Hematologic Oncology

In our exclusive interview, Brian Druker, MD, discusses his journey into the field of oncology, the research that led to the initial approval of imatinib, why awards don’t impact his view on cancer care, and how becoming a family man has made him a better physician and scientist.

December 23, 2020 — Findings from the International, Prospective ALCL-Relapse trial showed that allogeneic SCT after reinduction chemotherapy can lead to survival improvements in children and adolescents with high-risk relapsed or refractory anaplastic large cell lymphoma, provide more insight into how to treat this population.

Yi Lin, MD, PhD, discusses the promise of the CAR T-cell products ciltacabtagene autoleucel and idecabtagene vicleucel in patients with myeloma.

Preetesh Jain, MD, PhD, discusses the role of BTK inhibitors in mantle cell lymphoma.

December 21, 2020 — The addition of gilteritinib to azacitidine failed to significantly improve overall survival vs azacitidine alone in patients with newly diagnosed FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia who were not eligible for intensive induction chemotherapy, failing to meet the primary end point of the LACEWING trial.

December 21, 2020 - The submission of a biologics license application to the FDA has been initiated for JZP-458 for use as a component of a multiagent chemotherapy regimen in the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma.

December 18, 2020 - The FDA has approved ponatinib for the treatment of patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia that is resistant or intolerant to at least 2 prior kinase inhibitors.

December 17, 2020 - The FDA has approved rituximab-arrx, a biosimilar to rituximab, for the treatment of adult patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and microscopic polyangiitis.

Jorge E. Cortes, MD, shares advice for navigating among first- and second-generation TKIs in the frontline treatment of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.

Elias Jabbour, MD, discusses data with asciminib in patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia.

Gaby Hobbs, MD, discusses managing ponatinib-associated toxicities in chronic myeloid leukemia.

Kendra Sweet, MD, discusses treatment selection with TKIs in chronic myeloid leukemia.

December 15, 2020 - The FDA has granted a fast track designation to devimistat for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

TP53-mutant myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia represent a molecularly distinct, poor-risk patient subgroup frequently associated with complex karyotypes, high propensity for relapse, and inferior overall survival.

Eunice Wang, MD, discusses preliminary findings from the ongoing KOMET-001 trial in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD, discusses the mechanism of action of pevonedistat in myelodysplastic syndrome.

Joshua Brody, MD, discusses the role of immunotherapy in Hodgkin lymphoma.

Edward A. Stadtmauer, MD, discusses the evolving treatment landscape in multiple myeloma.

CPX-351, when given at higher doses in induction cycles 1 and 2, significantly prolonged hematologic recovery in younger patients with newly diagnosed high-risk or secondary acute myeloid leukemia.

December 9, 2020 — The BCMA-targeted antibody-drug conjugate MEDI2228 showed promising clinical efficacy in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, with triple-refractory disease experiencing maintained responses.

Yi Lin, MD, PhD, discusses​s updated results of the phase 1 CRB-401 study in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.