Hematology
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New EPOCH for adult patients with Burkitt lymphoma
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Subcutaneous hep A vaccination as effective as intramuscular for bleeding disorder patients
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Tandem transplantation, long-term maintenance may extend MM remission
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One-fifth of stem cell transplantation patients develop PTSD
“Clinically significant PTSD symptoms are common in the transplant population.”
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Biologics may carry melanoma risk for patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases
“We advocate for more large, well-designed studies of this issue to be performed to help improve certainty,” the researchers said.
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Adding avadomide shows promise for newly diagnosed DLBCL
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia can be successfully treated in the frail elderly
Attenuated chemotherapy shows effectiveness in frail and elderly ALL patients.
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MCC response varies based on immunosuppression type, especially CLL
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Pembrolizumab prolonged PFS vs. brentuximab vedotin in r/r Hodgkin lymphoma
Pembrolizumab should be considered “the preferred treatment option and the standard of care” for patients with classic Hodgkin lymphoma not...
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Convalescent plasma: ‘Flavor of the month’ or valid COVID-19 treatment?
“The special attraction of this modality of treatment is that, unlike vaccines or newly developed drugs, it could, in principle, be made available...
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Patient-focused precautions, testing help blunt pandemic effects on heme-onc unit
Multiple factors helped keep the anticipated COVID-19 surge manageable at the hematologic oncology service of Levine Cancer Institute.