Blood Podcast American Society of Hematology

In this week's episode we’ll discuss the prognostic value of the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia International Prognostic Index in the era of targeted therapies, learn how peak ADAMTS13 activity can be used to assess ADAMTS13 conformation and risk of relapse in immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, and discuss the findings from a phase 2 trial of haploidentical bone marrow transplant in sickle cell disease.
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Reassessing the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia International Prognostic Index in the era of targeted therapies Peak ADAMTS13 activity to assess ADAMTS13 conformation and risk of relapse in immune-mediated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura An international learning collaborative phase 2 trial for haploidentical bone marrow transplant in sickle cell disease 

In this week's episode we'll discuss assessing risk profile in Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, or WAS. Then, we'll learn about how the loss of DNMT3A confers resistance to interferon-alpha in hematopoietic stem cells carrying the JAK2-V617F mutation. Finally, we'll explore unrelated donor selection for AML patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide.
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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome: A retrospective study on 577 patients defines the genotype as a predictive biomarker for disease severity and survivalLoss of Dnmt3a increased self-renewal and resistance to pegylated interferon-alpha in JAK2-V617F-positive myeloproliferative neoplasms Younger unrelated donors may be preferable over HLA match in the PTCy era: A study from the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

In this week's episode we’ll discuss the safety and efficacy of nilotinib with or without cytarabine in Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia; learn more about thrombosis risk in double heterozygous carriers of Factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A and discuss the utility of circulating cell-free tumor DNA in prognostic prediction in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
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Nilotinib with or without cytarabine for Philadelphia positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia Thrombosis risk in double heterozygous carriers of Factor V Leiden and Prothrombin G20210A in FinnGen and the UK Biobank ctDNA improves prognostic prediction in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma receiving ixazomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone 

In this week's episode we'll learn about fitusiran prophylaxis in patients with hemophilia A or B, with or without inhibitors. Next we'll hear about new findings that heterozygous germline variants in the NBN gene that are linked to increased risk of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children. Finally, we'll explore new insights on the histone demethylase PHF8, which has been identified as a master regulator of cell-intrinsic immune responses in acute myeloid leukemia. 
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Fitusiran prophylaxis in people with hemophilia A or B who switched from prior BPA/CFC prophylaxis: the ATLAS-PPX trialGermline genetic NBN variation and predisposition to B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children Epigenetic control over the cell-intrinsic immune response antagonizes self-renewal in acute myeloid leukemia

In this week's episode we’ll discuss the effects of voxelotor on cerebral blood flow in pediatric sickle cell disease, learn more about venous and arterial thrombosis in patients with Vexas syndrome, and discuss differential sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in ABL-class acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 
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The influence of voxelotor on cerebral blood flow and oxygen extraction in pediatric sickle cell disease Venous and arterial thrombosis in patients with VEXAS syndrome Tyrosine kinase inhibitor response of ABL-class acute lymphoblastic leukemia: The role of kinase type and SH3 domain 

In this week's podcast we'll discuss another step forward in stamping out high-risk myeloma. Then we'll hear about the plasmin-cleaved von Willebrand factor, or VWF, in microthrombosis. Finally we'll hear about new insights into the origins of sickle cell pain. 
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Daratumumab, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone with tandem transplant for high-risk newlydiagnosed myelomaPlasmin-cleaved von Willebrand factor as a biomarker for microvascular thrombosisSickle cell disease iPSC-derived sensory neurons exhibit increased excitability and sensitization to patientplasma