Hematologic Oncology

Jerald P. Radich, MD, clinical research division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, discusses treatment discontinuation off trial for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Joseph Uberti, MD, PhD, discusses the risk and benefit of a bone marrow transplant for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.

Jay Yang, MD, explains that drug development is not as simple as identifying a molecular target and matching inhibitor.

Laura Michaelis, MD, associate professor of medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, discusses implications for the JAK2 mutation in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Jay Yang, MD, oncologist, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, discusses the future of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Rami S. Komrokji, MD, reflects on the diverse acute myeloid leukemia treatment landscape and touches on the prognostic importance of biomarkers.

Jeffrey Zonder, MD, associate professor of oncology and medicine, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, discusses induction therapy in the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Joseph Uberti, MD, PhD, division head, BMT, Leukemia & Lymphoma, professor of medicine, Department of Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, discusses the use of transplant in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

Robert J. Kreitman, MD, chief, Clinical Immunotherapy Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, discusses the prognosis for patients diagnosed with hairy cell leukemia.

Ian Flinn, MD, director of the Blood Cancer Research Program, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, discusses the FDA approval of duvelisib (Copiktra) for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) or relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

The FDA has lifted a partial clinical hold on tazemetostat trials, reopening enrollment to clinical studies examining the EZH2 inhibitor in patients with various solid tumors and hematologic malignancies.

Kendra Sweet, MD, sheds light on data regarding treatment discontinuation and how they impact patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.

Jonathon B. Cohen, MD, assistant professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, discusses the evolution of antibodies for the treatment of lymphoma.

Bijal D. Shah, MD, medical oncologist, Moffitt Cancer Center, assistant professor of oncology, University of South Florida, discusses the treatment of patients with p53-mutated mantle cell lymphoma.