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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Weekly Selinexor Regimen Shows Significant Benefit in Pretreated Multiple Myeloma
December 5, 2020 - A subgroup analysis from the phase 3 BOSTON study demonstrated that once weekly selinexor, bortezomib, and dexamethasone was superior to bortezomib and dexamethasone alone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who had received 1 to 3 prior therapies.
Racial and Ethnic Related Socioeconomic Disparities Influence Survival Outcomes in AML
December 5th 2020December 5, 2020 - Census tract socioeconomic status information demonstrated significant disparities between survival outcomes of non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic patients with acute myeloid leukemia AML in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Navitoclax/Ruxolitinib Combo Improves Spleen Volume, Symptoms in Relapsed/Refractory Myelofibrosis
December 5th 2020December 5, 2020 - The addition of navitoclax to ruxolitinib resulted in a clinically meaningful improvement in spleen volume and total symptom score in patients with myelofibrosis who no longer benefited from prior ruxolitinib therapy.
Oral Azacitidine Prolongs Survival in Patients with AML Following Induction, Consolidation Therapy
December 5th 2020December 5, 2020 - Azacitidine, was shown to significantly prolong overall survival and relapse-free survival in patients with acute myeloid leukemia in first remission regardless of the number of rounds of prior consolidation therapy.
Ruxolitinib Demonstrates Superior Efficacy Over Best Available Therapy in Chronic GVHD
December 5, 2020 - Ruxolitinib was found to elicit a significantly higher overall response rate, a substantially greater improvement in failure-free survival, and greater symptom improvement versus best available therapy in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease with an inadequate response to corticosteroids.
Next-Generation CD47 Blocker ALX148/Azacitidine Combo Under Exploration in MDS
December 4th 2020December 4, 2020 - The first patient with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome has been dosed with a novel combination comprised of the next-generation CD47 blocker ALX148 plus azacitidine as part of the phase 1/2 ASPEN-02 study, the first of several planned studies to examine the agent in those with myeloid malignancies.
Novel Approaches Challenge Toxicity Restraints in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
December 4th 2020The ability to increase the efficacy and decrease the toxicity of treatment regimens in classical Hodgkin lymphoma had stood at odds until the introduction of response-adapted treatment approaches, antibody-drug conjugates, and checkpoint inhibitors to the paradigm.
Response-Based Radiation Is Effective, Safe in Pediatric High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma
The use of response-based consolidation coupled with radiation therapy was found to be effective and well tolerated, with low failure rates, in pediatric patients with high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma.
Panelists Parse Out Answers to Key Questions in Hematologic Malignancies
November 25th 2020Stephen A. Strickland, MD, BS, MS, MSCI, relays insightful questions from the audience to the speakers, who provided insight into how they are navigating the evolving treatment landscape of hematologic malignancies.
CAR T-Cell Therapy Transforms Leukemia and Lymphoma Treatment, But Toxicity Concerns Remain
November 24th 2020Olalekan O. Oluwole, MBBS, MD, discusses the approvals of tisagenlecleucel and axicabtagene ciloleucel, along with several research efforts that have been dedicated to the development and exploration of CAR T-cell therapies in the realm of leukemias and lymphomas.
NCCN Grants Category 2A Recommendation to Decitabine/Cedazuridine Combo for MDS
November 23, 2020 - The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has updated its Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) to include the combination of decitabine and cedazuridine as a category 2a recommendation for the treatment of adult patients with intermediate- and high-risk MDS.