Hematologic Oncology | Specialty

The OncLive Hematology Oncology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on various hematologic malignancies, including leukemias, lymphomas, myeloproliferative neoplasms, multiple myeloma, and much more. This section features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in hematologic cancers.

BTK Inhibitors in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

March 4th 2019

New and Emerging BTK Inhibitors in Mantle Cell Lymphoma

March 4th 2019

First-Generation BTK Inhibition in Mantle Cell Lymphoma

March 4th 2019

BTK Inhibitors in Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

March 4th 2019

Resistance to BTK Inhibitors in B-Cell Malignancies

March 4th 2019

BTK Inhibitors Explored in B-Cell Malignancies

March 4th 2019

Targeting BTK in B-Cell Malignancies

March 4th 2019

Genomic Profiling in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

March 4th 2019

Diagnosing Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

March 4th 2019

Dr. Gertz on the Outlook for Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

March 4th 2019

Morie A. Gertz, MD, MACP, discusses the current outlook for patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

AML Management Evolving for Elderly Patients

March 3rd 2019

More options are available than ever before for treating older patients with acute myeloid leukemia and fresh hopes are resting on combinations of venetoclax plus hypomethylating agents.

Agents Emerging in Late Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma Space

March 3rd 2019

Sagar Lonial, MD, discusses some of the emerging agents for the treatment of patients with late relapse in multiple myeloma.

Jabbour Highlights Ongoing Research, Current Treatment for ALL Subtypes

March 2nd 2019

Elias Jabbour, MD, discusses the treatment options for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia across these various subgroups.

Making the Case for Earlier CAR T-Cell Therapy in Lymphoma

March 2nd 2019

Real-world data on the use of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in large B-cell lymphoma bear out the pivotal results from ZUMA-1 and demonstrate not only that the treatment approach is here, but also that it’s time to address issues of efficacy, safety, cost, and moving this approach into earlier lines of therapy.

Targeted Therapies Continue to Show Promise Against FLT3, IDH1/2 Mutations in AML

March 2nd 2019

Jorge E. Cortes, MD, discusses the current treatment options for patients with acute myeloid leukemia, including the use of quizartinib in patients with FLT3 mutations, as well as data from the QuANTUM-R trial.

Dr. Chari Discusses Frail and Elderly Patients With Multiple Myeloma

March 2nd 2019

Ajai Chari, MD, associate professor, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System, discusses frail and elderly patients with multiple myeloma.

Dr. Daver Discusses Use of MRD Assessment in Hematologic Malignancies

March 2nd 2019

Naval G. Daver, MD, discusses the role of minimal residual disease assessment in the treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies.

Dr. Park on Challenges With CAR T-Cell Therapies in AML

March 1st 2019

Jae H. Park, MD, discusses a particular challenge he sees in using CAR T-cell therapies in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Dr. Kambhampati on Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

February 28th 2019

Suman Kambhampati, MD, co-director of the Blood Cancer Center at Sarah Cannon Research Institute, HCA Midwest Health, discusses the use of ropeginterferon alfa-2b in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).

Pivotal Data Refine Treatment Strategies in Hodgkin Lymphoma and Follicular Lymphoma

February 27th 2019

Leo I. Gordon, MD, discussed these recent updates in Hodgkin lymphoma and non–Hodgkin lymphoma and pointed to research on the horizon.