Hematologic Oncology

Mark James Levis, MD, PhD, program leader of Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, and professor of oncology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses an analysis of gilteritinib in patients with relapsed/refractory FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia harboring other common co-mutations or a high FLT3-internal tandem duplication allelic ratio.

Steven T. Rosen, MD, discusses the rapid evolution in hematologic cancer treatment and highlighted challenges that have recently emerged.

Experts from City of Hope share insight on some of the pivotal research being conducted at their institution.

David S. Snyder, MD, highlights agents currently undergoing clinical trials for polycythemia vera and myelofibrosis as well as how to most effectively treat patients using transplantation.

Phillippe Moreau, MD, head, Hematology Department, university professor of clinical hematology, University Hospital of Nantes, France, discusses the phase III CASSIOPEIA trial in transplant-eligible multiple myeloma.

Naveen Pemmaraju, MD, associate professor, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the ongoing phase I/II trial of tagraxofusp (SL-401; Elzonris) in patients with intermediate- or high-risk relapsed/refractory myelofibrosis.

Jorge E. Cortes, MD, deputy chair and professor of medicine, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses The 192-week follow-up results of the ENESTop trial in chronic myeloid leukemia.

Robert L. Redner, MD, a medical oncologist and hematologist, and professor of medicine, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hillman Cancer Center, discusses the activity of venetoclax (Venclexta) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

James K. McCloskey II, MD, discussed current treatment options for patients with myelofibrosis as well as further options in development in clinical trials.

Christopher S. Seet, MD, PhD, hematologist and oncologist, UCLA Health, discusses the need for long-term outcome data pertaining to treatment discontinuation in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Gary J. Schiller, MD, director, Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplantation and professor of hematology/oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, underscores the importance of genomic testing in acute myeloid leukemia.

James M. Rossetti, DO, hematologist, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, discusses risk stratification in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).

Jasmine M. Zain, MD, hematologist/oncologist, associate clinical professor, Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, and director, T cell Lymphoma program, City of Hope, discusses investigational approaches in peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

Ruben A. Mesa, MD, director, The Mays Cancer Center, the newly named center of UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the FDA approval of fedratinib (Inrebic) in myelofibrosis.

The FDA has approved fedratinib (Inrebic) for the treatment of adult patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk primary or secondary myelofibrosis.

Vinod A. Pullarkat, MD, clinical professor of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, and hematologist/oncologist, City of Hope, discusses treatment strategies in transplant ineligible acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Genomic profiling provides evidence of measurable residual disease in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and may help guide the choice of a preconditioning regimen in those who are at risk of relapse after undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Jorge J. Castillo, MD, clinical director, Bing Center for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, highlights ongoing research with emerging treatment approaches in Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

David S. Snyder, MD, associate chair and professor, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, and hematologist/oncologist, City of Hope, discusses mainstays of treatment in polycythemia vera (PV).

Jorge Cortes, MD, discusses frontline advances, discontinuation, and remaining challenges in the chronic myeloid leukemia paradigm.

Nelson Jen An Chao, MD, professor of medicine, Donald D. and Elizabeth G. Cooke Cancer Research Professor, chief, Division of Cell Therapy in the Department of Medicine, Duke Cancer Institute, discusses minimal residual disease (MRD) in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).