) is essential to ensuring that patient-centered end-of-life goals are respected if a health crisis occurs. Advanced practitioner barriers to ACP include insufficient time and limited confidence in discussions. ...

May 18, 2021

Review Article

Management of Hematologic Adverse Events Associated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Immune checkpoint inhibitors target suppressor receptors, including cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4), programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), and programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1). The activated T cells are not a...

May 19, 2021

Review Article

Ginseng for the Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue: An Integrative Review

Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most prevalent, debilitating symptoms affecting a majority of patients with cancer worldwide. It can lead to poor compliance with anticancer therapy and discontinuation of treatment....

May 19, 2021

Grand Rounds

Essential Thrombocythemia in a 15-Year-Old Female: Presentation, Workup, and Treatment Considerations in the Pediatric Population

Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a diagnosis most often seen in adults but can also present in children in rare cases. This article reviews the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of ET in a 15-year-old female followed by a review of...

May 19, 2021

Practice Matters

Practical Considerations for Integrating Biosimilars Into Clinical Practice

The development of innovator biologics and now their biosimilars has created some unique challenges in oncology practice. The oncology advanced practitioner (OAP) must understand the key differences between the innovator biologic and bio...

May 19, 2021

Prescriber's Corner

A Review of the Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in B-Cell Malignancies

The B-cell receptor signaling pathway plays an integral role in the proliferation and survival of malignant B cells. Targeting the B-cell receptor pathway via the inhibition of Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) has evolved the treatment of a ...

May 19, 2021