The OncLive Hematology Oncology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on various hematologic malignancies, including leukemias, lymphomas, myeloproliferative neoplasms, multiple myeloma, and much more. This section features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in hematologic cancers.
September 27th 2024
Shyam A. Patel, MD, PhD, discusses findings from a meta-analysis of the effect of clonal hematopoiesis on outcomes for hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
26th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
July 25-26, 2025
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Community Oncology Connections™: Selecting and Sequencing Therapy for Patients With DLBCL in an Era of Expanding Options
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Applying New Evidence in Multiple Myeloma Care from Frontline to R/R Disease
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PER LIVER CANCER TUMOR BOARD: How Do Evolving Data for Immune-Based Strategies in Resectable and Unresectable ...
November 16, 2024
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Medical Crossfire®: How Do Clinicians Integrate the Latest Evidence in Treating Ovarian Cancer to Personalize Care?
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Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Annual Hematology Meeting: Preceding the 66th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition
December 6, 2024
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How CEACAM5 Expression Can Be Measured and Leveraged in NSCLC Care: Current Developments & Future Therapeutic Opportunities
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Medical Crossfire®: Where Are We in the World of ADCs? From HER2 to CEACAM5, TROP2, HER3, CDH6, B7H3, c-MET and Beyond!
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Translating New Evidence into Treatment Algorithms from Frontline to R/R Multiple Myeloma: How the Experts Think & Treat
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Medical Crossfire: How Has Iron Supplementation Altered Treatment Planning for Patients with Cancer-Related Anemia?
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Dialogues With the Surgeon on Integration of Systemic Therapies in Perioperative Settings for NSCLC: Looking at EGFR, ALK, IO, and Beyond…
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The Next Wave in Biliary Tract Cancers: Leveraging Immunogenicity to Optimize Patient Outcomes in an Evolving Treatment Landscape
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The Evolving Tool Box in Advanced HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know About Next-Generation SERDs, PI3K/AKT, ADCs, CDK4/6 and Beyond…
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Medical Crossfire®: The Experts Bridge Recent Data in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia With Real-World Sequencing Questions
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18th Annual New York GU Cancers Congress™
March 28-29, 2025
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Community Practice Connections™: Pre-Conference Workshop on Immune Cell-Based Therapy
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Coffee Talk™: Navigating the Impact of HER2/3, TROP2, and PARP from Early Stage to Advanced Breast Cancer Care
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BURST CME™: Illuminating the Crossroads of Precision Medicine and Targeted Treatment Options in Metastatic CRC
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Fighting Disparities and Saving Lives: An Exploration of Challenges and Solutions in Cancer Care
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Pembrolizumab Recommended for EU Approval in Hodgkin Lymphoma
March 25th 2017The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended approval of pembrolizumab for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma who have progressed following autologous stem cell transplant and brentuximab vedotin, or who are transplant-ineligible and have failed brentuximab vedotin.
Imatinib Continues to Impress in Long-Term CML Analysis
Imatinib continued to show dramatic overall survival benefits after nearly 11 years of follow-up despite crossover for patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia in the chronic phase.
Juno Accelerates Development of JCAR017, Halts JCAR015
Juno therapeutics has shifted its focus toward the development of JCAR017 for relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after a series of toxicity-related setbacks culminated in the need to halt the development of JCAR015.
NEJM Data Highlight Blinatumomab OS Benefit in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
March 2nd 2017Treatment with blinatumomab (Blincyto) led to a median overall survival of 7.7 months versus 4 months with standard chemotherapy in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-negative relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to results from the phase III TOWER study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Ibrutinib Benefit in Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia Sustained With Latest Data
March 2nd 2017Single-agent ibrutinib induced a response rate of 90% at a median follow-up of 18.1 months in rituximab-refractory patients with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, according to results from an open-label substudy of the ongoing phase III iNNOVATE trial published in The Lancet Oncology.
Dr. Fanale on Clinical Trials for T-Cell Lymphoma
February 28th 2017Michelle A. Fanale, MD, associate professor, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses clinical trials for potential treatments for patients with T-cell lymphoma.
Vaccine Limits Herpes Zoster Infections Following Stem Cell Transplant
Treatment with an inactivated varicella zoster virus vaccine, known as V212, lowered the cumulative incidence rate of herpes zoster infection and complications for patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Outcomes Have Improved Over Time in Myeloma Patients Relapsing Early After ASCT
Rates of early relapse post-autologous stem cell transplant in patients with relapsing multiple myeloma have not changed over time, but post-relapse survival among early relapsers has improved for patients transplanted after 2005 and for those relapsing since 2008.