Assessing Quality of Care for the Myelodysplastic Syndromes.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a clinically and molecularly heterogeneous disease, which primarily occurs in older adults. Although hypomethylating agents have survival benefit and are the current standard of care, many MDS patients will not garner a response from therapy. For those who do respond,...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Bradley TJ,Watts JM,Swords RT

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Artificial intelligence (AI), and in particular its subcategory machine learning, is finding an increasing number of applications in medicine, driven in large part by an abundance of data and powerful, accessible tools that have made AI accessible to a larger circle of investigators. RECENT FINDINGS:...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Radakovich N,Nagy M,Nazha A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high risk of arterial and venous thrombosis is the hallmark of chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), particularly polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET). Clinical aspects, pathogenesis and management of thrombosis in MPN resemble those of other paradigmatic vascular diseases. The occurrence...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Finazzi G,De Stefano V,Barbui T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with acute leukemia who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are susceptible to malnutrition caused by several factors including intensive cytotoxic therapy. This paper discusses the significance of malnutrition in these patients and provides an overview of nutrition therapy by the oral, ent...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Jacobson NB,Parekh N,Kalaycio M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The recent development of brentuximab vedotin (BV), an antibody-drug conjugate targeting CD30-positive cells, has led to therapeutic advances in the treatment of T cell lymphomas. In this review, we discuss key studies of BV in peripheral T cell lymphoma (PTCL) and cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) and...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Shea L,Mehta-Shah N

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Just as a pawnshop owner who is unable to distinguish a genuine Rolex™ watch from a cheap knockoff courts financial ruin, the physician who fails to discriminate between authentic myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and conditions resembling MDS risks misinforming or harming patients. This review summarizes minimal criter...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Steensma DP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No therapy is uniformly effective in the management of immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis (AL amyloidosis). Despite the common generalization, therapy is highly effective. Options available to patients with AL amyloidosis include high-dose therapy, but this is applicable to only about one fourth of patients. Thera...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Gertz MA,Zeldenrust SR

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BCR-ABL-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms include primary myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, and essential thrombocythemia. Clonal stem cell proliferation and dysregulated JAK/STAT molecular pathways characterize these hematologic malignancies. Symptoms experienced by patients are heterogeneous including excessive ...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Scherber RM,Geyer HL,Mesa RA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article will review the use of anti-CD19 CAR-T therapy used in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma. RECENT FINDINGS:The clinical outcomes, safety analysis, and other relevant considerations will be discussed with an emphasis on the most recently published data regarding the ZUMA-1,...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Havard R,Stephens DM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Passive immunotherapy with therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) has revolutionized the treatment of cancer, especially hematological malignancies over the last 20 years. While use of mAbs has improved outcomes, development of resistance is inevitable in most cases, hindering the long-term survival...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Torka P,Barth M,Ferdman R,Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The Choosing Wisely® initiative, led by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation in collaboration with national professional medical societies, aims to help patients choose care that is essential, free from harm, and evidence-based. The American Society of Hematology has advocated practices ...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Hilal T,Munoz J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are stem cell-derived clonal myeloid malignancies characterized by a unique somatic mutational profile since three mutually exclusive mutations (JAK2V617F, MPL, and CALR) sustain the great majority of the cases. However, clinical observation that autoimmune diseases may predispose t...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Barosi G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by abnormal proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow leading to symptoms of anemia, renal failure, hypercalcemia, and bone lesions. Bone imaging is critical for the diagnosis, staging, assessment for the presence and extent of bone lesions, and initial treatment of MM. Sk...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Raza S,Leng S,Lentzsch S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with hematologic malignancies are increasing being prescribed oral anticancer medications (OAMs) and/or biologics. These newer targeted OAMs are associated with a host of practical and pharmacoeconomic implications for patients and healthcare providers. Issues such as safety, procurement challenges, and the n...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Betcher J,Dow E,Khera N

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C. difficile infection (CDI), the most common cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea, is very frequent after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Recent publications suggest it affects between 6 % and 20 % of HSCT recipients during the first year and is more common following allogeneic transplant (allo-HSCT). ...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Callejas-Díaz A,Gea-Banacloche JC

