Top Hematologic Malignancy News of 2016

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This slide show highlights some of the top news of 2016 on hematologic malignancies, including FDA approvals for myeloma, lymphoma, and leukemia, and studies on transplantation, risk of recurrence in AML patients, and more.

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Greater direct access to academic oncologists may help address challenges associated with a lack of CAR T education in the community setting.
Certain bridging therapies and abundant steroid use may complicate the T-cell collection process during CAR T therapy.
Educating community practices on CAR T referral and sequencing treatment strategies may help increase CAR T utilization.
A retrospective study sought to assess CRS and ICANS onset and duration, as well as non-relapse mortality causes in patients infused with CAR T-cell therapies.
A retrospective study sought to assess CRS and ICANS onset and duration, as well as non-relapse mortality causes in patients infused with CAR T-cell therapies.
A retrospective study sought to assess CRS and ICANS onset and duration, as well as non-relapse mortality causes in patients infused with CAR T-cell therapies.
Future meetings may address how immunotherapy, bispecific agents, and CAR T-cell therapies can further impact the AML treatment paradigm.
Treatment with revumenib appeared to demonstrate efficacy among patients with KMT2A-rearranged acute leukemia in the phase 2 AUGMENT-101 study.
Advocacy groups such as Cancer Support Community and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society may help support patients with CML undergoing treatment.
Data from the REVEAL study affirm elevated white blood cell counts and higher variant allele frequency as risk factors for progression in polycythemia vera.
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