Hematology

Considering participation in a clinical trial is often a very difficult decision for patients, especially those dealing with a rare disease.

The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to the anti-CD19 immunotherapy blinatumomab as a treatment for patients with Philadelphia chromosome-negative relapsed/refractory B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Alain H. Rook, MD, Professor of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine provides part one of a three part overview of treatments for cutaneous lymphoma.

Skin care is an important topic for every individual, but for cutaneous lymphoma patients, skin care can be the key to greatly improving your quality of life. By educating yourself about your skin, there are many things that you can do to keep your skin moisturized, soft and comfortable.

Despite a recent decline in utilization, consolidated radiation therapy (RT) has been shown to improve 10-year survival rates for patients with stage I/II Hodgkin's lymphoma following treatment with chemotherapy.

Getting trusted, helpful information about cutaneous lymphoma can be a challenge. Whether you're a patient, loved one, medical professional or supporter of our work, you've been touched by cutaneous lymphoma.

A retired dentist and avid cyclist, Neil Dicker of Orefield, Pennsylvania is also a dedicated advocate for individuals affected by cutaneous lymphoma. In this video, Neil shares his inspiring story of living with the disease.

When patients with multiple myeloma relapse or become refractory to prior therapy, FDA approval of additional therapeutic options such as pomalidomide and carfilzomib was certainly welcome news.

The FDA has approved eltrombopag (Promacta) as a treatment for patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) following an insufficient response to immunosuppressive therapy, based on data from an open-label, single-arm phase II trial.

Lauren Berger, MPH, Senior Director of Patient Services Programs at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society discusses some of the programs offered by the foundation specifically for oncology nurses.

Lee Greenberger, PhD, chief scientific officer, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, discusses how the society contributes to blood cancer research.

The program is a live, complementary, educational symposium held in conjunction with the 2014 Pan Pacific Lymphoma Conference

Please join us for our upcoming telephone/web education program, CLL- Current and Emerging Therapies on, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 1:00-2:30 pm EST featuring Thomas Kipps, MD, Deputy Director for Research at the University of California Moores Cancer Center.

Caregivers of patients with multiple myeloma face similar challenges to those faced by the patients themselves.

A home administration route for the subcutaneous injection omacetaxine mepesuccinate (Synribo) was approved by the FDA for use in patients with chronic or accelerated phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who are resistant or intolerant to treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is pleased to present the following updated publications for patients and caregivers

The FDA has approved ofatumumab (Arzerra) plus chlorambucil for previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who are considered inappropriate for treatment with the chemotherapy fludarabine.

The FDA's approval of ibrutinib February 12 for the second-line treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) was exciting news indeed for thousands of patients with CLL who stand to benefit from the drug

Several trials of ibrutinib, an oral kinase inhibitor, either alone or in combination with currently used therapies for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia were presented at the 2013 ASH annual meeting.

A higher cumulative dose of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib, including a longer duration of treatment and/or higher dose intensity, appears to improve overall survival in patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma

The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to ibrutinib (Imbruvica) as a treatment for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

It is important for oncologists to monitor, design, and administer appropriate bone health treatments at the earliest stages for the 80% to 90% of patients with multiple myeloma who develop osteolytic bone lesions.

Older patients with advanced hematologic malignancies who receive a minimally toxic nonmyeloablative regimen before allogeneic HCT have favorable OS and PFS rates.

Because of bendamustine's potential to cause pain and erythema to the extent that hospitalization has been required for some patients, it would be prudent to administer bendamustine using vesicant precautions.

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of hematological conditions affecting the blood stem cells in the bone marrow.