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.

Zanubrutinib Reduces Long-Term Risk of Progression or Death by 71% in Newly Diagnosed CLL/SLL

December 9th 2024

Frontline treatment with zanubrutinib continued to improve PFS vs bendamustine plus rituximab at 5 years in patients with treatment-naive CLL/SLL.

Second-Generation BTK Inhibitors Exhibit Lower Incidence of Cardiac AEs in B-Cell Malignancies

December 9th 2024

Second-generation BTK inhibitors were associated with a significantly lower incidence of cardiac adverse effects in B-cell malignancies.

Uproleselan Plus Chemo Fails to Produce OS Benefit in Relapsed/Refractory AML

December 9th 2024

The addition of uproleselan to chemotherapy did not meet the primary OS end point of a phase 3 trial evaluating patients with relapsed/refractory AML.

Outpatient Lymphodepletion Before Brexu-Cel Remains Safe, Efficacious in Mantle Cell Lymphoma and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

December 9th 2024

Outpatient lymphodepletion prior to brexu-cel was safe and generated comparable 60-day non-relapse mortality vs inpatient administration in B-ALL and MCL.

Zilovertamab Vedotin Plus R-CHP Yields 97.2% Overall CR Rate in DLBCL

December 9th 2024

Patients with treatment naive DLBCL experienced high response rates when treated with zilovertamab vedotin plus R-CHP and a RP2D dose of the agent was selected.

Liso-Cel Shows Broad Spectrum Activity in CIBMTR Cohort of Relapsed/Refractory LBCL

December 8th 2024

Liso-cel demonstrated safety and efficacy outcomes that were comparable to those in the pivotal TRANSFORM and PILOT trials in patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Social Determinants of Health Correlate With Receipt of Allo-HSCT in AML

December 8th 2024

Social determinants of health have a more pronounced effect on mortality among patients with AML who did not receive transplant vs those who did.

Brexu-Cel Displays Comparable Efficacy Across Age Groups in Relapsed/Refractory B-ALL

December 8th 2024

Brexucabtagene autoleucel demonstrated similar efficacy across age groups of patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Asciminib Continues to Best SOC TKIs as Secondary End Points of ASC4FIRST Trial are Met

December 8th 2024

Treatment with asciminib results in superior efficacy and safety vs investigator-selected TKIs in CML according to updated 96-week data from ASC4FIRST.

Olverembatinib May Be Effective in Second Line for CP-CML

December 8th 2024

Olverembatinib showed potential in patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia with prior exposure to first-line second-generation TKIs.

US Real-World Analysis Supports Clinical Benefit of Tafasitamab in R/R DLBCL

December 8th 2024

Data from a retrospective analysis showcase the real-world effectiveness of tafasitamab for relapsed/refractory DLBCL in the United States.

FS118 Showcases Modest Efficacy in Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL

December 8th 2024

FS118, an investigational LAG-3/PD-L1 bispecific antibody, demonstrated an encouraging objective response rate in the relapsed/refractory DLBCL setting.

Oral Revumenib-Based Combo Produces Responses in R/R AML

December 8th 2024

Revumenib plus decitabine/cedazuridine and venetoclax produced responses in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Revumenib Displays Activity in Relapsed/Refractory KMT2A+ Acute Leukemias

December 8th 2024

Revumenib demonstrated meaningful responses in patients with relapsed or refractory KMT2Ar acute leukemia.

Recapping the Latest in AML With Dr Eunice Wang

December 8th 2024

Eunice Wang, MD, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, sits down with Chandler Park, MD, FACP, to discuss the latest in acute myeloid leukemia from the 2024 ASH Annual Meeting.

Blinatumomab Plus Chemo Increases DFS Rates in Standard-Risk Pediatric B-ALL

December 7th 2024

Blinatumomab plus chemotherapy significantly improved 3-year DFS rates vs chemotherapy alone in pediatric patients with standard-risk pediatric B-ALL.

Bicistronic CD19/CD22-Directed CAR T-Cell Therapy Is Safe, Elicits Durable Responses in Pediatric R/R B-ALL

December 7th 2024

Treatment with bicistronic CD19/CD22 CAR T-cell therapy led to high 1-year EFS and OS rates among children with relapsed/refractory B-ALL.

Drs Baljevic and Cortes Preview Upcoming Studies and Emerging Data From ASH 2024

December 6th 2024

Muhamed Baljevic, MD, FACP and Jorge Cortes, MD, discuss upcoming studies and emerging data being presented at the 2024 ASH Annual Meeting.

TERN-701 Decreases BCR-ABL Levels, Generates Molecular Responses in R/R CML

December 4th 2024

TERN-701 reduced BCR-ABL levels and produced molecular responses in relapsed/refractory chronic myeloid leukemia.

FDA Awards Fast Track Designation to LBS-007 for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

December 3rd 2024

LBS-007 receives fast track status from the FDA for use in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.