Nearly 20 years ago, I was one of the first in an advanced practitioner (AP) role in the outpatient area of a major academic institution. There was one other AP at the time I was hired, so I asked to shadow her for a day. I could see tha...
Background: Music is a safe and cost-effective intervention that can reduce postoperative pain and anxiety. We investigated the effects of music therapy on postoperative recovery in patients undergoing robotic-assisted laparoscopic prost...
Cardiovascular (CV) risk mitigation is an important consideration in the management of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. Although BCR-ABL1 inhibition by tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) has led to a significant improvement in prog...
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the outcomes following the implementation of an early discharge protocol for pediatric patients with osteosarcoma receiving high-dose methotrexate (MTX) to determine if the protocol safel...
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder affecting the neuromuscular junction, which is characterized by the production of autoimmune antibodies to acetylcholine or muscle-specific kinase receptors, causing an error in transmission of...
Epigenetic regulation is a novel approach to cancer treatment. Inhibition of enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) is a method to provide targeted epigenetic regulation. Tazemetostat is a first-in-class targeted epigenetic regulator that sp...
Establishing a differential diagnosis for symptomatic oncology patients can be complex. The challenges for advanced practitioners in diagnosing acute symptoms in this patient population lie in the reality that symptoms exhibited can mimi...
