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2018 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition
James Douketis, MD: Interrupting Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Surgery Is Safe and Effective
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September 11, 2023
James Douketis, MD, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, discusses the the PAUSE (the Perioperative Anticoagulant Use ...
Dr. Peter Turecek: iPATH Study and Key Biomarkers that Affect Bleeding Patterns for Hemophilia A
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August 25, 2023
During the 60th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego in December 2018, Peter ...
Aziz Nazha, MD: Personalized Approach Improves Survival Prediction in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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August 24, 2023
At the 2018 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in San Diego, Aziz Nazha, MD of Cleveland Clinic ...
Mitchell Cairo, MD: Stem Cell Transplant Improves Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease
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August 29, 2023
Mitchell Cairo, MD, Chief of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation; Director of the Children and ...
Richard Maziarz, MD: Tisagenlecleucel Induces Durable Response Among Adults With Pretreated DLBCL
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June 27, 2023
According to updated data from the phase II JULIET trial presented at the 2018 ASH Annual Meeting, the chimeric antigen ...
Jonathan U. Peled, MD: Disruptions in the Gut Microbiota on Post-Transplantation Outcomes
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July 7, 2023
Jonathan U. Peled, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center discusses his study which looked at whether pre-HCT ...
Interview: Erica Esrick, MD: Novel Approach to Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Shows Promise
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August 24, 2023
Erica B. Esrick, MD, Hematologist at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center reported on her ...
Richard Maziarz, MD: Tisagenlecleucel induces durable response among adults with pretreated DLBCL
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June 27, 2023
Richard Thomas Maziarz, MD discusses the JULIET trial at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and ...
Viola Poeschel, MD: 4 Cycles of CHOP (Instead of 6) Is Favorable for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
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April 19, 2023
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JULIET Trial: Tisagenlecleucel Sustains Disease Control in DLBCL
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April 19, 2023
According to an update presented at the ASH annual meeting, tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah, Novartis) produced high response ...
Pharmacist-Led Protocol Improves Anti-Xa Level Monitoring
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April 19, 2023
Some patients receiving low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) such as enoxaparin benefit from routine laboratory ...
Multidisciplinary Approach Reduces Days in the Hospital for Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
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August 29, 2023
The most common reason children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are hospitalized is pain crisis, and hospitalizations ...
Checkpoint Inhibitors Augment CD19-Directed CAR T-Cell Therapy
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April 19, 2023
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has been shown to lead to high rates of complete response in relapsed ...
Study Compares CD19-Specific CAR T-Cell Therapy Alone or with Ibrutinib
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April 19, 2023
JCAR014 is a CD19-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified T-cell therapy developed by Juno Therapeutics. ...
Alok Khorana, MD: Prophylactic Treatment With Rivaroxaban Reduces Cancer Patients' VTE Risk
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August 24, 2023
Patients with cancer are at an increased risk of blood clots. Research presented at the 2018 ASH Annual Meeting showed ...
Luspatercept Reduced RBC Transfusion in Adults with β-Thalassemia
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August 31, 2023
Luspatercept produced a clinically meaningful reduction of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions and was generally well ...
Ham-Wasserman Lectures Details Evolution of Diagnosis, Treatment of CLL
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April 6, 2023
Michael Hallek, MD, of University Hospital, Cologne, Germany, delivered the Ham-Wasserman Lecture, titled “On the ...
Specific Geriatric Assessment in Hematology Scale Validated in Lymphoma
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April 10, 2023
Use of a Geriatric Assessment in Hematology (GAH) scale, used to classify patients according to frailty phenotype, has ...
Symptom Monitoring After BMT Possible with Mobile Health Technology
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April 6, 2023
The integration of mobile health technology for symptom management in acute pediatric blood and marrow transplant (BMT) ...
Gene-Edited Cells Persisted, Boosted Fetal Hemoglobin in Genetic Blood Disorders
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August 29, 2023
A proof-of-principle study has shown that cells edited to remove the genetic mechanisms for turning down the production ...
Marco Davila, MD: Discusses Emerging Allogeneic T-cell Immunotherapies
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June 27, 2023
Marco L. Davila, MD, associate attending physician in the Department of Blood & Marrow Transplantation and cellular ...
Amy Burd, PhD: Beat AML Trial, Rapid Genetic Screening in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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April 13, 2023
Amy Burd, PhD discussed the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)-led Beat AML trial, which was designed to assess ...
Oncology Pharmacist Helped Improve Safety for Outpatient Leukemia Patients
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April 6, 2023
The presence of an oncology pharmacist could help to improve safety when patients with leukemia are transferring from ...
The Use of EUTOS Long-Term Survival Score Instead of Sokal Score Is Strongly Advised in Elderly Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients
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April 6, 2023
A study of risk distribution scores for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) indicated that risk distribution ...
Analysis of Real-world Population of Patients with CML Essential
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April 6, 2023
Real-world patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are often different from the ones selected for clinical trial ...
Long-Term Data Reinforce Feasibility of Time-Limited Venetoclax-Rituximab for R/R CLL
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April 6, 2023
Long-term data from the MURANO study indicated that patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia ...
