Classical Hematology: A Specialty in Decline?
As workforce shortages persist, this ancient art is undergoing a modern renaissance.
Two factors influenced Alfred Ian Lee, MD, PhD, to specialize in classical hematology. The first was joining his father, a pathologist, in viewing...
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Ruxolitinib Approved for Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
The FDA has approved ruxolitinib for the treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) in adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older whose disease...
Crizanlizumab Approved for Sickle Cell Disease in the U.K.
Crizanlizumab will become the first new therapy in 20 years to be made available through the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) for the treatment...
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From the Blood Journals
Modified EASIX Score Predicts CRS and ICANS Before Severe Symptoms in...
A modified version of the EASIX (Endothelial Activation and Stress Index) score, when calculated prior to and soon after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell...
Rituximab Biosimilars Versus Originator: Comparing Long-Term Survival Benefit in DLBCL
A study published in Blood Advances found the three-year rate of overall survival (OS) was similar between Dutch patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma...
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Kathi Mooney: Impact of Remote Monitoring on Patients with Cancer During...
Remote monitoring and treatment of cancer and treatment-related symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with significant reductions in symptom burden and improvements in...
Ann LaCasce: PET Adapted Therapy Allows Omission of Radiation Therapy in...
Ann S. LaCasce, MD, shares data from the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology’s CALGB-50801 trial, which evaluated a PET-adapted approach to cHL therapy.
Paolo Ghia: Ibrutinib Plus Venetoclax Produces Deep Responses in Patients with...
Here, Paolo Ghia, MD, PhD, of Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, Italy, discusses recent findings from the phase II CAPTIVATE study evaluating fixed-duration...
Vincent Wagner and Ellen Marcus: Use of the Khorana Score to...
Vincent Wagner, MD, and Ellen Marcus, BA, discuss the Khorana score's role in assessing risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with gynecological cancers.
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Pilot Study Finds Remote Monitoring of Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy Feasible
Using technology to monitor outpatients undergoing cancer treatments at home was feasible and led to...
Could AP-Led Quality and Safety Grand Rounds Improve Patient Outcomes?
Grand rounds provide an opportunity for oncology advanced practitioners (APs) to discuss quality and safety...
Amino Acids Could Reduce Cancer Treatment–Related Diarrhea
Treatment-related diarrhea is a common adverse event (AE) associated with cancer-directed therapies, negatively affecting patients’...
Study Highlights Barriers to Greater AP Understanding of Immuno-oncology
According to results from a survey of U.S. oncology advanced practitioners (APs), APs express growing...
Does Rehabilitation Improve Physical Well-Being and Quality of Life for Cancer Survivors?
Individualized rehabilitative instruction may lead to improvements in quality of life and significant physical benefits...
A New Clinical Ladder for Advanced Practitioners Improves Retention, Engagement
Five years after implementing a “clinical ladder” for advanced practitioners (APs), Moffitt Cancer Center reports...
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ASH Directions
Key Dates and Safety Measures for the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting, and more
Key Dates and Safety Measures for the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting
The 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition will take place...
ASH Announces New ASH-AMFDP Hematology Scholars, First 10 Sites Join ASH Research Collaborative SCD...
ASH Publishes Adapted Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of VTE in Latin America
The American Society of Hematology (ASH), in partnership with 12 Latin American...
NCI Grants $1.8M for Cancer Genome Atlas Research, Sarah Cannon Names Navneet Majhail Physician-in-Chief...
Sarah Cannon Appoints Navneet Majhail as Deputy Physician-in-Chief of Blood Cancers
Sarah Cannon Research Institute has named Navneet Majhail, MD, deputy physician-in-chief of blood cancers...
Remembering Alvin Zipursky, Paul Frenette, and more
Remembering Alvin Zipursky (1930 – 2021)
Alvin Zipursky, MD, a leader in the field of pediatric hematology, died on August 10.Dr. Zipursky was professor emeritus...
ASH Remembers Joel S. Bennett, Cancer Researchers Win Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Awards, and...
Remembering Joel S. Bennett (1942 – 2021)
Joel S. Bennett, MD, died of pancreatic cancer on June 21, 2021, at the age of 78.Aside from...
Classical Hematology: A Specialty in Decline?
As workforce shortages persist, this ancient art is undergoing a modern renaissance.
Two factors influenced Alfred Ian Lee, MD, PhD, to specialize in classical hematology....
The Drug Shortages Dilemma
In hematology/oncology, drug shortages typically affect older, less expensive drugs, but when no alternatives are available, clinicians may struggle to provide the best care.
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The Preservation Conversation
Discussions about possible infertility in young patients with cancer should happen early, and often.
Chemotherapy, radiation, and hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) are essential treatment options...