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:CMV DNA polymerase inhibitors such as ganciclovir and foscarnet have dramatically reduced the burden of CMV infection in the HCT recipient. However, their use is often limited by toxicities and resistance. Agents with novel mechanisms and favorable toxicity profiles are critically needed. We review re...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Hakki M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a complex clonal disorder. The disease is characterized by chromosomal and molecular abnormalities that propagate and expand the abnormal clone(s). The main goal of therapy is to achieve and ultimately maintain a complete remission. In the younger AML patient (less than 60 years of age)...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Fernandez HF

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progress in the understanding of the biology of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and in the development of new and effective therapies has generated a shift in treatment paradigms within only a few years. Traditional chemotherapy agents such as alkylators or nucleoside analogs are rapidly being replaced by combination reg...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Faderl S,Wierda W,Keating MJ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis value of interim positron emission tomography (PET) remains controversial in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients because of the absence of consensus on criteria able to early identify good and bad responders to treatment. Visual interpretation using the International Harmonization Project (IHP...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Casasnovas RO,Meignan M,Berriolo-Riedinger A,Itti E,Huglo D,Haioun C,Morschhauser F

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There are limited treatment options for relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) patients who progress on brentuximab vedotin and programmed death-1 inhibitors. Camidanlumab Tesirine (Cami) is a new agent that has shown activity in multiply relapsed/refractory cHL patients. In this review,...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Epperla N,Hamadani M

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is characterized by coagulopathy, leukopenic presentation and sensitivity to anthracyclines, all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and arsenic trioxide (ATO). For the last 25 years, APL has been treated with a combination of ATRA and chemotherapy for induction followed by consolidation and ...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Cull EH,Altman JK

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of social media has led to the ability for individuals all over the world to communicate with each other, in real time, about mutual topics of interest in an unprecedented manner. Recently, the use of social media has increased among people interested in healthcare and medical research, particularly in the ...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Pemmaraju N,Gupta V,Mesa R,Thompson MA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Older adults with hematologic malignancy are a growing demographic. Estimating risk of chemotherapy toxicity based on age alone is an unreliable estimate of quality of life, functional capacity, or risk of treatment complications. RECENT FINDINGS:Dedicated geriatric assessment tools can aid the clini...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Koll TT,Rosko AE

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) is a relatively rare lymphoma subtype affecting mainly young adults. Its molecular signature and clinical features resemble classical Hodgkin lymphoma. The optimal chemotherapy for this lymphoma subtype has not been established. The addition of rituximab to anthracycline bas...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Dabrowska-Iwanicka A,Walewski JA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) arises as a consequence of a chromosomal translocation giving rise to the Philadelphia chromosome and Bcr-Abl oncogene. CML is a clonal disease of stem cell origin and an excellent example of a malignancy in which tumor-initiating cells may hold the key to disease eradication. The known ...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Helgason GV,Young GA,Holyoake TL

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) has curative potential for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), though with considerable nonrelapse mortality and morbidity. The International Prognostic Scoring System, despite its confines, remains a widely used tool guiding treatment decisions in MDS. Th...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Gergis U,Wissa U

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review article, we will highlight ethical issues faced by hematologists due to a growing constellation of expensive diagnostics and therapeutics in hematology. We outline the important issues surrounding this topic including stakeholders, cost considerations, and various ethical challenges sur...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Ertz-Archambault N,Khera N

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the few drugs that have shown a benefit for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in randomized clinical trials over the last several decades is the CD33 antibody-drug conjugate, gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO). Undoubtedly, this experience has highlighted the value of antigen-specific immunotherapy in AML. A wi...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Buckley SA,Walter RB

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Social media has revolutionized the access and exchange of information in healthcare. The microblogging platform Twitter has been used by blood and marrow transplant physicians over the last several years with increasing enthusiasm. We review the adoption of Twitter in the transplant community and its...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Patel SS,Majhail NS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in chemotherapy administration have made acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) a curable disease; however, most patients will relapse, despite readily attaining a complete remission. Treatment of relapse has shown dismal results with little advances made in the recent decades. Antigenic-directed therapy of ALL c...

journal_title：Current hematologic malignancy reports

authors： Portell CA,Advani AS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00