Leukemia News

Posoleucel demonstrated encouraging efficacy against common viral infections among patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to phase 2 study results published in Clinical Cancer Research.

NEW ORLEANS — Cumulative anesthesia exposure appeared associated with impairments in neurocognitive function among children with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

NEW ORLEANS — In this video perspective, Richard M Stone, MD, discusses data from the randomized phase 3 ASAP trial, which was presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

NEW ORLEANS — In this video perspective, Richard M. Stone, MD, discusses research results on blinatumomab presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Imetelstat conferred a “highly statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit” vs. placebo in enabling certain patients with myelodysplastic syndrome to achieve transfusion independence, according to the agent’s manufacturer.

NEW ORLEANS — A regimen containing post-transplant cyclophosphamide significantly lowered graft-versus-host disease risk among adults who underwent reduced-intensity allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, study results showed.

NEW ORLEANS — A new clinical tool can help identify which patients with clonal hematopoiesis are at highest risk for progression to cancer, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

NEW ORLEANS — A higher burden of mutant TP53 cells connoted poorer risk among adults with intermediate- or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy targeting CD19 is highly effective for inducing remission among patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

ASH recognized three Choosing Wisely champions and three guideline implementation champions at this year’s ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.