ROCHELLE PARK, NJ—January 12, 2022 – i3 Health and Oncology Data Advisor have announced that ODACon, a Rare Hematologic Malignancies Symposium, will be held on January 29, 2022. This 1-day virtual conference features 5 exclusive sessions on emerging data in hematologic malignancies, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM), all presented by expert faculty. Attendees can...

The FDA has granted approval to zanubrutinib (Brukinsa®, BeiGene) for the treatment of patients with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM). "Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibition is an emerging standard of care for WM," wrote Constantine Si Lun Tam, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FRCPA, Professor at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Australia, and colleagues, in their publication of the ASPEN study results (NCT03053440), on which the approval was based. "ASPEN is a randomized phase 3 study comparing zanubru...

Waldenström macroglobulinemia is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder, with an estimated 1,500 new cases reported in the United States each year. This malignancy, which accounts for 2% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, is characterized by lymphoplasmacytic bone marrow infiltration and the presence of serum monoclonal immunoglobulin M (IgM). It is important for health care professionals involved in the care of patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia to remain up to date in their knowledge of risk stra...