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.
April 24th 2024
Sequential CD7 CAR T-cell therapy plus haploidentical HSCT without GVHD prophylaxis is effective and safe in CD7-positive hematologic malignancies.
The Latest on Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
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A Focus on Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Updates in Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Equalizing Inequities™ in Multiple Myeloma Care: Shining a Light on Current Barriers and Opportunities for Improved Outcomes
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection: Addressing Pediatric and AYA Patient Concerns While Managing Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Individualizing Care for Patients with Schizophrenia—Understanding Patient Challenges and the Role of Innovative Treatment
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Live “Hot Seat”: Experts Face Your Hot-Button Questions on Maximizing PARP Inhibitors in Patients With CRPC
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Everything You Need to Know About PARP Inhibitor Combinations in Prostate Cancer Care: Why? For Whom? And When?
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Multidisciplinary Management of TNBC: Immunotherapy, PARP, TROP2, Oh My!
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Community Practice Connections™: The Advent of TROP2-Targeted Treatment Approaches in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
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Show Me the Data™: Do We Have Sea Change for Novel Approaches in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer? CDK, PI3K/AKT, ADC, and Next-Gen SERD Strategies Assessed
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Community Practice Connections™: Controversies and Conversations About HER2- Expressing Breast Cancer…Advances in Management of HER2-Low to -Positive Disease
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B-Cell Tumor Board: Rendering Real World Personalized Treatment Plans in CLL/SLL and MCL Through the Lens of Emerging BTKi Evidence
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Cancer Summaries and Commentaries™: Clinical Updates from Chicago in Breast Cancer
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8th Annual School of Nursing Oncology™
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Cancer Summaries and Commentaries™: Clinical Updates in RCC from Chicago
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Applying New Evidence in Multiple Myeloma Care from Frontline to R/R Disease
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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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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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Improving Outcomes in Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias at the Intersection Between Hematology and Oncology Care
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Immunotherapy Combinations Deliver Outcome-Shifting Responses in Lymphoma
Immunotherapy has become a valuable tool for the treatment of patients with various types of lymphomas because of its ability to specifically target cancer cells, particularly those in blood cancers.
FDA Approves On-Body Injector for Self Administration of Pegcetacoplan for PNH
The FDA has approved the Empaveli Injector designed to enhance the self administration of pegcetacoplan, which is approved for the treatment of adult patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
Lower-Risk MDS: How Do Practice Patterns Compare Worldwide?
September 28th 2023Comprehensive insights on the differences and similarities in treatment algorithms for physicians treating patients with MDS in and outside the United States. Please note: Since the filming of this program, luspatercept has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of lower-risk MDS in the first-line setting.
Gilead Discontinues Phase 3 ENHANCE-2 Trial of Magrolimab Plus Azacitidine in TP53-Mutant AML
The phase 3 ENHANCE-2 trial examining the frontline combination of magrolimab and azacitidine vs physician’s choice of venetoclax with azacitidine or intensive chemotherapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and TP53 mutations has been discontinued, according to an announcement from Gilead Sciences.
FDA Approves Bosutinib for Pediatric Ph+ CP-CML
The FDA has approved bosutinib (Bosulif) for the treatment of pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with Philadelphia chromosome–positive, chronic-phase chronic myelogenous leukemia that is newly diagnosed or resistant or intolerant to prior therapy.
Deeper Understanding of immune System Could Advance Treatment Options in Lymphoma
Stephen M. Ansell, MD, PhD, discusses the successes and challenges of utilizing immune therapy across the landscape of hematologic malignancies, the importance of increasing the understanding of how the immune system functions in patients with lymphoma, and ongoing research of immune therapy for this patient population.
Novel Combinations Seek to Build Off Lenalidomide/Rituximab Backbone in Indolent Lymphoma
Paolo Strati, MD, discusses novel combinations for the treatment of indolent B-cell lymphoma, emphasizes the primary goal of improving the efficacy of immunotherapy and providing patients with chemotherapy-free treatment options, and highlights ongoing trials are investigating various approaches to enhance the activity of lenalidomide/rituximab
European Commission Approves Enrylaze for ALL and Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
September 22nd 2023The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Enrylaze for use as a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma in adult and pediatric patients 1 month and older who developed hypersensitivity or silent inactivation to E. coli–derived asparaginase.
Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma: Future Directions in Care
Key opinion leaders Sameh Gaballa, MD, and Matthew Lunning, DO, FACP, consider the evolving treatment landscape of follicular lymphoma and look toward future evolutions in the field.
Patient Scenario 2: A 53-Year-Old Man With Relapsed/Refractory FL
Centering discussion on a second patient scenario of follicular lymphoma, key opinion leaders consider best therapy for patients with early or aggressive relapse.
Dr. Schetelig on the Use of Induction Chemotherapy Prior to Allo-HCT in Relapsed/Refractory AML
September 21st 2023Johannes Schetelig, MD, MSc, discusses whether patients with active relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) should receive remission induction chemotherapy prior to undergoing allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HCT).
Triplets With Azacitidine/Venetoclax Aim to Improve Responses in AML
Courtney D. DiNardo, MD, MSCE, discusses ongoing investigations of triplet regimens with an azacitidine/venetoclax backbone for the treatment of patients acute myeloid leukemia and highlights the unmet needs that remain in older and high-risk subgroups within this patient population.
Clinical Insights into the COMMANDS Trial
September 21st 2023The expert panel reviews updated data from the COMMANDS trial on luspatercept in patients with lower-risk MDS and discusses their effect on clinical practice. Please note: Since the filming of this program, luspatercept has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of lower-risk MDS in the first-line setting.
Oral Decitabine and Cedazuridine Wins EU Approval for Newly Diagnosed AML
The European Commission has approved oral decitabine and cedazuridine for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia who are ineligible for standard induction chemotherapy.
EMA Grants PRIME Designation to Iopofosine I-131 for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
The European Medicines Agency has granted Priority Medicines designation to iopofosine I-131 for use in patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia in patients who previously received at least 2 treatment regimens.
Brentuximab Vedotin Plus AVD Gets Positive CHMP Opinion for CD30+ Stage III Hodgkin Lymphoma
The European Medicine Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of brentuximab vedotin in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine in adult patients with previously untreated, CD30-positive, stage III Hodgkin lymphoma.
TKI Selection in CML Demands Nuanced Approaches
Choosing the most effective TKIs for individual patients with chronic myeloid leukemia requires decision making based on efficacy data, agent safety profiles, and patient characteristics, according to Michael Deininger, MD.