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NCCN 2019 Hematologic Malignancies
Genetic Profiling and Personalized Medicine in Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Meg Barbor, MPH
NCCN 2019 Hematologic Malignancies
December 2019, Vol 10, No 6
San Francisco, CA—Personalization of therapy in the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is focused primarily on risk classification of patients. Once clinical risk has been established, treatment considerations should be informed by features such as disease subtype, prognostic somatic mutations, chromosomal abnormalities, targetable somatic mutations, immunologic features, and patient factors, according to Rafael Bejar, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA.
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What Is the Role of Chemoimmunotherapy in the First-Line Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia?
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Meg Barbor, MPH
NCCN 2019 Hematologic Malignancies
December 2019, Vol 10, No 6
San Francisco, CA—We are in a “golden age” in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD, Medical Oncologist, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City.
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Biosimilars Are Key Components of Oncology Today: Brush Up on the Basics
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Meg Barbor, MPH
NCCN 2019 Hematologic Malignancies
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December 2019, Vol 10, No 6
San Francisco, CA—An increasing number of biosimilars have been approved in the United States, but many clinicians are still poorly informed about what constitutes a biosimilar, and what is involved in their unique pathway to approval, said Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD, Medical Oncologist, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City. He discussed this topic at the NCCN 2019 Hematologic Malignancies meeting.
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Selecting Treatment for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma in the Era of Multiple Choices
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Meg Barbor, MPH
NCCN 2019 Hematologic Malignancies
December 2019, Vol 10, No 6
San Francisco, CA—Keeping up with the many treatment advances in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma can be a challenge for even the most informed providers, according to Jorge J. Castillo, MD, Clinical Director, Bing Center for Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
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