The tremendous progress made in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) treatment affords patients more options than ever. Five currently available BCR-ABL inhibitors form the mainstay of CML treatment, including first-generation imatinib and more potent second-generation BCR-ABL inhibitors dasatinib and...

Although considerable treatment advances have been made since the early 2000s, metastatic breast cancer (MBC) continues to provide challenges for patients and healthcare providers. The responsibilities of nurses regarding the management of MBC are extensive. Among other things, nurses must provide...

First-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is an important therapeutic setting. Effective treatment of MBC in the initial setting can extend a patient's life and provide significant improvements in quality of life. The taxanes paclitaxel, docetaxel, and nab -paclitaxel have been...

The rapid evolution of targeted therapies has had a dramatic impact on multiple domains in oncology, particularly metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Four agents antagonizing vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated signaling have been approved for the treatment of metastatic RCC, including...