More Than Medicine: Peer Connection as a Therapeutic Adjunct in Acute Leukemia
In this episode, Contributing Editor Lori Muffly, MD, MS, leads a conversation with two patients — Matt and Rohan — both of whom have undergone cord blood transplants for their acute myeloid leukemia. They discuss the value of peer connection as a vital component of their leukemia and transplant journey.
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Pomalidomide: A Step on the PATH Forward for Treatment of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
In this episode, Contributing Editor Surbhi Shah, MBBS, MD, a clinician, researcher, and educator at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, talks with Keith McCrae, MD, director of classical hematology at the Taussig Cancer Institute and professor of molecular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in Ohio. They discuss a recent paper co-authored by Dr. McCrae, “Pomalidomide for Epistaxis in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia.” Support for this episode provided by Autolus.
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Dual BCR::ABL1 Inhibition Shows Promise in Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
In this episode, Contributing Editor Scott Furlan, MD, PhD, an assistant professor at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington in Seattle, talks with Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD, chief of the leukemia division at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. They discuss a phase I study with recent results that point to a potentially significant advance in the treatment of patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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When to STOP Treatment for Immune Thrombocytopenia in Patients Experiencing a Complete Response on Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonists
In this episode, Contributing Editor Michael Scott, MD, a hematologist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada, and an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, talks with Marc Michel, MD, MSc, head of the internal medicine and clinical immunology department at Henri Mondor University Hospital in Créteil, France. They talk about long-term follow-up of the STOPAGO study, which focuses on the use of thrombopoietin receptor agonists on patients with immune thrombocytopenia. Support for this episode provided by Autolus.
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No Scientific Link Found Between Sickle Cell Trait and Sudden Death
In this episode, Contributing Editor Samuel Wilson, MD, MSCR, an assistant professor of hematology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, talks with Michael DeBaun, MD, MPH, a professor of pediatrics and medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and founder and director of the Vanderbilt-Meharry Sickle Cell Disease Center of Excellence. They talk about a systematic literature review, led by Dr. DeBaun and published in the journal Blood, that found no link between sickle cell trait and sudden death – a finding that challenges a long-standing myth about the trait. Support for this episode provide by Siemens Healthineers.
The Hematologist is the member newsletter of American Society of Hematology (ASH). It is designed for the broad constituency of ASH, all working toward the ultimate goal of conquering blood diseases. The Hematologist updates readers about important developments in the field of hematology and highlights what ASH is doing for its members.
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