Pretransplant Bridging With Blinatumomab Reduces MRD in Children With B-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
In a study of children with B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (B-ALL) who are about to undergo allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT), bridging with blinatumomab...
Certain Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes Carry Higher Risk of Infection-Related Solid Tumor Cancers
Various subtypes of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and marginal zone lymphoma (MZL), carry a risk for second infection-related solid...
Can a Patient’s Breath Detect Post-Transplant Gastrointestinal Graft-Versus-Host Disease?
Analyzing the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) expelled in the breath can help clinicians detect and monitor gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease (GI GVHD) in patients who...
TKIs Linked to Increased Cardiovascular and Arteriothrombotic Events in Chronic-Phase CML
In patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has been shown to increase the risk of cardiovascular and...
Hematologic Malignancies Drive In-Hospital Death Rates
In the past 17 years, the overall rate of in-hospital deaths among patients with hematologic malignancies has decreased by 30 percent, with a corresponding...
Aggressive Imatinib Dose Escalation Shows No Improvement Over Standard Escalation in CML
For patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), aggressive dose escalation of imatinib failed to improve response and survival rates compared with a...
Weighing Conditioning Regimens for Patients With CML Undergoing Transplant
Conditioning with a reduced-intensity, nonmyeloablative regimen was associated with similar post-transplant survival but a lower risk of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), compared with a...
Eculizumab Reduces Hemolysis and Transfusion Dependency in Patients With Cold Agglutin Disease
Treatment with eculizumab, an inhibitor of the terminal complement pathway, reduced hemolysis and transfusion-dependence in patients with cold agglutin disease (CAD). However, it had...
Phlebotomy and Hydroxyurea Are Underused in Patients With Polycythemia Vera
Treatment with phlebotomy or hydroxyurea was associated with lower mortality among older patients with polycythemia vera (PV) who were considered at high thrombotic risk,...
Evaluating Twice-Yearly Denosumab for Transfusion-Dependent, Thalassemia-Induced Osteoporosis
Treatment with twice-yearly denosumab improved spinal bone mineral density (BMD) compared with placebo in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT)–induced osteoporosis, according to results of...
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September 2019, Volume 5, Issue 11
This issue explores politics in the exam room, demystifies proteomic analysis in hematology, and more.
