Hematologic Oncology | Specialty

The OncLive Hematology Oncology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on various hematologic malignancies, including leukemias, lymphomas, myeloproliferative neoplasms, multiple myeloma, and much more. This section features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in hematologic cancers.

Asciminib Emerges as a Potential Treatment Alternative in Heavily Pretreated CML

December 6th 2020

December 6, 2020 — The investigational TKI asciminib was found to be a safe and effective treatment for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia without any alternatives in clinical practice, particularly those with prior TKI intolerance and those who achieved prior complete cytogenetic response.

Patients With Hematologic Cancers at Increased Risk for Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes

December 6th 2020

December 6, 2020 — Patients with hematologic malignancies are at increased risk for significant morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease 2019, and the risk of death appeared to be greatest in those who were older, had more severe infection, a poorer prognosis, or who decided to forego intensive treatment

Allogeneic Off-the-Shelf UCART22 Product Shows Early Activity, Tolerability in Relapsed/Refractory CD22+ B-Cell ALL

December 6th 2020

December 6, 2020 - UCART22, an allogeneic off-the-shelf CD22-directed T-cell product, showed no unexpected toxicities at 2 dose levels and had early signs of activity in adult patients with relapsed/refractory CD22-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Early Allogeneic HSCT With HLA-Matched Donor Improves Outcomes in Older Patients With Higher-Risk MDS

December 6th 2020

December 6, 2020 - Having a human leukocyte antigen–matching donor for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant has proven to lead to improved outcomes for patients who are between 50 and 75 years of age and have higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.

GTB-3550 TriKE Stimulates Natural Killer Cell Function in MDS and AML

December 6th 2020

December 5, 2020 - GTB-3550 TriKE was found to safely drive natural killer cell proliferation in patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia.

Oral Azacitidine Improves Health-Related QoL in AML

December 6th 2020

Oral azacitidine demonstrated sustained health-related quality of life compared with placebo in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, according to results of the phase 3 QUAZAR AML-001 trial.

RARα Agonist SY-1425/Azacitidine Shows Clinical Activity in Heavily Pretreated Relapsed/Refractory AML

December 6th 2020

A novel combination comprised of the oral, selective RARα agonist SY-1425 and azacitidine demonstrated clinical activity with acceptable tolerability in a heavily pretreated population of patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia with RARA positivity.

Anti-ICOS Antibody MEDI-570 Elicits Durable Responses in Relapsed/Refractory T-cell Lymphomas

December 5th 2020

The anti-inducible T-cell co-stimulator monoclonal antibody MEDI-570 showed clinical activity with durable responses, as well as acceptable safety and tolerability in patients with relapsed/refractory angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma and peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

Highly Refractory Myeloma Has Deep and Durable Responses With Ide-cel

December 5th 2020

December 5, 2020 - Patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma maintained durable responses with the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy idecabtagene vicleucel in updated findings presented from the phase 1 CRB-401 trial.

Dr. Wierda on the Results of the CAPTIVATE Trial in CLL and SLL

December 5th 2020

William G. Wierda, MD, PhD, discusses results from the CAPTIVATE trial in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Survival Benefit of Venetoclax and Rituximab in Relapsed/Refractory CLL Persists Out to Five Years

December 5th 2020

December 5, 2020 - Patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with venetoclax and rituximab had a sustained progression-free survival and overall survival benefit at five years compared with those treated with bendamustine and rituximab.

Axi-Cel Elicits 92% ORR in Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

December 5th 2020

December 5, 2020 - Axicabtagene ciloleucel demonstrated high rates of durable responses in patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Continued Ibrutinib, Post Fixed-Duration of Ibrutinib/Venetoclax, Elicits Similar 1-Year DFS Vs Placebo in CLL/SLL

December 5th 2020

December 5, 2020 - Patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia /small lymphocytic lymphoma who received a placebo following a fixed-treatment duration of ibrutinib combined with venetoclax achieved similar 1-year disease-free survival results compared with patients who remained on ibrutinib following confirmed undetectable minimal residual disease.

Weekly Selinexor Regimen Shows Significant Benefit in Pretreated Multiple Myeloma

December 5th 2020

December 5, 2020 - A subgroup analysis from the phase 3 BOSTON study demonstrated that once weekly selinexor, bortezomib, and dexamethasone was superior to bortezomib and dexamethasone alone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who had received 1 to 3 prior therapies.

Axi-Cel Elicits Long-Term Disease Control in Large B-Cell Lymphoma

December 5th 2020

December 5, 2020 - The CAR T-cell therapy axicabtagene ciloleucel demonstrated long-term disease control with rapid responses and robust CAR T-cell expansion among patients with refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Racial and Ethnic Related Socioeconomic Disparities Influence Survival Outcomes in AML

December 5th 2020

December 5, 2020 - Census tract socioeconomic status information demonstrated significant disparities between survival outcomes of non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic patients with acute myeloid leukemia AML in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Selinexor Shows Clinical Benefit Across Age Groups in Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL

December 5th 2020

December 5, 2020 - Selinexor demonstrated a clinical benefit in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, regardless of age.

Navitoclax/Ruxolitinib Combo Improves Spleen Volume, Symptoms in Relapsed/Refractory Myelofibrosis

December 5th 2020

December 5, 2020 - The addition of navitoclax to ruxolitinib resulted in a clinically meaningful improvement in spleen volume and total symptom score in patients with myelofibrosis who no longer benefited from prior ruxolitinib therapy.

Oral Azacitidine Prolongs Survival in Patients with AML Following Induction, Consolidation Therapy

December 5th 2020

December 5, 2020 - Azacitidine, was shown to significantly prolong overall survival and relapse-free survival in patients with acute myeloid leukemia in first remission regardless of the number of rounds of prior consolidation therapy.

Menin Inhibitor Induces Activity in Patients With Refractory AML

December 5th 2020

December 5, 2020 - KO-539, an oral, selective menin-inhibitor, demonstrated activity in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia in preliminary findings from the ongoing first-in-human KOMET-001 trial.