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Subsequent Treatment After CAR T-Cell Therapy in Large B-Cell Lymphoma With Armin Ghobadi, MD

Oncology Data Advisor™ · Subsequent Treatment After CAR T-Cell Therapy in Large B-Cell Lymphoma With Armin Ghobadi, MD Recently, at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Dr. Armin Ghobadi, an Associate Professor at the Washington University School of Medicine, Siteman Cancer Center, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to enlighten us about his research and presentation regarding the ZUMA-7 trial, in which he discusses the outcomes of subsequent anti...

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Come See Oncology Data Advisor and ConveyMED at ASH 2022!

Are you attending the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans this weekend? Come visit Oncology Data Advisor and ConveyMED while you are there! We will be attending and conducting live interviews discussing the latest research, news, and updates from the conference. Visit us in the press area outside of rooms 256-257 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on December 10, 11, and 12 to record a podcast, share your research and experiences at ASH, and network with fellow attendees...

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CARG Chemotherapy Toxicity Calculator Found Not Valid for Older Patients With Hematologic Malignancies: Ashley Rosko, MD

Understanding the balance between effective treatments and health-related quality of life is crucial, especially when treating older adults with hematologic malignancies. The Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) chemotherapy toxicity calculator has been sufficiently studied and utilized in patients with solid tumors; however, its efficacy in the hematologic malignancy setting was previously unknown. In a study recently presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 63rd Annual Meeting &...

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i3 Health Publishes T-Cell Lymphoma Education Study in American Society of Hematology Online Program

i3 Health's study focusing on the effectiveness of an online continuing medical education (CME)/nursing continuing professional development (NCPD)–approved activity to improve clinicians' knowledge of therapeutic advances in T-cell lymphoma (TCL) has been published as a 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition online abstract

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Safely Reducing Patient Hospital Stay After CAR T-Cell Therapy: Remote Patient Monitoring With Morie Gertz, MD

While chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies have revolutionized the treatment landscape for patients with hematologic malignancies, challenges remain in the management of short-term toxicities, most notably cytokine release syndrome and neurologic symptoms. In nearly all cases to date, optimal management has only been achieved through inpatient admission for frequent monitoring; however, an onsite hospital stay can create a significant burden for the patient. As part of a study recent...

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Duvelisib/Romidepsin for Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma: Steven M. Horwitz, MD

For patients with relapsed/refractory T-cell lymphoma (TCL), standard therapies provide an overall response rate of only 25% to 35%, and novel therapeutic options are greatly needed. In a study recently presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 63rd Annual Meeting & Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, a team of researchers led by Dr. Steven M. Horwitz, medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, investigated the efficacy of the phosphoinositide-3-kinase inhibitor du...

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Polatuzumab Vedotin Plus R-CHP for Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: John Burke, MD

For patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), less than half of patients are cured with the current standard of care, and effective treatments are greatly needed. In the phase 3 POLARIX trial, a team of researchers investigated the efficacy of polatuzumab vedotin in combination with R-CHP (rituximab/cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/prednisone) for this population. In this interview, one of the study's investigators, Dr. John Burke of Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers and the U...

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Axicabtagene Ciloleucel and Increasing Accessibility to CAR T-Cell Therapy With Frederick Locke, MD

While the current standard of care for relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma is high-dose therapy with autologous stem cell rescue, many patients do not respond to or cannot tolerate high-dose therapy. As a result, outcomes for second-line treatment remain poor. At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) 63rd Annual Meeting & Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Frederick Locke of Moffitt Cancer Center presented the primary results of ZUMA-7, a phase 3 clinical trial investigating...

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Addressing Racial Disparities in Clinical Trial Recruitment: Alexis A. Thompson, MD, MPH

One of the issues surrounding hematology care is the underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in clinical trials. At the recent 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, Alexis A. Thompson, MD, MPH, past President of ASH and Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, shared her thoughts on strategies for remedying these disparities so that more inclusive care can be provided for patients with h...

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Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Clinical Trial Enrollment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Lori Muffly, MD, MS

Compared with the non-Hispanic White population, Hispanic and Black adolescents and young adults (AYA) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) experience significantly inferior outcomes. In an analysis of the CALGB 10403 AYA trial presented at the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) 63rd Annual Meeting & Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, a team of researchers led by Dr. Lori Muffly, Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, investigated racial and ethnic disparities in cl...

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The Call to Understand Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Sumit Gupta, MD

Although survival in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has improved over the years, there remains a need to identify racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic health disparities that contribute to poor outcomes. In a study recently presented at the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition, a team of researchers led by Dr. Sumit Gupta of the University of Toronto investigated the impact of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status among young patients with ALL ...

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Targeting p53 in the Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies With Matthew Davids, MD, MMSc

Matthew Davids, MD, MMSc.

Tumor suppressor gene p53 is the most frequently mutated gene in human malignancy. Through a complex series of molecular events, p53 leads to malignant cell proliferation and plays a significant role in tumor formation. In the Presidential Symposium at the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Matthew Davids of Harvard Medical School discussed the current therapeutic strategies used to inhibit or reactivate mutant p53 in the treatment of hematologic malignancies. In this interview with Oncology Data Advisor, Dr. Davids delves further into the latest research in p53-directed therapeutic strategies and the future of targeting this specific mutation.  

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