Blood Cancer

An Ibrance-Jakafi combination shows promise in a mouse model of myelofibrosis.

Lack of antibodies from vaccination mainly affects patients with B cell cancers. Experts say antibodies are just one piece of the puzzle and that other aspects of the immune system fend off serious cases of COVID-19.

The confirmatory trial of one of the approved drugs, Pepaxto, was halted when data suggested it was associated with a higher mortality rate.

NCCN adds Rylaze to guidelines soon after was approved by the FDA and a British company reports positive results for its CAR-T therapy.

New research and updated treatment guidelines add to knowledge base on this rare blood cancer.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is providing grants to increase trial enrollment of ethnic and racial minorities.

Researchers are making progress in identifying drugs that target certain mutations.

NCCN recommends Brukinsa for CLL/SLL even though it is FDA-approved for mantel cell lymphoma.

Deposing the ‘Emperor of All Maladies’ will take a diverse toolkit, not a single moonshot.

In the early going, patients seeking the expensive, customized cancer treatments called CAR-T cell therapy had to go to an academic medical center. But that’s changing, as Duncan Allen, M.H.A., of the community cancer network OneOncology explains.

In a busy week, FDA approved ground-breaking therapies in hematologic cancers and issued Orphan Drug designations in areas of significant unmet need.

An off-the-shelf version of CAR-T therapy that uses the immune system’s natural killer cells is a possibility. But the high price of CAR-T shows some doubts about how widely it can be used.

Cancer care enters a new, exciting phase, experts say.

New study shows that although costly, more effective treatments increase survival rates in Medicare patients.

Top oncology experts share how they deliver these therapies to patients in need.