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January 25, 2021 - The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved the BTK inhibitor acalabrutinib for use in adult patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including small lymphocytic lymphoma





Joseph V. Simone, MD, a pioneering clinical investigator and institutional leader in pediatric oncology who was recognized with a 2017 Giants of Cancer Care® award, died January 21 at the age of 85.

Kathleen A. Dorritie, MD, details the utility of minimal residual disease in multiple trials in the multiple myeloma space.

January 22, 2021 — The Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved the CAR T-cell therapy axicabtagene ciloleucel for use in the treatment of adult patients with certain relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphomas.




Expert discuss their expectations for research and drug development in oncology in the new year.

Tycel Phillips, MD, highlighted the key findings of the phase 2 CITADEL-204 trial.

William G. Wierda, MD, PhD, discusses the latest CAPTIVATE findings in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The scope of adult nonmalignant hematology can be broad and includes thrombotic and hemorrhagic disorders, transfusion medicine, hemoglobin disorders including sickle cell disease and thalassemia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukocytosis, leukopenia, and disorders of iron metabolism.

Andrew Spencer, MD, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA discusses the significance of the PANORAMA 3 study in multiple myeloma.




Gabriela Hobbs, MD, discusses the role of molecular testing to determine resistance in chronic myeloid leukemia.

Elias Jabbour, MD, discusses selecting ponatinib after failure of a second-generation TKI therapy in chronic myeloid leukemia.

Jakub Svoboda, MD, discusses the results of the ECHELON-2 trial and explained where clinical research is headed in peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

January 19, 2021 — The FDA has granted priority review to the biologics license application for narsoplimab for the treatment of hematopoietic stem cell transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy.













































