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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The triplet regimen of lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone plus autologous stem cell transplantation and lenalidomide maintenance therapy significantly improved progression-free survival compared with RVd alone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, with notable benefit observed in those with high-risk cytogenetics.
Acalabrutinib With or Without Obinutuzumab Maintains Long-Term Survival Benefit in Untreated CLL
Jeff P. Sharman, MD, discusses the meaning of the long-term follow-up data from ELEVATE-TN, the efficacy of acalabrutinib regimens in patients with treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia with deletion 17p or TP53 mutations, and factors to consider when adding obinutuzumab to acalabrutinib.
European Commission Grants Conditional Marketing Authorization to Teclistamab for Multiple Myeloma
The European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization to teclistamab for use as a single agent in adult patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least 3 prior therapies, including an immunomodulatory drug, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 antibody.
Luspatercept-ammt Demonstrates Long-Term Efficacy in LR-MDS
Luspatercept, a first-in-class erythroidmaturation agent, induced high clinical activity in patients with transfusion-dependent, lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and ring sideroblasts who were relapsed/refractory to erythropoietin, according to findings from the phase 2 PACE-MDS study.
FDA Place Clinical Hold on Phase 1 Trial Examining FHD-286 in Relapsed/Refractory AML and MDS
The FDA has placed a full clinical hold on a phase 1 dose escalation trial investigating the BRG1/BRM inhibitor FHD-286 in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome.
EMA Validates Marketing Authorization Application for Quizartinib in Newly Diagnosed FLT3-ITD+ AML
The European Medicines Agency has validated the marketing authorization application for quizartinib in combination with standard cytarabine and anthracycline induction and standard cytarabine consolidation chemotherapy, and as continuation monotherapy following consolidation, for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed FLT3-ITD–mutated acute myeloid leukemia.
EMA Accepts Marketing Authorization Application for Fixed-Dose Decitabine/Cedazuridine Combo in AML
August 22nd 2022The European Medicines Agency has accepted the marketing authorization application for the oral fixed-dose combination of decitabine and cedazuridine for the frontline treatment of adults with acute myeloid leukemia who are not candidates for standard induction chemotherapy.
Relma-cel Demonstrates Durable Activity in Relapsed/Refractory LBCL
Relmacabtagene autoleucel elicited durable responses and a high overall survival rate in Chinese patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma, according to 2-year follow-up data from the phase 2 RELIANCE trial.
Women in Oncology: Bringing Advances From the Lab Into the Clinic
August 19th 2022Selina M. Luger, MD, FRCPC; Gail J. Roboz, MD; and Wendy Stock, MD, discuss what motivated them to continue working toward improvements in the leukemia field, even when outcomes were dismal and treatment options were scarce.
CART-ddBCMA Generates Deep Responses in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Matthew J. Frigault, MD, discusses the findings from a phase 1 trial investigating the safety and efficacy of CART-ddBCMA in patients with multiple myeloma in whom all previous lines of treatment had failed and shares additional research opportunities for the CAR T-cell therapy.
Women in Oncology: How Early Treatments Paved the Way for Future Advances
August 18th 2022Selina M. Luger, MD, FRCPC; Gail J. Roboz, MD; and Wendy Stock, MD, discuss the challenges that accompanied the lack of progress in leukemia treatment when they began their fellowships and express their excitement about encouraging developments that have since emerged in the arena.
The combination of lenalidomide and rituximab demonstrated durable safety and efficacy that was comparable to that achieved with rituximab plus chemotherapy in previously untreated patients with follicular lymphoma, according to 6-year data from the phase 3 RELEVANCE trial.
Raul Cordoba, MD, PhD, discussed the efficacy and safety findings from cohort 4 of the EPCORE NHL-2 trial, the benefits observed with epcoritamab monotherapy in patients who did not proceed to transplant, and what the addition of epcoritamab to R-DHAX/C could mean for patients with relapsed/refractory DLBCL.
Teclistamab Demonstrates Durable Response Rates in BCMA-Pretreated Multiple Myeloma
August 15th 2022Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP, discusses key efficacy findings that support the use of teclistamab in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have had prior exposure to BCMA-targeted agents.