ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition | Conference

IDH2-Targeting Agent Has Positive Early Results in AML

December 8th 2014

The novel drug AG-221 generated durable remissions in patients with AML by targeting a mutation of the IDH2 gene in a small, first-in-man study that represents a new, chemotherapy-free approach for attacking the malignancy.

CAR T-Cell Therapy Elicits High Response Rate in Pediatric ALL

December 7th 2014

The anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor-modified T-cell therapy CTL019 demonstrated an impressive 92% complete response rate in pediatric patients with relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Dr. Farhad Ravandi Discusses Vosaroxin in the VALOR Trial

December 7th 2014

Farhad Ravandi, MD, from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, describes results from the phase III VALOR trial that explored vosaroxin plus cytarabine versus placebo and cytarabine in patients with first relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Frontline Idelalisib Monotherapy Yields High Response Rates in Older Patients With CLL, SLL

December 7th 2014

Idelalisib monotherapy shows activity in treatment-naïve patients ≥65 years with CLL or SLL, with nearly 90% of patients enrolled in a phase II study demonstrating a partial response.

Dr. Eytan Stein Discusses the IDH2 Inhibitor AG-221 in AML

December 7th 2014

Eytan Stein, MD, from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses new data from a phase I study exploring the oral IDH2 inhibitor AG-221 in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies, primarily acute myelogenous leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome.

Brentuximab Vedotin Delivers Unprecedented Post-Transplant PFS Benefit in Relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma

December 7th 2014

Patients with relapsed and difficult-to-treat Hodgkin lymphoma who received brentuximab vedotin had an unprecedented 50% higher likelihood of continuing to experience PFS at 2 years.

Anti-CD38 Antibodies Highly Effective in Multiple Myeloma

December 7th 2014

Two studies spotlighted at the 2014 ASH Annual Meeting characterized the efficacy of treatment with anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies in the frontline setting and for patients with refractory disease.

Carfilzomib Combination Significantly Increases PFS in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

December 7th 2014

Treatment with carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone increased PFS by 8.7 months in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma when compared with lenalidomide and dexamethasone alone.

Pembrolizumab Elicits Responses in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

December 7th 2014

Treatment with the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab generated responses in 66% of patients with heavily pretreated classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

Blinatumomab Leads to High MRD Response in B-Precursor ALL

December 7th 2014

At least 80% of patients with B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia had a complete minimal residual disease response after a single cycle of treatment with the CD19-directed antibody blinatumomab.

Nivolumab Achieves Encouraging Responses in Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

December 6th 2014

In a small phase I trial, most patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma, having previously failed three or more therapies, responded to the immunotherapy nivolumab.

Dr. Stewart Discusses the Efficacy of Carfilzomib in the ASPIRE Trial

December 6th 2014

A. Keith Stewart, MBChB, from the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, discusses findings from the phase III ASPIRE trial that evaluated the novel proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone for patients with relapsed multiple myeloma.

Dr. Grupp on Optimal Treatment Settings for CAR-Modified T Cells

December 6th 2014

Stephan Grupp, MD, PhD, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses the optimal treatment settings for novel CD19-specific CAR-modified T cell therapies in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

ASH 2014 Preview: Checkpoint Inhibition, CAR Modified T Cells, and Novel Therapies

December 1st 2014

The top research being presented at the 2014 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting will focus on immunotherapies and novel agents, according to Marcel R.M. van den Brink, MD, PhD.

Dr. van den Brink Highlights Five Abstracts From ASH 2014

December 1st 2014

Marcel R.M. van den Brink, MD, PhD, Head, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, provides an overview of five notable studies being presented at the 2014 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting and Exposition.

Dr. Amengual on Novel Therapeutics in Lymphoma

January 21st 2014

Jennifer E. Amengual, MD, discusses the development of novel agents for subtypes of diffuse large b-cell lymphoma.

Dr. Byrd Provides an Update on Ibrutinib in CLL

January 2nd 2014

John C. Byrd, MD, from The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James), provides an update on ibrutinib for the treatment of CLL.

Dr. Pierluigi Porcu Discusses CTCL Research

December 30th 2013

Pierluigi Porcu, MD, from The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James), discusses early research in CTCL.

Dr. Padron on the SRSF2 Mutation in MDS and CMML

December 23rd 2013

Eric Padron, MD, discusses the SRSF2 mutation in patients with MDS and CMML.

Dr. Shapiro Discusses Bosutinib in CML

December 23rd 2013

Mark Shapiro, MD, PhD, discusses bosutinib as treatment for patients with CML.

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