Dr. Jain on the Utility of UCART22 in Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
January 7th 2022Nitin Jain, MD, discusses the preliminary results from the phase 1 BALLI-01 study, which investigated UCART22, a genetically modified allogeneic T-cell therapy, in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Emerging Data With KO-539 and Other Menin Inhibitors Generate Excitement in AML
December 22nd 2021Naval Daver, MD, discusses he encouraging early data that has been reported with KO-539 and other menin inhibitors in acute myeloid leukemia, data presented with novel KO-539 combinations in this disease, and next steps for research.
Current Management Strategies for Desmoid Tumors Are Marked by Less Surgery, More Systemic Options
December 20th 2021Despite their rarity, the management of desmoid tumors has been an area of significant clinical change as the field has shifted away from aggressive surgical interventions to active surveillance and systemic therapies that are less morbid for patients.
Shah and Wang Share Insights Into Optimized CAR T-Cell Therapy in Hematologic Malignancies
December 13th 2021Dr. Shah and Dr. Wang discuss the management of cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity, the referral process, and the need for academic and community collaboration for CAR T-cell therapy in hematologic malignancies.
Pirtobrutinib Overcomes Ibrutinib, Venetoclax Resistance in Heavily Pretreated MCL Cell Lines
December 12th 2021The novel non-covalent BTK inhibitor pirtobrutinib showed promising preclinical efficacy in overcoming ibrutinib and venetoclax resistance, and in limiting cell growth and inducing apoptosis in mantle cell lymphoma.
Axi-Cel Demonstrates Ongoing Survival Benefit in Relapsed/Refractory iNHL
Axicabtagene ciloleucel induced high response rates and improved survival in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma or marginal zone lymphoma, according to updated data from the phase 2 ZUMA-5 trial.