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Dr. Komrokji Discusses the FDA Approval of Gilteritinib for FLT3+ AML
November 29th 2018Rami S. Komrokji, MD, principal investigator, MDS Research Consortium, Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, clinical director, Hematologic Malignancies, Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses the FDA approval of gilteritinib (Xospata) for the treatment of adult patients with FLT3 mutation–positive relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.
Dr. Pinilla-Ibarz on the FDA Approval of Moxetumomab Pasudotox in Hairy Cell Leukemia
September 13th 2018Javier A. Pinilla-Ibarz, MD, PhD, senior member, Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses the FDA approval of moxetumomab pasudotox for the treatment of adult patients with hairy cell leukemia who have received at least 2 prior lines of therapy.
Dr. Locke on Bridging Chemotherapy in Patients With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
September 13th 2018Frederick Locke, MD, a medical oncologist in the Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant, Moffitt Cancer Center, and an assistant professor of oncology at the University of South Florida, discusses the use of bridging chemotherapy in patients receiving chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.
Dr. Locke on CAR T-Cell Therapy in NHL
September 10th 2018Frederick Locke, MD, a medical oncologist in the Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant, Moffitt Cancer Center, and an assistant professor of oncology at the University of South Florida, discusses the use of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in patients with non–Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).
Dr. Komrokji on the Changing Landscape of AML
September 7th 2018Rami S. Komrokji, MD, principal investigator, MDS Research Consortium, Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, clinical director, Hematologic Malignancies, Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses the changing landscape of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Dr. Han on the Differences Between CDK 4/6 Inhibitors in ER+ Breast Cancer
March 30th 2018Heather S. Han, MD, research director, medical oncologist, Department of Breast Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses the differences between CDK 4/6 inhibitors, and their efficacy as both single- and combination agents.