Hematologic Oncology

A retrospective analysis of more than 17,000 patients with hematologic malignancies identified a difference in median survival between patients who received palliative care in addition to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and those who didn’t.

A real-world population of patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia are reported to have had a high rate of complete remissions following treatment with brexucabtagene autoleucel.

Obecatagene autoleucel also appears to result in a high rate of minimal residual disease negativity in a population of patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

A recently published article highlights the use of CD4-positive/CD8-positive double-positive T cells as a predictive marker for graft-versus-host disease.

Adult patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis can now receive avapritinib following the FDA’s approval of the agent.

Findings from the phase 2 MAJIC-PV trial highlight a superior event-free survival and overall survival following ruxolitinib vs best available treatment in patients with polycythemia vera who were intolerant/resistant to hydroxycarbamide.

Lead study author Ruben Mesa, MD, discusses findings from the MOMENTUM trial assessing the use of momelotinib in the treatment of myelofibrosis.

In older patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, psychological distress at baseline was associated with worse quality of life outcomes.

A recent study found for patients with graft-versus-host disease, a relationship was observed between CD38 expression which reduced survival and had a higher transplant-related mortality.

Corey Cutler, MD, MPH, FRCPC, discusses how patients with blood cancer in need of an umbilical cord blood transplant may benefit from omidubicel-onlv.

Patients with hematologic malignancies who require allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant can now receive omidubicel following the FDA’s approval of the agent.

Recent research found that the disialoganglioside 2–directed bispecific trifunctional antibody has 2 binding sites which allows for a mitigated T-cell anti-tumor response.

Alex Kradhim reviews how graft-versus-host disease can be maintained by tissue resident TCF-1+ T cells.

Alison Gulbis, PharmD, BCOP, discusses her experience of being a woman in the bone marrow transplant and cellular therapy field.

The addition of bortezomib to dexamethasone plus rituximab and cyclophosphamide appears to improve progression-free survival among those with Waldenström Macroglobulinemia.

Findings from a German register-based study suggests that more attention should be paid to sexual health among long-term hematological cancer survivors.

Co-editor-in-Chief Julie M. Vose, MD, MBA, reviews the most prominent developments from the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

Expert hematologist-oncologists review the clinical data on the long-term use of tagraxofusp and share their real-world experiences.

An expert from the Georgia Cancer Center underscores the need to proactively address socioeconomic challenges in survivors of hematologic cancer.

Findings from a randomized trial indicate that therapeutic education plus physical activity are safe, feasible, and potentially effective for patients with hematologic cancer.

Eleanor Mayfield, ELS, reviews the role of bispecific antibodies in hematologic malignancies.

Data from the phase 2 PIONEER trial supports the supplemental new drug application for avapritinib in adult patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis, an uncontrolled proliferation and activation of mast cells.

An expert from Augusta University says cancer care should extend beyond treatment and highlights why unmet social needs should be a consideration for survivors of hematologic cancer, especially those with a lower socioeconomic status or who are of a racial or ethnic minority.

Patients who are set to undergo autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant following induction chemotherapy may have poor mobility across several domains vs an age-matched control group.

After sharing key takeaways on the management of BPDCN, expert hematologist-oncologists highlight unmet needs and forecast evolutions in care.