Top in hem/onc: Cash balance plans, physician-patient relationships

The pension plan known as a cash balance plan may help physicians reduce their practices’ and their own taxable income. A review of how this plan works and its potential benefits was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

Another top story discussed the importance of physician-patient communication as oncologists continue to use virtual immersive technologies to educate their patients.

Read these and more top stories in hematology/oncology below:

For year-end tax savings, a particular type of pension may be the right medicine

With the end of the year approaching and the possibility of tax hikes in 2022 looming, many physicians and their practices are looking at ways to reduce 2021 taxable income. Healio’s Residency to Retirement columnists offered insight into cash balance plans, which may assist in that objective. Read more.

The art of medicine: Hand on shoulder

Nicholas J. Petrelli, MD, FACS, the Associate Editor of Surgical Oncology of Healio’s HemOnc Today, discussed what he called “the art of the physician-patient relationship and interaction.” Read more.

FDA approves Cytalux to identify ovarian cancer lesions during surgery

The FDA approved the imaging drug pafolacianine to help surgeons identify ovarian cancer lesions. Read more.

FDA grants fast track designation to arfolitixorin for metastatic colorectal cancer

The FDA granted fast track designation to arfolitixorin for treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Read more.

Research provides clues to improving CAR-T for solid tumors

Recent molecular science research may provide important insights as to why chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for solid tumors have failed to achieve results that match those observed in blood cancers. Read more.