Dual Targeted CAR-T Yields 99% Response Rate in Pediatric ALL Cytokine release syndrome developed in all patients, including grade 3/4 events in nearly half Dec 07, 2024
New Standard for Newly Diagnosed Pediatric B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Blinatumomab consolidation reduced risk of relapse by 61% versus chemotherapy alone Dec 07, 2024
Eltrombopag Improves Outcomes in Kids With Newly Diagnosed ITP Drug may potentially "transform" approach to upfront treatment, investigator says Dec 07, 2024
Hematocrit Stabilized in Polycythemia Vera Treated With Novel Hepcidin Mimetic Rusfertide maintained hematocrit Dec 15, 2023
Ibrutinib-Venetoclax Improves PFS in R/R Mantle Cell Lymphoma Will results revive ibrutinib role in MCL following withdrawal of accelerated approval? Dec 13, 2023
'Half-Matched' BMTs Effective in Severe Sickle Cell Disease High survival rates observed in patients not normally suitable for transplant Dec 13, 2023
Pomalidomide Cuts Severe Epistaxis in Genetic Bleeding Disorder 24 weeks of daily treatment significantly reduced recurrent nosebleeds in HHT trial Dec 13, 2023
Four Drugs Top Three for Upfront Treatment of Multiple Myeloma Adding anti-CD38 antibodies boosts response and PFS, but timing, sequencing, cost questioned Dec 13, 2023
Menin Inhibitor Yields 63% ORR in Heavily Pretreated Acute Leukemia Investigational drug revumenib now under review at FDA for KMT2A-rearranged disease Dec 12, 2023
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Reduces Bleeds in Hemophilia A and B Marstacimab reduced the annualized bleeding rate versus on-demand, prophylactic treatments Dec 12, 2023
Ruxolitinib Combinations Reduce Spleen Volume in Myelofibrosis Combos with navitoclax or pelabresib led to more patients achieving reductions Dec 12, 2023
Axatilimab Shows Efficacy in Recurrent/Refractory GVHD Highest overall response rate and least toxicity seen with lowest dose Dec 11, 2023
MRD Tied to Allo-Transplant Benefit in NPM1-Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia No advantage for MRD-negative patients in first remission after induction, regardless of FLT3 ITD Dec 11, 2023
ASCT Tops CAR T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed LBCL in Complete Remission Better 2-year PFS, OS, but not applicable to primary refractory disease Dec 10, 2023
Frontline Venetoclax-Ibrutinib for CLL Boosts Survival in Fit Patients Time-limited approach based on MRD response outperforms FCR, but U.S. applicability unclear Dec 10, 2023
Emicizumab Safe, Effective, in Infants With Hemophilia A More than half of children in study had no treated bleeds at follow-up of more than 100 weeks Dec 10, 2023
Lovo-Cel 'Life-Changing, Transformative' in Sickle Cell Disease Near complete resolution of pain events in patients, including adolescents Dec 10, 2023
Benefits of Myeloma Regimens in the Real World Fall Well Short of Trials Survival 75% worse compared with outcomes seen in registrational studies Dec 10, 2023
Completely Oral Regimen Effective, Feasible in APL 97% of patients alive and relapse-free at 3 years Dec 10, 2023
Anti-PD-1 Drugs Impress as Frontline Therapy for Early, Unfavorable Hodgkin's 3-year PFS of 99%, OS of 100% with nivolumab-chemo, high response rate with pembrolizumab Dec 16, 2022
New Regimen for GvHD Prophylaxis in Well-Matched Reduced-Intensity Allo-HCT Post-transplant cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus, and MMF reduces GvHD without higher relapse risk Dec 14, 2022
'Practice-Changing' Results With Zanubrutinib Versus Ibrutinib in CLL/SLL Significantly longer PFS with second-gen BTK inhibitor in relapsed/refractory disease Dec 14, 2022
C3 Pathway Inhibitor May Change Practice for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Iptacopan improved hemoglobin without transfusion versus current standard of care Dec 14, 2022
High-Dose Chemo, ASCT Improves Survival in Primary CNS Lymphoma European trial is "practice-changing as of today," says U.S. expert Dec 13, 2022
Prolonged Responses in DLBCL Spark Talk of a Cure With Bispecific Antibody Most complete responses lasted 24 months or longer after limited-duration glofitamab Dec 13, 2022
Blinatumomab-Chemo Consolidation a 'New Standard' in MRD-Negative B-ALL Phase III study showed 58% reduction in the risk of death versus chemo alone Dec 13, 2022
Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors Experience Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Data from St. Jude cohort show higher rates of neurocognitive impairment Dec 13, 2022
Heparin Fails to Stop Miscarriages in Women With Inherited Thrombophilia No difference in live birth rates with or without blood thinner Dec 13, 2022
Durable Platelet Response in Immune Thrombocytopenia With Efgartigimod Glycoprotein receptor inhibitor produces four times as many responses as placebo Dec 12, 2022
Black Patients Less Likely to Get Advanced Treatments for PE Also less likely for patients on Medicare and Medicaid Dec 12, 2022
AML Study Suggests Intensive Chemo Unnecessary Before Allo-HCT Similar outcomes if patients went directly to transplant or received intensive salvage first Dec 11, 2022
Talquetamab Offers New Hope in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Bispecific antibody achieves "incredible" response rates over 70% in heavily pretreated patients Dec 11, 2022
Ibrutinib Makes Its Case for First-Line Treatment in Mantle Cell Lymphoma Standard-of-care autologous transplant fails to prove superior to BTK inhibitor alone Dec 11, 2022
Rigid In-Hospital Diet Offers No Advantage in Patients After HSCT "We should eliminate these silly neutropenic diets," expert says Dec 10, 2022
Targeted Agent Improves Survival in FLT3-Positive Acute Myeloid Leukemia OS, EFS improved versus historical controls with addition of midostaurin to chemotherapy Dec 17, 2021
Another Study Reinforces Chemo-Free Therapy for Newly Diagnosed CLL Ibrutinib-rituximab extends PFS versus chemoimmunotherapy, especially in unmutated disease Dec 16, 2021
Less Is More: Rituximab Retreatment Tops Maintenance for Follicular Lymphoma Updated analysis confirms advantages of less aggressive approach to low-burden disease Dec 16, 2021
Gene Therapy Resolves Severe Pain Events in Sickle Cell Disease LentiGlobin also normalized hemoglobin and reduced hemolysis markers Dec 15, 2021
Can Dasatinib Dose Be Halved in Low-Risk CML? Lower dose associated with improved tolerability, similar responses in propensity score analysis Dec 14, 2021
CAR T-Cell Win Streak Stopped by Negative Trial in Aggressive LBCL Patients, trial design, logistics among possible explanations for lack of EFS benefit Dec 14, 2021