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ECRI Guidelines Trust™ provides healthcare staff, researchers and patients access to evidence-based clinical guideline summaries.
ECRI is a good alternative supporting the needs of clinicians and health consumers after the shutdown of the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality’s National Guideline Clearinghouse site, due to lack of funding.
Note that access to this resource requires registration. If you have any questions about ECRI Guidelines Trust™, please do not hesitate to ASK US.
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time approved a cancer drug, larotrectinib (Vitrakvi), based on a genetic mutation rather than type of cancer. The FDA’s approval drew on the findings of three clinical trials comprised of 55 patients, the results of which were compiled and reported in the New England Journal of Medicine by MSK’s Dr. David Hyman, Dr. Alexander Drilon, and collaborators.
The NTRK gene fusion mutation can only be identified through broad genetic tumor testing. While the mutation occurs in less than one percent of solid tumors, it has been identified in dozens of often rare tumor types in adults and children. In the three trials, patients given the drug had a 75% overall response rate.
Learn More:
OncLive
Washington Post
MSK On Cancer blog
Telephone Triage for Oncology Nurses, 3rd Edition
The Library has recently added Oncology Nursing Society’s Telephone Triage for Oncology Nurses, 3rd edition to our collection. This essential nursing guide provides new insights into patient care needs that result from newer cancer treatments, such as targeted and immunotherapies. It also explores how updated technologies, including smartphones and Internet communication platforms, have enhanced patient assessment. This latest edition includes new chapters on nursing management of oral therapies, as well as updated protocols using the latest policies and evidence-based practice.
Telephone Triage for the Oncology Nurses, 3rd edition, may be accessed via ONS.