The biomarker-driven treatment of non-small cell lung cancer is evolving rapidly and pharmacists should be aware of new data, therapies, and treatment recommendations in order to support the multidisciplinary health care team and provide optimal patient care.

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.

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.

Adjuvant treatment options for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following surgery are continually evolving, and new treatment options for different stages of RCC are being approved. It can be challenging for clinicians to remain up-to-date on these updates.

Clinical trials are continuing to investigate the role of induction chemotherapy prior to systemic therapy/radiation therapy for patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. New evidence regarding the addition of a PD-1 inhibitor to gemcitabine/cisplatin provides an emerging avenue of treatment for patients with recurrent or metastatic disease. It is important for clinicians to remain current on emerging treatment options for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Pharmacists play a critical role in patient education, monitoring, and management of treatment-related toxicities and would benefit from a comprehensive review of the novel treatments for indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas.

It is important to inform clinicians about this new section of the NCCN Guidelines for Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumors, which include recommendations for the evaluation, management, and surveillance of well-differentiated G3 NETs. Keeping clinicians abreast of updated treatment options may help improve clinical decision-making to better address patients’ medical needs.

Clinicians need to be knowledgeable about newer tools that can improve risk stratification, and they need to understand when these tools have the possibility to change management so that unnecessary testing can be avoided. In addition, clinicians should be educated about the heterogeneity among risk groups, so that nuanced discussions with patients can inform decisions surrounding active surveillance.

It is important for health care professionals caring for pediatric patients with ALL to recognize aspects of optimal dosing and frequency, appropriate use in particular genomic alterations, mechanisms of resistance, and patient-specific counseling points to ensure efficacy and compliance of TKIs.