Transplant
Bloodlines
Bias and other barriers to HSCT access
A view from the world of cellular therapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
News
First drug therapy approved for childhood GVHD
FDA greenlights ibrutinib for child blood cancer patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease.
From the Journals
Fewer transplants for MM with quadruplet therapy?
Findings bode well for quadruple drug therapy in treating newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
Latest News
Evusheld for COVID-19: Lifesaving and free, but still few takers
“HHS hasn’t made a major educational effort to promote it.”
Feature
If nuclear disaster strikes, U.S. hematologists stand ready
A national network of hospitals drills hem/oncs to treat radiation injuries in the event of nuclear attacks or accidents.
Conference Coverage
Novel gene therapy offers hope for some lymphomas
Novel CAR T-cell product shows promise for second-line treatment of relapsed and refractory lymphoma patients in a pilot study.
Conference Coverage
‘Extremely exciting’ study results guide MM treatment options
New trial data help inform the tailoring of effective treatment approaches for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM).
Conference Coverage
Which solid organ transplant recipients face the highest risk of skin cancer?
Those at low risk for skin cancer include abdominal organ recipients, SOTR age of younger than 50 at time of transplant, and female gender.
Feature
When CPI fails, HL patients should get timely allo-HCT
New data suggest that physicians should refer Hodgkin lymphoma patients for allogeneic HCT without delay when PD-1 treatments fail.
Feature
Survivor’s story foreshadows one of oncology’s greatest successes
In 1992, a young New Yorker was among the first Hodgkin lymphoma patients to undergo a successful bone marrow transplant. Three decades later,...
From the Journals
Live-donor liver transplants for patients with CRC liver mets
"For the first time, we have been able to demonstrate [outside of Norway] that liver transplantation for patients with unresectable liver...