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In a session at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, held December 7-10 in Orlando, Florida, experts presented on the evolution of CLL therapy, how to make treatment decisions, and what’s to come in the future based on ongoing studies.

Jennifer Woyach, MD, associate professor at The Ohio State University, gives an overview of the new data in chronic lymphocytic leukemia being presented at the 2019 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Jennifer Woyach, MD, associate professor at The Ohio State University, discusses current clinical trials going on in the chronic lymphocytic leukemia space that are most likely to impact the treatment landscape.

Jennifer Woyach, MD, associate professor at The Ohio State University, explains how patient-specific factors can help determine treatment decisions in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The study evaluated lymphoma characteristics and outcomes in hepatitis C virus-associated B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in African American patients.

A novel, off-the-shelf bispecific antibody could serve as a new treatment option for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma who don’t respond to CAR T-cell therapy.

A study looked at adherence rates and potential predictors of nonadherence in patients with hemophilia receiving emicizumab.

The analysis evaluated emerging mutations in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia receiving gilteritinib therapy in the phase 3 ADMIRAL study.

A prospective analysis of the CLL14 trial showed that fixed-duration treatment of venetoclax plus obinutuzumab achieved high rates of undetectable minimal residual disease.

The financial consequences of becoming disabled can be devastating if pharmacists lack proper financial planning.

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A new method of targeted radiation therapy sends alpha-emitting particles directly to stroma cells in pancreatic cancer tissue.

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Men with breast cancer had higher mortality than women regardless of cancer type, treatment, and access to care.

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Approval was based on results from the phase 3 Impower130 study, which showed atezolizumab in combination with chemotherapy increased overall survival in participants compared with chemotherapy alone.

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Officials from the FDA have approved methotrexate (RediTrex, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals) as an injection for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Researchers showed that treating multiple myeloma cells with gamma-secretase inhibitors allowed CAR T-cells to more accurately treat cancer tumors.

It is currently uncertain to what extent interleukin inhibitors may increase the risk of serious infections and cancer in patients being treated for rheumatic diseases.

Jonathan Ogurchak, PharmD, CSP, sits down with Specialty Pharmacy Times to discuss how Specialty Pharmacists can drive the data standardization conversation during the NASP Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

The application is based on results from the phase II KEYNOTE-057 trial, which found that pembrolizumab has encouraging activity in patients with high-risk, BCG-unresponsive CIS with or without papillary tumors.

Trastuzumab-dkst (Ogivri, Mylan, Biocon), a biosimilar to trastuzumab (Herceptin, Genentech Inc.), has been launched in the US, according to an announcement from Mylan N.V. and Biocon Ltd. It is the first biosimilar approved by the FDA and recommended by the FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee.

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Five-day adjuvant IVIG therapy found to significantly reduce viral load in an immunocompromised patient with severe varicella.

Researchers have identified a channel in nerve cells that may serve as a new approach to targeting Parkinson disease.

Jonathan Ogurchak, PharmD, CSP, sits down with Specialty Pharmacy Times to discuss during the future of data in Specialty Pharmacy at the NASP Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.