Leukemia

In a new series from CancerNetwork®, 2 teams of fellows from leading institutions go head-to-head to debate the latest datasets and advances in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia experienced minimal residual disease negativity following treatment with venetoclax and ibrutinib.

Older patients with acute myeloid leukemia who were treated with decitabine experienced comparable outcomes vs daunorubicin and cytarabine.

Patients with treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia who were treated with venetoclax and obinutuzumab with or without ibrutinib experienced a progression-free survival benefit compared with standard chemoimmunotherapy.

The combination of quizartinib plus chemotherapy yielded better survival outcomes vs chemotherapy alone in the frontline setting of FLT3-ITD-positive acute myeloid leukemia.

Findings from the phase 3 ASCEMBL trial indicated that asciminib as a treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia in chronic phase could represent a new standard of care.

Chances of reaching complete remission and minimal residual disease negativity were greater with the addition of inotuzumab to hyper-CVAD with sequential blinatumomab in patients with Philadelphia chromosome–negative B-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphoma.

Results from the phase 3 AGILE study show patients with IDH1-mutant acute myeloid leukemia had improved outcomes when treated with ivosidenib plus azacitidine vs placebo plus azacitidine.

Combining magrolimab with azacitidine led to manageable anemia in patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia.

At approximately 5 years of follow-up, findings from the phase 3 ELEVATE-TN study show that treatment outcomes are more favorable with acalabrutinib with or without obinutuzumab compared with obinutuzumab and chlorambucil in treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Drs Bishop and Bank close by outlining remaining unmet needs in CLL, emerging regimens, and hopes for the future of care.

Michael R. Bishop, MD, and Bruce B. Bank, MD, summarize key takeaways from the ELEVATE-RR study and discuss the clinical implications of using BTK inhibitors in patients with CLL.

Drs Bishop and Bank discuss ELEVATE-RR safety data.

The Moffitt Marrowvingians take their turn questioning the Memorial Sloan Kettering Mavericks on their presented clinical trial data.

Xiaoli Mi, MD, presents data from a paper in Blood on the determination of outcomes for adolescents and young adults with ALL.

Varun Narendra, MD, describes a clinical trial that studied whether pediatric-inspired ALL regimens could be used in older adults with Philadelphia chromosome–positive ALL.

Experts discuss use of ponatinib in chronic myeloid leukemia and optimal dosing.

Uday R. Popat, MD, spoke about where he sees future research efforts headed regarding post-transplant cyclophosphamide to prevent graft-vs-host disease for patients with acute myeloid leukemia after transplant and how these results could impact the standard of care.

Patients with acute myeloid leukemia who are 75 years or older or ineligible for induction chemotherapy due to comorbidities can now receive treatment with ivosidenib and azacitidine.

Experts discuss efficacy data from the ELEVATE-RR trial on the Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors acalabrutinib vs ibrutinib.

Dr Bishop comments on the characteristics of the patients with CLL who were enrolled in the ELEVATE-RR trial.

Varun Narendra, MD, presents the CALGB 10403 clinical trial on the use of a pediatric regimen in older adolescents and young adults with ALL.

The Memorial Sloan Kettering team gets the opportunity to question the clinical trial data presented by the H. Lee Moffitt team.

Based on the results of the AZA-JMML-001 trial, the FDA has approved azacitidine for use in newly diagnosed juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia.

Patients with untreated, IGHV-mutated and -unmutated chronic lymphocytic leukemia experienced better overall survival and progression-free survival with ibrutinib and rituximab compared with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab.

Investigators used a patient-specific score to predict treatment outcomes in pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia, allowing them to identify who may benefit from higher-dose chemotherapy.

Dr Bishop reviews the ELEVATE-RR trial enrollment strategy.

Michael R. Bishop, MD, introduces the 2021 Journal of Clinical Oncology publication, “Acalabrutinib Versus Ibrutinib in Previously Treated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Results of the First Randomized Phase III Trial” and invites Bruce B. Bank, MD, to comment on the typical patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) he sees in his clinical practice.

Leukemia survivors who were adolescents or young adults had worse long-term survival outcomes vs the general population.

Reem Akel, MD, presents a population-based study on the adoption of pediatric-inspired acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) regimens by adult oncologists.