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Hemophilia adherence tied to perception of disease
Adherence to prophylaxis is generally high, but quality of life and disease coping matter.
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British good practice paper offers MCL diagnosis pearls
The good practice paper includes new information on pathology and use of PET/CT scanning in staging of disease.
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Emicizumab gets priority review for hemophilia A without inhibitors
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to make an approval decision on emicizumab in October 2018.
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FDA grants priority review to first-line SAA treatment
Eltrombopag is being evaluated for first-line treatment of severe aplastic anemia with standard immunosuppressive therapy.
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Overcoming TP53 mutation proves difficult in MCL
A new study shows disappointing results for the addition of lenalidomide to chemoimmunotherapy regimens.
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CAR T therapy to enter early testing in multiple myeloma
The phase 1b/2 trial will begin enrollment in the second half of 2018.
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FDA to review FLT3 agent for refractory AML
The Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review to Astellas Pharma’s gilteritinib.
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FDA approves epoetin alfa biosimilar to treat anemia
This is the first product approved as biosimilar to epoetin alfa.
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Study: No link between non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Q fever
The study looks at the incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the Netherlands before, during, and after a Q fever epidemic.
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FDA approves anti-CD38 with VMP in myeloma
The FDA approved the drug in combination with VMP for patients who are ineligible for transplant.
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FDA places partial hold on trials after secondary lymphoma
A pediatric patient developed a secondary T-cell lymphoma during a phase 1 trial of tazemetostat.
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FDA approves new drug for thrombocytopenia
The oral spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitor is expected to be available in the United States in late May.
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PDPK1 could be novel target in MCL
The poor prognosis of mantle cell lymphoma despite advances in immunochemotherapy means that new therapeutic targets are needed.
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FDA grants priority review of follicular lymphoma drug
The target date for FDA action is Oct. 5, 2018.
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European Commission expands denosumab indication
Following the FDA’s lead, the European Commission approves denosumab for prevention of skeletal-related events.
