Hematologic Oncology

Madhuri Vusirikala, MD, discusses the role of transplant in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Lawrence D. Kaplan, MD, clinical professor of medicine, director, Adult Lymphoma Program, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the use of PI3K inhibitors in follicular lymphoma.

Courtney DiNardo, MD, MSCE, discusses the rationale to combine enasidenib (Idhifa) with azacitidine in acute myeloid leukemia.

Jonathan E. Brammer, MD, discusses the role of stem cell transplant in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Alice S. Mims, MD, discusses her recommendations regarding holding therapy until molecular test results are received for symptomatic patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Farrukh Awan, MD, discusses the role of chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Rebecca L. Olin, MD, MSCE, discusses research surrounding FLT3 inhibitors as a treatment for patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

In response to a rise in hematopoietic cell transplantation, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network has published its first guideline for the specialized intervention, which is performed approximately 22,000 times a year in the United States in patients with hematological cancers and other diseases.

Prapti Patel, MD, discusses delaying treatment until after genetic testing in elderly patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.

OncLive interviewed experts at the State of the Science Summits™ in January 2020 on what they are going to work on improving in clinical practice this year.