Subcutaneous Daratumumab Plus Kd Is a “Gamechanger” for Patients With Multiple Myeloma
January 24th 2022Ajai Chari, MD, reviews the takeaways from the PLEIADES trial and its comparability with the CANDOR trial, and how a subcutaneous formulation of a daratumumab combination became a pivotal player in the treatment enhancement for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Full-Dose Pacritinib Bests Ruxolitinib for Patients With Cytopenic Myelofibrosis
December 14th 2021Most patients with myelofibrosis with moderate to severe thrombocytopenia treated with pacritinib were able to maintain full dose intensity over time and had numerically higher rates of symptom response vs those who received ruxolitinib.
Mount Sinai Receives NCI Grant to Study Anal Cancer Screening in High-Risk Women
August 10th 2021The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded a grant of more than $4 million by the National Cancer Institute for a large-scale study to evaluate anal cancer screening in high-risk women who have been previously diagnosed with human papillomavirus infection.
January 19, 2021 - Imetelstat exhibited dose-dependent inhibition of the telomerase target, as evaluated by reductions in telomerase activity, human reverse transcriptase levels, and telomere length, in patients with relapsed/refractory myelofibrosis who were enrolled in the phase 2 IMbark trial.