The Geography of Drug Approvals
How can regulators look at the same data and get different results?
The goal of regulatory bodies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the African Medicines...
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Number of Older Patients Receiving AlloHCT Increased Over the Past Decade
Historically, older adults have not been considered optimal candidates for hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) because of concerns about transplant-related toxicity and mortality. Over the...
Examining Nilotinib to Prevent Post-Transplant Relapse in Patients With Ph+ Leukemia
In previous research published in Blood, Paul A. Carpenter, MBBS, from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, and co-authors determined that...
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Phase II Results Show Activity of Polatuzumab Vedotin Combination in DLBCL
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Evaluating HCT Outcomes in Patients With Beta-Thalassemia
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Fourth Drug’s the Charm? Comparing Combination Therapies in the Myeloma XI Trial
Triplet combinations of anti-myeloma induction therapies lead to deeper, longer remissions than doublet combinations. Results...
Ropeginterferon Alfa-2B Versus Hydroxyurea in Patients With Polycythemia Vera
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ASH Selects Outstanding Trainees for Award Programs, Honorific Award Winners, and more
ASH Selects Outstanding Trainees for Award Programs
2017 ASH Research Training Award for Fellows
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Remembering H. Jean Khoury (1967-2017)
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The Geography of Drug Approvals
How can regulators look at the same data and get different results?
The goal of regulatory bodies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
It Runs in the Blood
For these doctors, hematology is “the family business”
The term “family business” may conjure images of stores, restaurants, and other commercial enterprises, but it turns...
Show Me the Money? Show Us the Data!
How will NIH’s new requirement that federally funded clinical trials report outcomes affect researchers?
The merits and cautions of data sharing have long been a...