Iron Overload Under Recognized in Sickle Cell Disease
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August 29, 2023
Undertreated iron overload in patients with sickle cell disease undergoing chronic transfusion therapy may be an ...
International Study: Microbiota Injury Before HCT Is Prevalent and Predicts Poor Survival
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April 19, 2023
An international group of researchers examined whether microbiota configuration prior to hematopoietic cell ...
Multidisciplinary Program Improves Knowledge and Dosing in Cancer-Associated Thrombosis
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September 6, 2023
Thromboembolism is a leading cause of death in people with cancer. A presentation at the ASH annual meeting reviewed a ...
Medalist Trial: Luspatercept Reduces Transfusion Burden in MDS
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August 30, 2023
A group of international researchers at the ASH annual meeting presented results from the Medalist Trial, which is ...
Virtual, Multidisciplinary Lymphoma Tumor Board Impacts Treatment Approaches
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April 19, 2023
According to the National Cancer Institute, a tumor board review is “a treatment-planning approach in which a number ...
Beat AML: Early Results Show Feasibility of Molecularly Driven Studies in AML
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April 13, 2023
Early results from the Beat AML Master Trial confirmed the feasibility of a precision medicine treatment assignment in ...
Molecularly-Informed Treatment Improved Response in Relapsed, Refractory Myeloma
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April 6, 2023
Tailoring the treatment of multiple myeloma with molecular-oriented treatments was associated higher response rates and ...
Ibrutinib Increased PFS Vs. Standard of Care in Older Patients with CLL
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December 4, 2018
Treatment with ibrutinib resulted in improved progression-free survival (PFS) for older patients with chronic ...
Death in Patients Hospitalized for Sickle Cell Not Linked With Opioid Use
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August 29, 2023
Despite an increase in hospitalization rates among most age groups of adults with sickle cell disease, there has been no ...
Modified Parental Haploidentical Transplant Improved Outcomes, HRQOL for Sickle Cell
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August 29, 2023
Patients with high-risk sickle cell disease had significantly improved health-related quality of life (QOL) and remained ...
Collaborative Physician-Pharmacist Clinic Decreases Polypharmacy and Prevents Treatment Delays in Multiple Myeloma
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April 7, 2023
Multidisciplinary care achieved by incorporating another sub-specialized provider increased adherence to core supportive ...
CAR T-Cell Therapy Viable Option for Majority of Real-World DLBCL Patients
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December 1, 2018
The majority of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) would have been eligible for treatment with chimeric ...
Rituximab Biosimilar Proves Equivalence as Monotherapy in Follicular Lymphoma
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April 10, 2023
CT-P10 (Truxima™, Celltrion Healthcare), a biosimilar to anti-CD20 antibody rituximab, was therapeutically equivalent ...
Gene Therapy Successfully Targeted Fetal to Adult Hemoglobin Switch in Sickle Cell
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August 29, 2023
Results of a proof-of-principle study demonstrated the feasibility of using a microRNA-adapted shRNA (shRNAmiR) ...
Hydroxyurea Safe, Effective for Pediatric Sickle Cell Anemia in Sub-Saharan Africa
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August 24, 2023
Use of hydroxyurea reduced sickle-related clinical events, transfusion, malaria, and death in a population of children ...
Pharmacist Interventions Improve Safety for Outpatient Leukemia Patients
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April 19, 2023
Patients with leukemia often transition between inpatient and outpatient settings, which may interrupt attention to ...
Study: Opioid Use Not Associated With Mortality Among Inpatients With Sickle Cell Disease
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August 29, 2023
A vaso-occlusive crisis, or sickle cell crisis, is a common and painful complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). ...
Study Demonstrates Therapeutic Equivalence Between Biosimilar CT-P10 and Rituximab in Patients with Follicular Lymphoma
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April 19, 2023
CT-P10 (Truxima™, Celltrion Healthcare) is the first biosimilar of the reference monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody ...
Study: Ibrutinib Produces Superior PFS to Standard Chemoimmunotherapy in Older Patients with CLL
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April 19, 2023
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a disease of older adults, with a median age of onset of about 70 years. ...
BELIEVE Trial: Luspatercept Reduces Transfusion Burden in β-Thalassemia
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April 19, 2023
β-thalassemia is a blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin. It is an inherited hemoglobinopathy ...
Early Results of Beat AML Study Show Feasibility of Personalized Treatment Assignment
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April 19, 2023
It is known that somatic genomic alterations contribute to the pathogenesis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but the ...
ASH Welcomes Attendees to San Diego
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April 6, 2023
ASH President Alexis Thompson, MD, MPH, welcomed participants with the following address: ...
Translational Research and its Role in CLL
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April 6, 2023
This year’s Ham-Wasserman Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Michael Hallek (Department I of Internal Medicine and ...
Sessions Recommended for PhD Trainees
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April 6, 2023
This year’s Plenary Scientific Session will be held on Sunday, December 2, from 2:00-4:00pm in Hall AB. According to ...
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