BSH 2017: Myeloma XI
Maintenance therapy with lenalidomide can improve PFS in patients with newly-diagnosed MM by almost two years compared with observation alone, in patients of all ages and all risk… read more.
Maintenance therapy with lenalidomide can improve PFS in patients with newly-diagnosed MM by almost two years compared with observation alone, in patients of all ages and all risk… read more.
High-risk multiple myeloma (MM) continues to pose a challenge to haematologists both in terms of diagnostics and therapy. Opening the UK Myeloma Forum at the 2017 BSH annual… read more.
Studies show that MM patients who achieve minimal residual disease on treatment have longer PFS and OS than those who do not…
Dr Andrei Shustov (University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA) summarises the advances in T-Cell lymphoma therapy at ASH 2016, including long term data in PTCL and… read more.
Article written by Tom Collins. Interview by Esther Drain. With technology that allows clinicians to determine minimal residual disease negativity down to the 10-6 level, the word “cure”… read more.
By Bruce Sylvester Duloxetine (Cymbalta ®), a widely-used treatment for depression and anxiety, appears to reduce joint pain in postmenopausal women being treated for early stage breast cancer,… read more.
by Christine Clark ISHL 2016 Professor Joseph Connors (Vancouver) speaks about the session at ISHL10 where a world view of the management of Hodgkin lymphoma was discussed. There… read more.
Professor Mohamad Mohty (Paris), Professor Sagar Lonial (Atlanta) and Dr Karthik Ramasamy (Oxford) discuss their highlights from The European School of Haematology Congress on Multiple Myeloma this month…. read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Platelet transfusion after acute spontaneous primary intracerebral haemorrhage in people taking antiplatelet therapy appears to be less effective than standard care, researchers reported on June… read more.
Increased mortality when blood came from young and female donors. Transfusion recipients getting red blood cell (RBC) units from younger and/or female donors had increased mortality, results of… read more.
Consolidation and maintenance therapy for multiple myeloma: is it the new standard? Professor Antonio Palumbo (University of Turin, Italy) and Professor Paul Richardson (Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA)… read more.
Pathophysiology and diagnosis of multiple myeloma bone disease Evangelos Terpos, University of Athens School of Medicine, Greece Osteolytic bone disease is the most common complication of MM and… read more.
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