HEMATOLOGY

Marlise R. Luskin, MD, MSCE, discusses the vigilant monitoring required for capillary leak syndrome with tagraxofusp in BPDCN.

Monzr M. Al Malki, MD, discussed data for AlloHeme, a blood test used to detect risk of relapse post-transplant in patients with AML and MDS.

Saeed Sadeghi, MD, discusses the findings on transfusion independence achieved with treatment for patients with low-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.

The “off-the-shelf” CAR T-cell therapy CTD402 will be evaluated in a phase 1b/2 trial for patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoma.

Marlise R. Luskin, MD, MSCE, discusses the trial of tagraxofusp in BPDCN, which showed high response rates and overall survival.

Gwen Nichols, MD, discussed the impact of Medicaid reductions on patient care and how oncologists can advocate for accessible cancer treatment during these uncertain times.

The FDA cleared the investigational new drug application for LTZ-301, a first-in-class myeloid engager immunotherapy, with a phase 1 study set for mid-2025.

Gwen Nichols, MD, discussed the potential implications of recent funding cuts, how they are affecting academic and community oncologists, and what may be done to mitigate the damage.

Olalekan O Oluwole, MD, MBBS, discusses the background and rationale of the research he contributed to, which was presented at the 2025 Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings.

Axatilimab demonstrated consistent response and durability in chronic graft-versus-host disease, regardless of prior treatments, in a phase 1 AGAVE-201 trial analysis.

The FDA approved brentuximab vedotin, lenalidomide, and rituximab for large B-cell lymphoma after 2 therapies in patients ineligible for transplant or chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.

Negative language about patients can reduce clinician empathy and recall of critical health details, a recent study finds.

ASH 2024 featured practice-changing studies in lymphoid malignancies, including tafasitamab’s impact in FL, ibrutinib’s OS benefit in MCL, and promising epcoritamab data in CLL.

The phase 3 waveLINE-010 trial is evaluating zilovertamab vedotin plus R-CHP vs R-CHOP for the treatment of untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

The combination of treosulfan and fludarabine as a preparative regimen for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes has been approved by the FDA.

The CELESTIAL-301 trial evaluating SynKIR-310, a novel CAR T-cell therapy, has dosed its first patient with relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Dark zone lymphoma includes aggressive B-cell lymphomas with shared molecular features. While some respond to escalated treatment, others remain resistant, highlighting the need for targeted approaches to improve outcomes.

Axatilimab has gained FDA approval in 9 mg and 22 mg vials, expanding treatment options for patients with chronic GVHD after 2 prior therapy failures.

Enrollment in the LOTIS-5 trial of loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl with rituximab in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma has been completed.

The phase 3 ARES study of MaaT013 in patients with acute GVHD with gastrointestinal involvement met its primary end point of overall response rate at day 28.

Martin Dreyling, MD, discusses how the safety and efficacy results from the TRIANGLE study in mantle cell lymphoma differ from prior expectations.

In an interview with Peers & Perspectives in Oncology, Doris M. Ponce, MD, MS, a bone marrow transplant specialist, discussed how telehealth made a significant impact on patients with rare diseases receiving medical care and why the rules from the COVID-19 era should be brought back to continue helping these patients.

During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Andrew M. Brunner, MD, discussed dosing strategy for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents as well as dose modifications and safety for the novel agents imetelstat and luspatercept.

The FDA granted fast track designation to NX-5948 for treating relapsed/refractory Waldenström macroglobulinemia after 2 or more lines of therapy, including a BTK inhibitor.

Here are some of the highlights from this year's 2024 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition.