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Study Identifies Distinct Subtype of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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December 9, 2023
Targeted next-generation sequencing of the full UBA1 locus was used to profile diagnostic and treatment-naïve samples.
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Luspatercept Improved Certain PROs in ESA-Naïve, Transfusion-Dependent LR-MDS
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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December 9, 2023
Patients in the COMMANDS study were randomly assigned to luspatercept or epoetin alfa.
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Real-World Data Back Utility of Luspatercept for NonTransfusion-Dependent LR-MDS
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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December 9, 2023
Of the patients included in the study, 67.6% were not transfusion dependent before initiating luspatercept.
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Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b Is an Effective Treatment for Prefibrotic Primary Myelofibrosis
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myelofibrosis
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December 8, 2023
Responses in hemoglobin, white blood cell, and platelet were 75%, 82%, and 74%, respectively, at 24 weeks.
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ATG Is an Effective GVHD Prophylaxis in Patients with Myelofibrosis
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Myelofibrosis
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December 8, 2023
Multivariable modeling showed a notable reduction in the risk of GVHD or relapse in the ATG group.
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Which Factors Predict Overall Survival in Patients with Myelofibrosis?
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myelofibrosis
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December 8, 2023
Hemoglobin and platelets are correlated with OS, while mutations in ASXL1, EZH2, IDH1/2, U2AF1, and SRSF2 are not.
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Venetoclax Plus NL-101 Is Active Against AML Cell Lines
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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December 8, 2023
Dr. Xia Jiang and colleagues collected AML cell lines to test the efficacy of venetoclax with NL-101.
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Biomarker Analysis Sheds Light on Mechanism of Action for Luspatercept in LR-MDS
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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December 7, 2023
Data differentiated the mechanisms of action of luspatercept from epoetin alfa in patients with transfusion-dependent LR-MDS.
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Deep Learning Models Could Aid in Diagnosing, Classifying MPNs
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
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December 7, 2023
Subjectivity of morphological assessment and overlapping pathological features of subtypes can hamper accurate MPN diagnosis.
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Early Phase II Results Support Safety and Efficacy of Bomedemstat in Combination with Ruxolitinib in Patients with Myelofibrosis
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
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December 7, 2023
Bomedemstat is an oral lysine-specific demethylase-1 (LSD1) inhibitor clinically active in patients with MPNs.
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PROTACs May Be Effective Against Venetoclax-Resistant CLL
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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December 6, 2023
Researchers found that the proportion of cells in each CLL cluster was vastly different at relapse than it was at baseline.
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PKC-ß Inhibitor MS-553 Inhibited BCR Signaling in CLL Samples
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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December 6, 2023
Patients with CLL who eventually progress on BTK inhibitors highlights the need for new treatments.
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Mutational Burden Could Affect Response to Luspatercept, ESAs in Lower-Risk MDS
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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December 7, 2023
Baseline mutational burden impacted response to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in naïve patients with lower-risk MDS.
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Luspatercept Is Effective for ESA-Naïve, Transfusion-Dependent, Lower-Risk MDS
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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December 5, 2023
Patients with lower-risk MDS had better transfusion independence and erythroid response with luspatercept versus ESA agents.
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Combining Triplet with Molecularly Targeted Therapy Could Enhance MM Response
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myeloma
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December 5, 2023
Joshua Richter, MD, explained this finding and more results from the MyDRUG trial.
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Ex Vivo Drug Screening Assay Could Help Identify Best Myeloma Therapies for Each Patient
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myeloma
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December 5, 2023
Rafael Renatino-Canevarolo, PhD, and colleagues explained just how the platform works.
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Response To Frontline Therapy Predicts Improved OS in LR-MDS
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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December 5, 2023
Researchers studied patients with LR-MDS who had received an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent as frontline therapy.
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Momelotinib Improves ‘Quality of Survival’ in Myelofibrosis
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myelofibrosis
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December 5, 2023
Ruben Mesa, MD, discussed the results at the 65th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.
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Individualized Dosing of Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b Improves Response Rates in Patients with Low-Risk Polycythemia Vera
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
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December 6, 2023
Researchers analyzed PV patients allocated to the ropeginterferon alfa-2b arm of the PROUD-PV/CONTINUATION-PV studies.
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Combination Therapies Including XPO1 Inhibitor May Be Effective Against Myelofibrosis
Blood Cancers Today Staff Writers
Myelofibrosis
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December 4, 2023
The use of combination therapies including XPO1 inhibitor selinexor is a potentially effective therapeutic strategy in MF.
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