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GPS appears to predict survival in myelofibrosis
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- Jen Smith
DUBROVNIK, CROATIA—The Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) may predict survival in patients with myelofibrosis (MF), according to research presented at...
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Variant not associated with CLL, AIHA, or ITP in certain patients
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- Jen Smith
DUBROVNIK, CROATIA—New research suggests there is no association between the PTPN22 R620W polymorphism and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or...
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System may better predict thrombosis in lymphoma
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- Jen Smith
DUBROVNIK, CROATIA—An updated scoring system can more accurately identify lymphoma patients who may require thromboprophylaxis, according to...
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‘Very encouraging’ results in BPDCN
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- Jen Smith
STOCKHOLM—Tagraxofusp (SL-401) has produced “very encouraging” results in a phase 2 trial of patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell...
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Ropeg outperforms HU in PV patients of all ages
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- Jen Smith
STOCKHOLM—Follow-up data suggest that ropeginterferon alfa-2b (ropeg) provides an advantage over hydroxyurea (HU) for patients with polycythemia...
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A ‘highly effective’ strategy for haplo-HSCT
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- Jen Smith
STOCKHOLM—Researchers have identified a “highly effective” transplant strategy for pediatric patients with primary immunodeficiencies who lack a...
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Drug is convenient alternative for PNH, doc says
- Author:
- Jen Smith
STOCKHOLM—Results of a phase 3 study suggest the long-acting C5 complement inhibitor ravulizumab produces similar results as eculizumab in...
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Inhibitor elicits responses in cGVHD
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- Jen Smith
STOCKHOLM—The ROCK2 inhibitor KD025 produced responses in about two-thirds of patients with steroid-dependent or refractory chronic graft-versus-...
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MAb doubles ORR, PFS in rel/ref MM
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- Jen Smith
STOCKHOLM—Adding elotuzumab (E) to treatment with pomalidomide (P) and low-dose dexamethasone (d) can produce “clinically meaningful” results in...
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Inhibitor exhibits activity in B- and T-cell NHLs
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- Jen Smith
STOCKHOLM—The dual SYK/JAK inhibitor cerdulatinib has demonstrated efficacy in a phase 2 trial of patients with heavily pretreated B- and T-cell...
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Combo proves ‘beneficial’ for ‘unfit’ CLL patients
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- Jen Smith
STOCKHOLM—Obinutuzumab plus chlorambucil (G-Clb) is a “valid and beneficial” frontline treatment option for “unfit” patients with chronic...
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Umbralisib can revitalize ruxolitinib in MF
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- Jen Smith
STOCKHOLM—The PI3K delta inhibitor umbralisib can “augment or resurrect” responses to ruxolitinib in patients with myelofibrosis (MF), according...
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Quizartinib can prolong OS in rel/ref, FLT3-ITD AML
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- Jen Smith
STOCKHOLM—Phase 3 results suggest the FLT3 inhibitor quizartinib can prolong overall survival (OS) in patients with relapsed/refractory, FLT3-ITD...
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Promising results with expanded UCB product
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- Jen Smith
SALT LAKE CITY—An expanded umbilical cord blood (UCB) product can produce favorable outcomes as a stand-alone graft, according to a presentation...
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Outcomes appear similar with MAC and RIC
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- Jen Smith
SALT LAKE CITY—New research suggests outcomes may be similar whether patients receive myeloablative conditioning (MAC) or reduced-intensity...