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.

Standardizing and Optimizing Bridging Strategies Prior to CAR-T Infusion

February 2nd 2024

Dr. Roloff and colleagues offer expert opinion on optimizing treatment sequences for patients with relapsed or refractory ALL who have received two or more prior lines of therapy and the disease and patient factors that inform their treatment plans.

Progression-Free Survival, Overall Survival, and the Prognostic Significance of Negative Minimal Residual Disease

February 2nd 2024

Panelists evaluate PFS, OS, and the prognostic significance of negative MRD.

Patient Case Studies of GvHD

February 2nd 2024

Provide detailed case studies highlighting the development, clinical presentation, multidisciplinary management, and outcomes of patients with acute and chronic GvHD following allo-HSCT.

Monitoring Patients on Myelofibrosis Treatment

February 2nd 2024

Faculty discuss the best strategies to monitor patients who are receiving treatment of MF as well as commenting on when it might be appropriate to switch therapies.

Treating Patients with Myelofibrosis and Anemia

February 2nd 2024

Expert oncologists provide insights into how they might manage patients who present with anemia and myelofibrosis in their practice.

Ruxolitinib in Chronic GVHD

February 2nd 2024

The expert panel explores the approval of ruxolitinib for chronic GVHD based on the REACH3 trial. The panel highlights the trial’s outcomes, long-term follow-up data, and the evolving shift in clinical practices.

Switching to Second Line Treatment in Chronic GVHD

February 2nd 2024

The panel examines the transition from systemic steroids to second-line therapies in chronic GVHD, explore standardized clinical trial definitions and real-world challenges in treating chronic GVHD.

Ziftomenib Combos Show Early Safety, Activity in NPM1-Mutant and KMT2A-Rearranged AML

January 31st 2024

An acceptable safety profile and early evidence of clinical activity was observed with ziftomenib plus standard regimens in select patients with AML.

Dr Battiwalla on Outpatient CAR T-Cell Therapy Administration in Hematologic Malignancies

January 31st 2024

Minoo Battiwalla, MD, discusses findings from a study of outpatient care after CAR T-cell therapy in patients with hematologic malignancies.

Dr Danilov on Using MRD Status to Predict Outcomes in Hematologic Malignancies

January 30th 2024

Alexey Danilov, MD, PhD, discusses the use of minimal residual disease to predict outcomes in patients with follicular lymphoma.

Sequencing With CAR T-Cell Therapy for LBCL

January 30th 2024

Caron A. Jacobson, MD, and Miguel-Angel Perales, MD, share considerations for sequencing CAR T-cell therapies in patients with LBCL, depending on treatments they have already received.

The Expanding Utility of CAR T-Cell Therapy in LBCL

January 30th 2024

Caron A. Jacobson, MD, and Miguel-Angel Perales, MD, discuss the trajectory and role of of CAR T-cell therapy within the treatment spectrum for LBCL.

Hobbs Highlights Key Research in Hematologic Malignancies at the 2023 ASH Annual Meeting

January 30th 2024

Gabriela Hobbs, MD, discusses the significance of key research across myeloproliferative neoplasms from the 2023 ASH Annual Meeting.

Risk Stratification of Myelodysplastic Syndromes

January 30th 2024

Hematologist-oncologists discuss the risk stratification of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and how patient risk status determines prognosis.

Diagnosis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

January 30th 2024

A panel of experts on myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) introduce themselves and provide an overview of diagnosis practices, highlighting common symptoms and the typical patient presentation.

Caprice on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Transplant Outcomes in Hematologic Malignancies

January 30th 2024

Teresa Caprice, PA-C, discusses the use of post-transplant cyclophosphamide to address disparities in transplant outcomes in racial and ethnic populations.

Current Treatment Options in First-Line MCL

January 30th 2024

Experts on mantle cell lymphoma discuss first-line treatment options available for patients.

Unmet Needs in Treating Relapsed/Refractory FL

January 30th 2024

Laurie Sehn, MD, and Bijal Shah, MD, discuss remaining unmet needs for patients with relapsed/refractory FL.

Clinical Perspectives of CAR T in R/R Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

January 30th 2024

Experts share clinical perspectives on the use of CAR T for patients with DLBCL, in the R/R setting.

Data Updates: CAR T in the ZUMA-7 and TRANSFORM Trials for R/R DLBCL

January 30th 2024

Focused discussion on the latest updates of CAR Ts such as axi-cel and liso-cel from the ZUMA-7 and TRANSFORM trials, respectively.