Oncology alternative payment models: lessons from commercial insurance.

Many payers and clinicians are committed to advancing value-based care through the establishment of alternative payment models (APMs) that incentivize practices and clinicians to improve quality and reduce cost. A multistakeholder working group has observed that in specialty fields such as oncology, despite many attempts to design and implement APM pilots for commercial and Medicare Advantage populations, practical challenges and small numbers of episodes and patients present headwinds to viability and scalability. Despite this, some payers report emerging good practices and are optimistic about APMs.

Immunotherapy for advanced prostate cancer: a novel treatment option to improve survival.

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States. Novel immunotherapies are being investigated to improve survival in patients with advanced disease. Sipuleucel-T (PROVENGE), the first autologous cellular immunotherapy approved by the U.