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At the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting, Yelena Ginzburg, MD, spoke about presentations she found most groundbreaking.

Investigators believe that storing red blood cells in a hypoxic state could reduce the development of vaso-occlusion flowing transfusion.

Patients receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation appeared to have improved outcomes and a decreased incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease after being treated with itolizumab.

Patients who have been diagnosed with acute graft-versus-host disease with high levels of amphiregulin could be at a higher risk for early mortality.

Recommendations for treating patients with steroid-refractory chronic GVHD based on evidence demonstrated by the REACH3 trial.

Rituximab-subcutaneously is associated with significantly reduced chair time vs rituximab-intravenously in a US oncology setting. Widespread adoption would be expected to improve practice efficiency and patient access to care, and to reduce health care resource burden.

Abatacept can now be used for the prevention of acute graft-versus-host disease following its approval by the FDA.

Depression and anxiety notably impact how patients with hematologic malignancies view clinical studies.

Investigators noted that patients with acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome who were diagnosed with COVID-19 were more likely to experience COVID-19 mortality vs non-cancer patients.

Orca-T improved efficacy outcomes over standard of care therapy for patients with serious hematologic malignancies.