ASH Highlights

Orlando, FL—Nivolumab monotherapy can be used as an effective bridge therapy to autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT) in many patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), researchers reported at the 2019 American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting. Read More ›

Orlando, FL—A new CD45-targeting antibody radiation-conjugate, iodine-­131 (I-131) apamistamab, may be a less toxic alternative to today’s standard practice of chemotherapy-based lymphodepletion regimens before initiation of adoptive cell therapy, according to results presented at ASH 2019. Read More ›

Orlando, FL—Mosunetuzumab is an investigational bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) agent dually targeting 2 proteins on the surface of lymphoma cells—CD3 (on the surface of T-cells) and CD20 (on the surface of B-cells). Read More ›

Use of a time-limited triplet combination of acalabrutinib, venetoclax, and obinutuzumab in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia offers high rates of undetectable minimal residual disease in bone marrow with acceptable tolerability. Read More ›

For patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who are treated with acalabrutinib, disease progression is largely attributed to specific mutations in Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK). Acalabrutinib resistance mechanisms are similar to those seen with ibrutinib. Read More ›

In the minimal residual disease (MRD) cohort of the phase 2 CAPTIVATE study, first-line ibrutinib + venetoclax treatment resulted in high rates of undetectable MRD in both peripheral blood and bone marrow of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Read More ›

The ongoing phase 1/2 HOVON 124/Ecwm-R2 trial showed the combination of ixazomib citrate, rituximab, and dexamethasone to be feasible, with promising efficacy and manageable toxicity in patients with relapsed or progressive Waldenström macroglobulinemia. Read More ›

Extended follow-up of the E1912 trial showed a significant advantage for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) treated with ibrutinib + rituximab compared with those treated with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR). Read More ›

The current study found no clear evidence linking eltrombopag treatment and risk for cataract development/progression in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Read More ›

The current post-hoc subanalysis of a phase 4 open-label study concluded that the effects on platelet counts after eltrombopag treatment for >2 years was comparable between the persistent immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and the chronic ITP cohorts, with similar safety profiles. Read More ›