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Study Group: Oncology Reimbursement Experts (US)(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 82

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Taral Patel, MD, Oncologist, Mid Ohio Oncology Hematology Inc.Taral Patel, MD
Oncologist
Mid Ohio Oncology Hematology Inc.

Taral Patel, MD, is an Oncologist in private practice with Mid Ohio Oncology-Hematology, Inc. He treats patients with both cancer and blood disorders. Dr. Patel has been a principal investigator for multiple clinical trials in colon cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma, and growth factor. He has been on the...

Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM, Pharmacy Consultant, Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHMDea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM
Pharmacy Consultant
Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM

Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM, is currently a consultant working with health plans and pharmaceutical companies. He was previously the Senior Director of Pharmacy Services for Independence Blue Cross, a large commercial and Medicare health plan in Pennsylvania. Prior to this position, he was the Associate...

Arnold Greensher, MD
Independent Contractor-Medical Director
SCHALLER ANDERSON, INC.

Arnold Greensher, MD, is a Medical Director for the commercial managed care section of Schaller Anderson Healthcare, Arizona. He is Board certified in Family Practice and Pediatrics and fellowship trained in Genetics. Dr. Greensher lectures widely on issues related to Medical Malpractice, Risk Management...

James McGinnis, PharmD
President
Prescriptive Choice Consulting Group

James McGinnis, PharmD, is the President of Prescriptive Choice Consulting Group, LLC, in Texas. Dr. McGinnis has more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of the managed pharmacy industry. He has developed a number of innovative pharmacy benefit designs and formulary based multi-tier benefit...

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Avastin In Breast cancer | 02-19-2008
Author: Taral Patel, MD, Oncologist, Mid Ohio Oncology Hematology Inc.

New data with low and high dose of Avastin with Taxoter

improve Overall survival in prostate cancer | 02-19-2008
Author: Taral Patel, MD, Oncologist, Mid Ohio Oncology Hematology Inc.

esults showed that PROVENGE patients experienced improved survival if they received more cells across the three doses of PROVENGE (higher cumulative TNC count (p=0.019)) or higher cumulative CD54 upregulation values (p=0.009). The effect on survival for TNCs appeared to reflect in part the patients'...

Outsourcing clinical trials is outsourcing ethical standards as the price for global profits | 01-31-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Outsourcing at all levels of the global economy is a reality of today's marketplace. Medical economics is a huge slice of that pie. U.S. and European standards have provided the highest basis for judging quality clinical research and development at great cost and careful effort. Thus no surprise that...

ADVANCED EOA is not so advanced...Revisiting a common old condition with new answers. | 01-28-2008
Analysis of: Advanced Erosive Osteoarthritis (EOA) | www.medscape.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

EOA has been well described and well known for over a half century. It is symptomatic in its inflammatory DIP/PIP erosive presentation and clinically has an end stage indistinguishable from common variety OA. Simple treatment with NSAIDs or hydroxychloroquin and contrast baths is uniformly...

Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents could be further restricted by Payers (Medicare, PBMs, and Healthplans) | 01-28-2008
Author: Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM, Pharmacy Consultant, Dea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM

Increased FDA warnings on ESAs, suchas Epogen, Procrit and Aranesp will provide payers the ability to further restrict these agents.   Restrictions will come in the form of prior authorizations and other utilization management techniques.

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