Hematologic Oncology

The multitumor-associated antigen-specific T-cell product MT-401 is under investigation as a potential treatment option for patients with acute myeloid leukemia following allogeneic stem cell transplant in both the adjuvant and active disease settings.

Digital media, now more than ever, has become a primary platform for communication, and in 2020, the production of the OncLive® podcast, OncLive On Air™, was put into overdrive to bring practicing oncologists exclusive biweekly interviews, discussions, and insights from leading experts in cancer care.

Mehrdad Abedi, MD, discusses the challenges of standard transplant, how Orca-T could overcome some of those limitations, and the potential future of transplant in hematologic malignancies.

Jeffrey Laurence, MD, reviews the risk factors for developing transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy, and the panel discusses how risk affects their decision to change or modify treatment regimens.

Parameswaran Hari, MD, and Christine Duncan, MD, discuss the differences between uncontrolled vs self-limited transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy.

Insight regarding the assessment of the prevalence of FLT3-ITD versus FLT3-TKD mutations and allelic burden in newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.

Jessica K. Altman, MD, and Naval G. Daver, MD, share their approaches to genetic testing for FLT3 and other actionable mutations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

A review of data from the COMFORT trials and the management and real-world use of ruxolitinib in patients with myelofibrosis, also touching on its use during the coronavirus pandemic.

Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, reviews data from the JAKARTA and JAKARTA2 clinical trials as well as his approach to using fedratinib in his own clinical practice. 

The FDA has approved a revised label for daunorubicin/cytarabine (Vyxeos) to include the treatment of pediatric patients aged 1 year and older with newly diagnosed, therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes.

Gilteritinib was found to result in a significant improvement in overall survival when used in patients with FLT3-mutated, relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia, meeting the primary end point of the confirmatory phase 3 COMMODORE trial in China.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for the management of frontline and relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma were updated to incorporate novel agents and combination strategies, providing a wide range of category 1 recommended therapies for patients.

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved lisocabtagene maraleucel, a CAR T-cell therapy designed to target CD19, for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma, as well as relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

The rolling submission of a biologics license application to support the approval of ublituximab plus umbralisib as a treatment for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia has been completed.

Nikhil C. Munshi, MD, discusses the FDA approval of idecabtagene vicleucel for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma after 4 or more prior lines of therapy, including an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody.

Aditi Shastri, MBBS, discusses risk stratification tools, her treatment algorithm for patients with low-risk MDS, and the role of luspatercept in this population.

A panel of hematologist-oncologists share best practices for managing a 68-year-old male with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma who is under consideration for treatment with tazemetostat.

Andrew M. Evens, DO, MSc, FACP, of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, comments on the rationale for testing for EZH2 mutations in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

The expert panel considers the time frame of transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy, the subtle signs to pay attention to, and testing for proteinuria.

A panel of experts in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation examine their personal experience in the incidence of transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy in the adult and pediatric populations and the criteria used to diagnose.

Ruben A. Mesa, MD, and Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, provide insight on the disease burden and prognostic scoring of primary myelofibrosis, as well as options for nontransplant candidates.

Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, shares how he assesses and typically starts treatment in patients with low-risk primary myelofibrosis, looking specifically at whether patients are symptomatic or asymptomatic.