Hematology
News
FDA warning: Lymphoma drug heightens risk of death
FDA alert warns of increased risk of death and serious side affects with duvelisib, approved in 2018 to treat adults with CLL or SLL whose two...
News
Evidence still lacking that vitamins prevent CVD, cancer: USPSTF
In its final recommendation statement on the subject, the task force does, however, recommend against use of vitamin E and beta-carotene.
Opinion
Patients with blood cancers underutilize palliative care
Today in “Diminutio,” Sarah D’Ambruoso, NP, highlights this and other key presentations on palliative care from the ASCO annual meeting.
News
Cancer patients unaware of their increased thrombosis risk
“These professionals are on the front line of the battle; they are among the first healthcare workers given the chance to suspect a clot and...
Conference Coverage
Novel COVID-19 vaccine could fill the void for patients with blood cancers
Existing vaccines provide weak protection for immunocompromised patients with B-cell deficiencies.
News
Some leukemias detectable up to 16 years before diagnosis?
Sequencing analysis showed that even high-risk CLL subtypes precursor states may exist up to 16 years longer than previously thought.
Article
Cancer Data Trends 2022
News
First-line CAR T-cell therapy could help cure some lymphomas
Axi-cel is already approved for some forms of relapsed/refractory lymphoma, and a new phase 2 study hints that it has potential as a frontline...
News
Eating olive oil may slow CLL disease progression
A pilot study in Greece suggested that consuming extra virgin olive oil daily induced the apoptosis of cancer cells.
Article
Hematocrit, White Blood Cells, and Thrombotic Events in the Veteran Population With Polycythemia Vera
Patients with polycythemia vera, a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm, have a greater morbidity and mortality risk than the general population,...
