Hematologic Malignancies
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CLL and surgery are more compatible than ever
As patients fare better with targeted therapy, physicians say they can tolerate more procedures.
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CLL treatment: More infections among real-world patients
Among real-world blood cancer patients treated with three drugs, study finds higher infection rates than in clinical trials.
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Maternal infection in pregnancy ups risk for childhood leukemia?
Maternal infections during pregnancy may be associated with chromosomal and immunologic alterations in the fetus, the authors of the study...
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CML: Preventing chemo-induced vascular toxicity
Cardiologists advise on how to ward off side effects linked to 2 TKI treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia.
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New cancer screen, same issues: Physicians confront Galleri test
“Cancer screening is a very complicated issue. Being honest, the tests are good but are not ready yet [for wider use].”
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Transplant vs. chemo: Similar AML survival rates
New study showed similar survival rates among AML patients treated solely with consolidation chemotherapy and those who received allogenic HCT.
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Surviving CLL: Higher risk of other cancer DXs
A 30-year Dutch population study highlights the medical challenges facing patients with CLL, who are now living longer.
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Despite limits, COVID vaccines protect CLL patients
A small German study found that, in patients with CLL, COVID-19 shots don’t boost B cells but they do strengthen T cells.
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FDA approves pirtobrutinib for r/r mantle cell lymphoma
Pirtobrutinib for relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Mastocytosis: Rare, underdiagnosed, potentially fatal
This often-missed myeloid neoplasm could be deadly and deserves greater attention, experts say.