April 22nd 2024
In separate, live virtual events, Kami J. Maddocks, MD, and Sairah Ahmed, MD, discussed the use of loncastuximab tesirine for a patient with later-line diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Community Practice Connections™: Real-World Applications of Novel Therapies Across TNBC and Addressing Disparities in Care
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6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
October 18-19, 2024
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Advances in TNBC: Communicating with Your Patients About Clinical Trial Awareness and Treatment Concerns to Improve Clinical Outcomes
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Dr. John McCarty on Advice for Patients With Lymphoma Seeking Stem Cell Mobilization
January 22nd 2016​John McCarty, MD, medical director, Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, discusses advice physicians can give to patients with lymphoma seeking stem cell mobilization.
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Patrick Johnston, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, Mayo Clinic, discusses a phase I study that incorporated belinostat with standard CHOP chemotherapy for patients with newly diagnosed peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Johnston says the goal of the trial was to discover the maximum tolerable dose. He said there were no additional significant toxicities in patients and the combination was well-tolerated.
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Dr. Kathryn Kolibaba on R-CHOP and Bortezomib Combo in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
January 6th 2016Kathryn Kolibaba, MD, discusses results from the phase II trial dubbed Pyramid Trial. The open-label trial examined a combination of R-CHOP and bortezomib in patients with untreated non-germinal center B-cell-like subtype diffuse large cell lymphoma.
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Response Rates Hover Around 100% for CAR T-cell Therapies in ALL
December 8th 2015Two CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified T-cell therapies showed complete response (CR) rates from 90% to 100% in patients with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to data from two studies presented during the 2015 ASH Annual Meeting.
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CAR T-Cell Therapies Produce High Response Rates in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
December 8th 2015Updated data shows chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified T-cell therapies continue to remain effective for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), according to findings presented at the 2015 ASH Annual Meeting.
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Dr. John Leonard on Top Lymphoma Studies at the 2015 ASH Annual Meeting
December 6th 2015Leonard says some of the more interesting studies to crop up in the field of Hodgkin's lymphoma include ones that utilize checkpoint inhibitors, as well as one of the first combination immunotherapies to be used in the disease
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Precision Medicine in Mantle Cell Lymphoma-Balancing Logic With Enthusiasm
October 8th 2015When John P. Leonard, MD, spoke at the American Society of Hematology inaugural meeting on Hematologic Malignancies about mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), he balanced his enthusiasm about the emerging benefits that tumor profiling brings to this disease with an acknowledgement that many important questions about mantle cell lymphoma remain unanswered.
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Underused Ovarian Cancer Treatment Improves Overall Survival
August 7th 2015Almost 10 years following a study that proved intraperitoneal (IP), or abdominal, chemotherapy, along with intravenous (IV) therapy, may add 16 months or more to the lives of women with ovarian cancer, less than half of these patients at US hospitals receive this type of treatment
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Two Doses of Polatuzumab Vedotin in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma
June 11th 2015Catherine M. Diefenbach, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses the efficacy of two doses of polatuzumab vedotin (POV) in patients with relapsed/refractory (RR) follicular lymphoma (FL).
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Duvelisib Shows Encouraging Activity in Lymphoma
April 9th 2015Duvelisib (IPI-145) is an orally administered, dual inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) delta (δ) and gamma (γ) isoforms, and the drug is selective for PI3K class I isoforms over other lipid and protein kinases.
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New Treatments for Hodgkin Lymphoma Coming to Clinics
March 17th 2015Although treatments and cure rates have increased significantly over the past 60 years for patients with HL, it is crucial that practitioners stay up-to-date on research that can affect outcomes for their patients with this uncommon form of cancer.
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Winter Hematology Meeting Highlighted by Talks on Immunotherapy, Personalized Medicine
February 21st 2015Experts on hematologic malignancies will convene for the 19th Annual International Congress on Hematologic Malignancies, from February 20-21 in Miami, Florida, to provide insight into recent developments in the treatment of the diseases.
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Autologous Transplantation Effective, Safe for HIV-Associated Lymphoma
December 8th 2014Patients with HIV-associated lymphoma can effectively be treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHCT), with outcomes that are similar to patients without HIV. Joseph Alvarnas, MD, presented results from a phase II study at the 2014 ASH Annual Meeting.
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