Hematology | Topics

Program chair Navel Daver, MD, invites you to PER®’s complimentary in-person and virtual satellite symposium.

To close the discussion, panelists reflect on their practices’ guidance on long-acting antibody prophylaxis and vaccination against COVID-19 for patients with graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD).

Alina Markova, MD, speaks to the mechanism of action of topical ruxolitinib INCB018424 phosphate 1.5% cream vs oral ruxolitinib and other topical therapies used in the treatment of non-sclerotic and superficially sclerotic chronic cutaneous graft-versus-host disease.

Uday R. Popat, MD, spoke about how well post-transplant cyclophosphamide vs tacrolimus plus methotrexate to prevent graft-vs-host disease was performed in this trial.

Geriatric consultations vs standard of care for patients with hematologic malignancies who were pre-frail or frail did not significantly improve survival at 1 year but did increase discussions on end-of-life goals of care.

A panel of experts in stem cell transplant and cellular immunotherapy builds a lively discussion on current and emerging treatment options for the management of acute and chronic graft versus host disease.

Alina Markova, MD, discusses the rationale for assessing topical ruxolitinib INCB018424 phosphate 1.5% cream in patients with non-sclerotic and superficially sclerotic chronic cutaneous graft-versus-host disease.

In a discussion on the use of ruxolitinib in GVHD, experts consider the potential role of dose reductions or dose holds to mitigate toxicity and comment on experiences with combining or sequencing therapies in later lines of treatment.

Expert panelists comment on additional treatment options for significant steroid-refractory chronic GVHD following initial therapeutic intervention, including rechallenging with prophylactic agents or initiating B-cell therapy.

Uday R. Popat, MD, spoke about the decision to use post-transplant cyclophosphamide vs tacrolimus plus methotrexate to prevent graft-vs-host disease.