HEMATOLOGY

Experts on lower-risk MDS discuss when to switch to a topoisomerase inhibitor versus going to a hypomethylating agent.

Jamie Koprivnikar, MD, and Solly Chedid, MD, discuss ways to continue to advance the treatment landscape for lower-risk MDS, particularly in managing anemia and improving quality of life for patients.

Stefan Barta, MD, discusses the heterogeneity of T-cell lymphoma, highlighting that a one-size-fits-all approach is ineffective and emphasizing the need for tailored treatment approaches.

Advances in follicular lymphoma treatment have included the development of novel immunotherapies in relapsed and refractory disease and long-term follow-up of pivotal trials.

Jamie Koprivnikar, MD, provides key takeaways for optimizing anemia management in patients with lower-risk MDS, highlighting unmet needs in treating anemia and improving patient outcomes.

An expert on the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes provides clinical insights on dosing practices and considerations for luspatercept.

Jamie Koprivnikar, MD, discusses factors that signal a need to transition a patient with lower-risk MDS from an ESA to another therapy.

Highlighting recent data from a post hoc analysis from the COMMANDS trial, a hematologist-oncologist offers insights on important factors to consider when assessing quality of life in patients with MDS.

Jamie Koprivnikar, MD, discusses how findings from the COMMANDS trial can be used to inform treatment decisions for patients based on serum EPO levels and the presence or absence of ring sideroblasts.

Focusing on molecular prognostic models in LR-MDS, Jamie Koprivnikar, MD, shares insights gleaned from the COMMANDS trial on how mutational burden impacts response.

A hematologist-oncologist provides expert perspectives on the development and implementation of the IPSS-M as a clinical-molecular prognostic model in lower-risk MDS.

During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Azra Raza, MD, discussed a patient case and outcomes of the COMMANDS trial of luspatercept in myelodysplastic syndrome in the first article of a 2-part series.

Acalabrutinib plus bendamustine and rituximab led to a 27% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death in the frontline setting for older patients with mantle cell lymphoma.

During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Amy DeZern, MD, MHS, discussed dosing approaches for managing anemia with luspatercept in patients with low-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.

Following voluntary withdrawal in 2014, denileukin diftitox is now available again for the treatment of patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy.

The FDA has rejected the SIERRA study data for Iomab-B’s biologics license application filing due to insufficient evidence of overall survival improvement.

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to alemtuzumab, a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Harry Erba, MD, PhD, provided his insights into the groundbreaking myeloMATCH trial and its influence on the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.

The investigational new drug application for UB-VV111, potentially the first in situ generated CD19 CAR T-cell therapy, has been cleared by the FDA, and a phase 1 trial in hematologic malignancies will begin.

The FDA has extended the PDUFA target action date for the new drug application of revumenib for adult and pediatric patients with relapsed/refractory KMT2A-rearranged acute leukemia to December 26, 2024.

The NCCN has updated its guidelines to recommend imetelstat as a top treatment for symptomatic anemia in lower-risk MDS, following its FDA approval based on encouraging phase 3 trial results.

An expert on lower-risk MDS discusses how the treatment of anemia is evolving as newer therapies enter the treatment landscape.

A medical oncologist outlines approaches to treating anemia in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.

Dr Garcia-Manero offers insights on the adverse events profile associated with luspatercept in patients with lower-risk MDS.

Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, addresses clinical research investigating luspatercept dose titration practices in patients with lower-risk MDS.