Many health care professionals have had limited education on supportive care topics and have learned on the job. The guidelines and literature continue to advance supportive oncology care.

Education on the appropriate use of newly approved therapies and considerations for treatment planning and side effect management can benefit clinicians interested in incorporating these therapies into their clinical practice.

Pharmacists should be aware of the new data and recommendations surrounding novel agents and how they relate to improvements in patient survival and quality of life. It is also important to be aware of the potential for unique and potentially severe adverse events that can occur with these therapies.

Cellular therapies are associated with an increased infection risk, and vaccination in these survivors plays a critical role in lowering that risk. Clinicians need to be educated on the importance of vaccination in these survivors as well as the details of dosing and timing of vaccines to best protect this vulnerable population from vaccine-preventable diseases.