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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Rituximab Maintenance Therapy Continues to Provide Remission Benefit in MCL
July 20th 2022Brad S. Kahl, MD, explains the evolution of mantle cell lymphoma treatment over the past decade and lays out the trajectory for future therapies, including the potential benefits of lenalidomide in the maintenance setting.
CB-010 Exhibits Impressive Early Efficacy in Relapsed/Refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
July 20th 2022The CAR T-cell therapy CB-010 displayed promising preliminary efficacy and safety results in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma according to findings from the phase 1 ANTLER trial presented during the 2022 Pan Pacific Lymphoma Meeting.
Polatuzumab Vedotin Plus R-CHP Significantly Extends PFS in Untreated DLBCL
July 19th 2022Polatuzumab vedotin, in combination with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone, induced a 27% reduction in relative risk for disease progression, relapse, or death for patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
CHOP-Based Combinations Represent Evolving Standard of Care in Frontline Treatment of PTCL
Neha Mehta-Shah, MD, MSCI, discusses frontline therapies in peripheral T-cell lymphoma, highlighting the current treatment landscape and the need to explore more treatment options in clinical trials.
BTK Inhibitor–Based Combinations May Improve the Efficacy of SOC Treatment in CNS Lymphoma
July 19th 2022Avyakta Kallam, MBBS, discusses the benefits and shortcomings of the current standard of care in central nervous system lymphoma and expressed the importance of studying frontline targeted agents in this population.
Pirtobrutinib Demonstrates Encouraging Efficacy, Favorable Safety in Previously Treated CLL/SLL
Pirtobrutinib continued to produce promising responses in heavily pretreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma, irrespective of BTK C481 mutation status, reason for prior BTK inhibitor discontinuation, or other classes of previous therapy received.
Ibrutinib/Obinutuzumab Combo Elicits Durable Responses in Relapsed/Refractory CLL
Findings from a phase 1b trial showed that the addition of obinutuzumab to ibrutinib produced a complete response rate that compared favorably with what has historically been observed with ibrutinib monotherapy in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Survival is Significantly Poorer for Young Black Patients With AML Compared With White Counterparts
Despite receiving similar treatment, Black patients between the ages of 18 and 29 years with acute myeloid leukemia were twice as likely to die within 5 years compared with Whites.
Women in Oncology: Career Obstacles Turned Into Opportunities
July 11th 2022Judith Karp, MD; Azra Raza, MD; and Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD, share the challenges they chose to mold into career goals, including developing a new technology to study cell cytokinetics, identifying gene phenotypes, and recognizing that leukemia diseases stem from the same root issues in DNA.
Individualized Care Drives Treatment Focus in AML, DLBCL, and CLL
July 11th 2022Ehab Atallah, MD, explains how patient characteristics influence current treatment strategies in acute myeloid leukemia, how frontline pirtobrutinib may move toward use in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and the growing evidence favoring CAR T-cell therapy as an effective treatment option in CLL.
Women in Oncology: How Leukemia Treatment has Changed and Stayed Stagnant Over the Years
July 8th 2022Judith Karp, MD; Azra Raza, MD; and Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD, highlight the decades-long evolution of the leukemia field and express challenges such as defining the causes of leukemia and developing therapies to treat the disease and mitigate adverse effects like bone pain.