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Executive Summary: Clinical trials for cancer treatments offer patients invaluable access to emerging therapies but are not always well understood by patients or even the medical community. Closing the gap between high patient interest levels and low patient enrollment will help thousands of patients benefit from cutting-edge therapies while accelerating advances for future patients.

We all know that being physically active and participating in exercise is beneficial to overall health and well-being for numerous reasons. Surprisingly and unfortunately, education on the physiological, clinical, and psychological benefits of being active is not standard in nursing or physician curriculum.

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) Policy & Advocacy Committee was launched in 2018 with a goal of utilizing legislative, regulatory, and policy advocacy to protect and promote the practice of oncology patient navigation to best serve individuals and families impacted by cancer.

When it came to becoming a successful musician, the odds were stacked against Sandy Gennaro, as they are stacked against most people who pick up a musical instrument and hope to become rock stars.

Analysis of the long-term results of the CodeBreak 100 clinical trial showed that sotorasib demonstrated long-term efficacy, in particular among patients with low initial circulating tumor DNA values.

A recent study showed that next-generation sequencing testing has superior cost benefit when compared with single-gene testing for multiple cancer types, including non–small cell lung cancer.

Analysis of the phase 3 study of sotorasib in patients with non–small cell lung cancer found faster time to response compared with docetaxel but a shorter progression-free survival than what was seen in the phase 1/2 trials.

A recently released study found a significant concordance rate drop between liquid and tissue biopsies via next-generation sequencing when patients had disease progression.

All day, every day, nurses make all the difference in delivering high-quality care to those who need it the most. On behalf of all of us at AONN+, I want to recognize the nurses in our community for their invaluable contributions to healthcare.