Monthly Archives: November 2011

Immediate Market Feedback and Global Clinical Impact of the FDA’s Revocation of Avastin in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Continuing the tradition of providing you with timely market feedback, OBR and MDoutlook are pleased to share results from MDoutlook’s most recent Quick Poll. This survey was fielded among MDoutlook’s global network of 53,000 cancer physicians to gauge the clinical impact of the recent FDA decision to revoke marketing authorization of bevacizumab (Avastin®) in HER-2 [...]

How do the NCI Cooperative Groups accomplish so much with a budget of about $150M from NCI?

This blog is a companion piece to an article recently published in our November issue of OBR green titled “Consolidations Come with Concerns as NCI Cooperative Groups Restructure.” Enjoy the blog and then dig a little deeper by reading the OBR green article here. Prior to the recent consolidations, 10 Cooperative Groups had been sharing [...]

On-Conversation with Jeff Patton, MD, Chief Executive Officer Tennessee Oncology, Chief Medical Officer, RainTree Oncology Services

With all the breakthroughs and advancements oral oncology drugs are offering to patients with cancer, community oncologists recognize there is a crucial link between the acquisition and management of the oral oncologics and the quality of care delivered to their patients. Through collaborative networking and customized assistance, group purchasing organizations, such as RainTree Oncology Services, are offering practices the opportunity to improve the overall revenue model [...]