Hematologic Oncology

Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS, professor of Medicine, director, Leukemia Program, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, discusses a study examining azacitidine combined with lenalidomide or with vorinostat versus azacitidine monotherapy in higher-risk patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.

Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, associate staff, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, discusses a study examining the association between radioactive iodine treatment of thyroid cancer and the risk for developing myelodysplastic syndromes.

Michael J. Mauro, MD, hematologist, leader of the Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Program, Leukemia Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses how to best select therapies for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.