Immunotherapy doesn't impact COVID mortality, breast cancer screening for the developing world, and 2 FDA approvals

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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This week in HemOnc news:

  1. Study: Immune checkpoint inhibitors don't increase risk of death in cancer patients with COVID-19: https://bit.ly/2PEttQa
  2. System provides 'faster, less invasive' method for breast cancer detection: https://bit.ly/3achral
    Source: https://bit.ly/3gN507j
  3. FDA approves belantamab in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: https://bit.ly/3ksQtQu
  4. FDA approves new drug for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: https://bit.ly/3kvoIXn

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David Henry, MD
David Henry, MD, FACP, is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and vice chairman of the department of medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He received his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and his MD from the University of Pennsylvania, then completed his internship, residency, and fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. After 2 years as an attending in the U.S. Air Force, he was drawn to practicing as a hem-onc because of the close patient contact and interaction, and his belief that, win or lose with each patient, one can always make a difference in their care and lives. Follow Dr. Henry on Twitter: @davidhenrymd. Dr. Henry reported being on the advisory board for Amgen, AMAG Pharmaceuticals, and Pharmacosmos. He reported institutional funding from the National Institutes of Health and FibroGen.