The mission of NNECOS is to promote the highest quality care for patients with cancer and blood disorders in our region through professional networking, education, and scientific research, as well as patient advocacy and public policy.
UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
OCN Review Course
NNECOS OCN Review Course
*NEW* May 16, 2025 - Nashua, NH*
September 15, 2025 - Portland, ME
*virtual option available
Lunchtime webinar Series
Thursday, May 22nd at 12:15pm
That's My Word: Helping Address Health Disparities in Multiple Myeloma
Victoria Germon, BSN, RN, OCN
presented by Johnson & Johnson
TRAINEE LUNCH & LEARN
Tuesday, June 17th at 12:15pm
Utilizing ctDNA testing for treatment selection, MRD, and serial monitoring for early stage and late stage patients*
Natalie Carter, CGC
presented by Guardant
*Please note - employees of industry are not eligible to participate in this program.
ANNUAL MEETING
NNECOS Annual Meeting October 24-25, 2025
RESEARCH, PROJECT & PROGRAM FUNDING
Fall Submission Deadline - September 15th
Fall Submission Deadline
October 15th
Up to $4,000 to fund your educational program.
Rolling Application Deadline
NNECOS PATIENT PHILANTHROPY
Rolling Application Deadline
Up to $3,000 per grant
Rolling Application Deadline
Up to 125, $25 grocery/cards
OTHER NEWS & INFORMATION
New! Patient Advisor!
NNECOS is delighted to announce the appointment of Tawnya McDonald as the inaugural NNECOS Patient/Caregiver Advisor. Tawnya will serve as a partner to the NNECOS Board of Directors, sharing feedback, generating ideas, and offering insight from a patient perspective, providing invaluable opinoins based on personal experience with aspects of care.
NNECOS Classifieds
Visit the NNECOS Member Classifieds for more information about job listings from the following centers:
May 8 - FDA grants accelerated approval to the combination of avutometinib and defactinib for KRAS-mutated recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer
April 24 - FDA approves penpulimab-kcqx for non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma
April 11 - FDA approves nivolumab with ipilimumab for unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
April 8 - FDA approves nivolumab with ipilimumab for unresectable or metastatic MSI-H or dMMR colorectal cancer
March 28 - FDA approves durvalumab for muscle invasive bladder cancer
March 28 - FDA expands Pluvicto’s metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer indication
March 26 - FDA approves cabozantinib for adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with pNET and epNET
March 19 - FDA approves pembrolizumab for HER2 positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma expressing PD-L1 (CPS ≥1)
February 14 - FDA approves vimseltinib for symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor
February 11 - FDA approves brentuximab vedotin with lenalidomide and rituximab for relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma
February 11 - FDA approves mirdametinib for adult and pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 who have symptomatic plexiform neurofibromas not amenable to complete resection
January 27 - FDA approves fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for unresectable or metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-low or HER2-ultralow breast cancer
January 21 - FDA approves treosulfan with fludarabine as a preparative regimen for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
January 17 - FDA approves datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk for unresectable or metastatic, HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer
January 16 - FDA approves acalabrutinib with bendamustine and rituximab for previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma
January 16 - FDA approves sotorasib with panitumumab for KRAS G12C-mutated colorectal cancer
Claim Issue Reported 1/8/25 impacting Part B providers in Jurisdiction JK and Jurisdiction J6 - Claims with healthcare common procedure coding system (HCPCS) G2211 with date of service (DOS) 1/1/2024-9/30/2024.
Effective for dates of service on or after April 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned the following Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)* J-Code for ELREXFIO (elranatamab-bccm) injection: