Hematologic Oncology

Marc J. Braunstein, MD, PhD, discusses the evolution and promise of immunotherapeutics in multiple myeloma.

February 17, 2021 - Carl H. June, MD, and Steven A. Rosenberg, MD, PhD, have received the 2021 Dan David Prize Laureate for their research in oncology. They, along with Zelig Eshhar, an immunologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, will share a prize of $1 million.

February 17, 2021 — The FDA has accepted a supplemental new drug application of zanubrutinib for the treatment of adult patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

February 17, 2021 — Cord blood–derived natural killer immunotherapy, when paired with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant, showcased early antitumor activity in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Experts discuss second-line treatment options in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including a discussion on the MURANO trial.

Dr Brown and Dr Stilgenbauer provide advice for community-based oncologists treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, discusses the use of luspatercept to treat anemia associated with myelofibrosis.

Jacqueline Claudia Barrientos, MD, MS, explaines how she navigates among the options available in the frontline setting for patients with CLL and highlighted ongoing research efforts of interest.

CAR T-cell therapy has shown robust responses and curative potential in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, regardless of cytogenetics or age.

February 16, 2021 - Itolizumab, a humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that modulates the activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule pathway, represents a promising approach for the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed acute graft-versus-host disease.

Christopher R. D’Angelo, MD, discusses advances made with CAR T-cell therapy in lymphoma.

February 15, 2021 - Betibeglogene autotemcel, a one-time gene therapy, enabled durable transfusion independence in most patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia who were treated across 4 clinical studies.

Narendranath Epperla, MD, MS, expands on findings from the L-MIND trial in DLBCL, as well as the significance of selinexor and other options in the pipeline.

Gary J. Schiller, MD, discusses the potential utility of asciminib in chronic myeloid leukemia.

February 12, 2021 - Ruxolitinib demonstrated a significantly higher overall response rate compared with best available therapy among adolescent and adult patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease.

Mazyar Shadman, MD, shares treatment considerations for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Amitkumar Mehta, MD, discusses the rationale behind utilizing parsaclisib in relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma as part of the phase 2 CITADEL-205 study.

Scott R. Solomon, MD, discusses the effects of lisocabtagene maraleucel in patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma who were previously treated with CD19-directed therapies.

Rajneesh Nath, MD, discusses the interim results of the phase 3 SIERRA trial in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

February 11, 2021 - Treatment with the first-generation precision cell therapy Orca-T led to a significant reduction in cases of graft-versus-host disease, an impressive GVHD relapse-free survival rate, a lack of treatment-related mortalities, while showcasing scalability potential.

February 11, 2021 - A conditioning regimen comprised of targeted radiation with Iomab-B led to a lower incidence of sepsis as well as trends toward reduced rates of severe mucositis and febrile neutropenia versus conventional care and standard conditioning regimens in older adults with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.