Jennifer Smith is the editor of Oncology Practice, part of MDedge Hematology/Oncology. She was previously the editor of Hematology Times, an editor at Principal Investigators Association, and a reporter at The Oneida Daily Dispatch. She has a BS in journalism.
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Several factors may affect immune suppression discontinuation after HCT
Older age, advanced stage disease, having a mismatched unrelated donor, and receiving peripheral blood stem cells from an unrelated donor were...
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Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium, cancer centers add new leaders
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Fox Chase Cancer Center, the Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation, and AAHPM Quarterly all made new...
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Oral triplet shows promise for relapsed/refractory myeloma
BOSTON – Selinexor plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone proved particularly active in lenalidomide-naive patients.
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Combo could be new standard for transplant-eligible, newly diagnosed myeloma patients
BOSTON – Adding daratumumab to bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone improved responses and minimal residual disease negativity.
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Adding elotuzumab to lenalidomide/dexamethasone can prolong survival in relapsed/refractory myeloma
BOSTON – The overall survival advantage with elotuzumab was observed in all prespecified patient subgroups, including older patients, those with...
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CT103A elicits responses after prior CAR T-cell relapse
BOSTON – Three of four patients who had failed a prior CAR T-cell therapy achieved a stringent complete response after CT103A.
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Melflufen-dexamethasone active in patients with relapsed/refractory myeloma and EMD
BOSTON – Melflufen plus dexamethasone produced similar response rates in patients with and without extramedullary disease.
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Could home care replace inpatient HSCT?
Researchers are conducting phase 2 trials comparing patients who receive all posttransplant care at home with patients treated in the hospital or...
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Fox Chase faculty receive grants for cancer research, education
One researcher will examine burnout among physician assistants working in oncology.
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U.S. and African programs aim to improve understanding, treatment of sickle cell disease
The various programs include efforts to build a registry for patients with sickle cell disease and ways to optimize the use of hydroxyurea in...
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CK doesn’t seem to affect OS in CLL patients taking idelalisib
Data from two clinical trials of idelalisib showed no significant difference in overall survival between patients with and without complex...
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Nivolumab falls short in ccRCC patients with brain metastases
Nivolumab produced an intracranial response rate of 12% in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma and previously untreated brain metastases...
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Two iron chelators better than one for thalassemia major
In a single-center study, deferasirox plus deferoxamine significantly decreased cardiac iron and serum ferritin, but deferasirox alone did not.
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Researchers win grants to study real-world cancer data
Investigators received a National Institutes of Health R21 grant and CancerLinQ Discovery Research Support Grants.
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Severe lipodystrophy linked to pembrolizumab
A 47-year-old woman developed severe lipodystrophy after receiving pembrolizumab to treat metastatic melanoma.