
The rate of minimal residual disease-negative complete remission was 34.4% with ponatinib vs 16.7% with imatinib.


The rate of minimal residual disease-negative complete remission was 34.4% with ponatinib vs 16.7% with imatinib.

Pirtobrutinib was associated with a 19.6-month median progression-free survival in patients with heavily pretreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, MBA, APRN, NP-C, AOCNP, describes how nurses used an app imbedded in the electronic medical record to refer patients to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Kathryn Maples, PharmD, BCOP, highlights recent approvals, and updated labeling, along with drug removals, across leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.

Combining ponatinib with reduced-intensity chemotherapy elicited a high rate of minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative complete remissions and no new safety signals in patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Individuals with AML who underwent a bone marrow transplant are at an increased risk of developing subsequent neoplasms, and other chronic health conditions.

Kelly Garvin, BSN, RN, OCN, discusses the impact of CAR T-cell therapy on patients and how nurses care for them, as well as her expectations on how indications will grow.

The FDA has approved ponatinib for the treatment of patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia that is resistant or intolerant to at least 2 prior kinase inhibitors.

A navigator-designed, proactive, weekly, telephone support call to help patients with blood cancers manage their symptoms between appointments was able to significantly reduce unplanned hospitalizations at a Colorado cancer center.