Pelabresib/Ruxolitinib Improves SVR35/TSS Outcomes in Myelofibrosis
December 12th 2023The combination of pelabresib plus ruxolitinib shows improvement in hemoglobin response in the MANIFEST-2 trial, supporting a potential shift in the future treatment of patients with JAK inhibitor–naive myelofibrosis.
Axatilimab Induces Rapid and Durable Responses, Is Safe in Recurrent/Refractory cGVHD
December 11th 2023Phase 2 results showed that the investigational monoclonal antibody axatilimab elicited encouraging clinical activity and tolerability across dose levels in patients with recurrent or refractory chronic graft-vs-host disease.
Real-World Data Show Oral Decitabine/Cedazuridine Regimen Is Comparable With IV/SC HMAs in MDS
December 11th 2023Retrospective, real-world results showed that oral decitabine and cedazuridine and standard parenteral hypomethylating agents demonstrated similar levels of comorbidities and disease burden in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.
Single-Agent Odronextamab Efficacy, Safety Upheld in Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL
December 10th 2023Single-agent treatment with odronextamab continued to demonstrate encouraging clinical activity, along with a manageable safety profile, in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Ibrutinib/Venetoclax Combo Shows PFS, OS Benefit as MRD-Guided Regimen in Frontline CLL
December 10th 2023When used as a minimal residual disease (MRD)–guided treatment approach, ibrutinib (Imbruvica) combined with venetoclax (Venclexta) improved progression-free and overall survival (OS) compared with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (Rituxan; FCR) in patients with treatment-naive chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), as observed in the phase 3 FLAIR trial.
Many Great Treatments Available for MCL But Questions About Sequencing Remain, Expert Says
December 18th 2022In a conversation during the 2022 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, an expert from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, spoke to how treatments have improved for patients with mantle cell lymphoma.
Momelotinib May Become ‘No. 1 Choice’ for Second-Line Therapy in Myelofibrosis, Expert Says
December 15th 2022Momelotinib continues to show benefit in reducing splenic symptoms and anemia in myelofibrosis in the second-line setting, making it a likely first treatment choice, according to an expert from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Real-World Quality-of-Life Outcomes of Axi-Cel Treatment in Lymphoma Subtypes Align With Trial Data
December 14th 2022Real-world data associate axicabtagene ciloleucel with temporarily worse quality of life in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma, transformed follicular lymphoma, or follicular lymphoma, which improves within 1-year post-infusion.
Addition of Ibrutinib to CRT/ASCT Appears to Improve Outcomes for MCL
December 13th 2022Treatment with induction and maintenance ibrutinib combined with chemoimmunotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant resulted in statistically significantly improved outcomes in a younger population with mantle cell lymphoma.