34 episodes
In conversation with... The Lancet Haematology
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- Health & Fitness
Lan-Lan Smith, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Haematology, and the journal’s authors explore their research and its impact on people’s health, health care, and health policy in this regular podcast.
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Alok Srivastava on fitusiran for patients with haemophilia A and B
Professor Alok Srivastava tells us about two clinical trials being published in The Lancet and The Lancet Haematology on a new siRNA therapy called fitusiran for patients with haemophilia A and B.
Read the two trials:
Efficacy and safety of fitusiran prophylaxis in people with haemophilia A or haemophilia B with inhibitors (ATLAS-INH)
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00284-2/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_buzzsprout_general
Fitusiran prophylaxis in people with severe haemophilia A or haemophilia B without inhibitors (ATLAS-A/B)
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhae/article/PIIS2352-3026(23)00037-6/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_buzzsprout_general -
Emmanuela E Ambrose on stroke prevention in children with sickle cell disease
Dr Emmanuela E Ambrose tells us about the SPHERE trial on hydroxyurea dose escalation for primary stroke prevention in children with sickle cell disease in Tanzania
Read the full article:
Hydroxyurea with dose escalation for primary stroke risk reduction in children with sickle cell anaemia in Tanzania (SPHERE) -
Sumit Gupta on racial and ethnic disparities in leukaemia survival outcomes
Dr Sumit Gupta discusses how racial and ethnic disparities affect survival outcomes of children and young adults with acute lymphocytic leukaemia.
Read the full article:
Racial and ethnic disparities in childhood and young adult acute lymphocytic leukaemia -
Xiao-Jun Huang on cellular therapy in China
Professor Xiao-Jun Huang discusses this Lancet Haematology series on Cellular Therapy in China, covering the history, current research challenges, and future of HSCT and CAR T-cell therapies in China.
Read the Series papers:
Cellular therapy in China -
Glenn Pierce on haemophilia care in LMICs
Dr Glenn Pierce discusses the World Federation of Hemophilia’s Humanitarian Aid Program which provides access to haemophilia care in low-income and lower-middle-income countries.
Read the full Review:
Achieving access to haemophilia care in low-income and lower-middle-income countries -
Amy DeZern on the link between myelodysplastic syndrome and autoimmune disorders
Dr Amy DeZern discusses the link between myelodysplastic syndrome and autoimmune disorders and the need for a multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of patients who have both.
Read the full article:
Myelodysplastic syndrome and autoimmune disorders: two sides of the same coin?