Polatuzumab Vedotin: Review Spotlights Its Use, Promise in DLBCL
With its recent approvals around the world to treat newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the antibody-drug conjugate polatuzumab vedotin is changing regimens for current and future patients, with manageable adverse effects.
Patients With T1D and HCPs Talk Social Media and Self-Management
Synthesizing 11 qualitative studies, authors present a nuanced picture of how patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), and the health care professionals (HCPs) who treat them, feel about using social media platforms as a self-management tool—and where improvements can be made.
Inotuzumab Ozogamicin Plus Dose-Adjusted EPOCH: Promise in R/R B-ALL
Phase 1 trial results indicate that combining inotuzumab ozogamicin with dose-adjusted EPOCH chemotherapy could offer a safe, well-tolerated, and effective treatment option for patients with relapsed or refractory CD22+ B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoma (R/R B-ALL).
Same Hypertension, Different Levels of Portal Engagement, Disparities Research Shows
When patients are treated in primary care for high blood pressure, sociodemographic factors sway the rates at which they access patient portals, investigators found. This could influence their hypertension outcomes.
TB Vaccine Shows Protection Against COVID-19 in People With T1D
In the course of investigating the use of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for high-risk individuals who have type 1 diabetes (T1D), researchers hoped—and found—that BCG could substantially reduce the chance of those with T1D contracting COVID-19; BCG has historically been used to prevent tuberculosis (TB).
Ponatinib, Imatinib Face Off, but Still Room for TKI Improvement in Ph+ ALL
Interim results of the randomized, phase 3 PhALLCON trial indicate ponatinib’s benefit over imatinib in frontline treatment of Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL), but questions linger about ponatinib’s long-term safety.
Unique Case: HCC With No Cirrhosis—and “Hidden” CLL/SLL
A 77-year-old man had no risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but he was nonetheless found to have it. Along the way, he was also diagnosed with previously undetected chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL).
Persistence Pays Off With Zanubrutinib: A Challenging CLL Case With a Prior BTK Inhibitor Failure
The case of a 77-year-old woman with a long chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) history illustrates the novel use of zanubrutinib as a potential option for some patients who have failed first-generation Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors and venetoclax.
Diagnostic Oversights Limit Luspatercept Benefits in MDS
Investigators of a retrospective study encourage colleagues to utilize molecular testing for patients with an established diagnosis of lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), to be sure they don’t miss out on treatments, like luspatercept, for which they qualify.
Review: One-Shot Etranacogene Dezaparvovec Represents Game-Changing Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B
More than 20 years of gene therapy clinical research have led to etranacogene dezaparvovec’s use in hemophilia B, according to authors of a recent review—and it takes its place in a line of current and potentially many future genomic medicines for a range of diseases.
Data Back Neoadjuvant Combo vs Chemo Alone for Early-Stage NSCLC
For patients with early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), combining neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitors and platinum-based chemotherapy improves 2-year outcomes over chemotherapy alone, suggest findings of an extensive literature review and meta-analysis.
Age Alone Is No Barrier to Allo-HCT for AML, Data Indicate
A new study is among the largest real-world analyses to date to assess trends over time and predictive factors for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who received allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT).