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Heightened Risk of Hospitalization for Blood Clots Seen in People with Long-Term Exposure to Air

Dec 17
2024

Association seen regardless of participants’ smoking status and in those with no prior lung disease (WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2024) – People exposed to higher concentrations of three types of air pollution over a period of nearly 17 years ha...

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Adding Tafasitamab Cuts Risk of Disease Progression, Relapse, or Death in Patients with Recurrent or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

Dec 10
2024

Patients on tafasitamab had a 57% improvement in progression-free survival compared to the control arm LBA-1: Tafasitamab Plus Lenalidomide and Rituximab for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma: Results from a Phase III Study (inMIND) (SAN D...

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Stem Cell Transplant Offers No Additional Benefit for Patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma in Deep Remission

Dec 10
2024

Transplant recipients show better physical, school, and social functioning than those receiving transfusions and medications alone LBA-5: Outcome of Cerebral Vasculopathy and Cognitive Performances 10 Years Post-Enrollment in the Drepagreffe Trial Co...

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Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease in Childhood Improves Quality of Life a Decade Later

Dec 10
2024

Transplant shows no difference in overall or progression-free survival compared with maintenance therapy alone LBA-6: Lack of Benefit of Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (auto-HCT) in Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) Patients (pts) in First Co...

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Genetic Profile Correlates with Better Response to Treatment for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Dec 10
2024

Variants could serve as biomarker to inform prognosis or guide treatment decisions LBA-4: Andean Enriched NFKB1 Haplotype Reduces Inflammation and Improves Response to Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b in Polycythemia Vera (PV) and Essential Thrombocythemia (E...

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ASH Identifies Strategies and Barriers for Implementing DEI in Clinical Trials

Dec 09
2024

Surveys and focus groups find little integration of DEI principles, yield actionable recommendations (SAN DIEGO, Dec. 9, 2024) — The ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ (ASH) leveraged its convening power to launch an initiative for identifying ba...

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ASH Newborn SCD Screening Program in Sub-Saharan Africa Found Feasible

Dec 08
2024

Program is implementable and scalable despite resource and disease burden challenges (SAN DIEGO, Dec. 8, 2024) — A multi-country newborn screening program for sickle cell disease (SCD) in sub-Saharan Africa proved feasible despite resource cons...

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Studies Highlight Progress in Preventing and Treating Blood Cancers and Pre-Cancerous Conditions

Dec 08
2024

Advances across continuum of care show promise and hope for patients (SAN DIEGO—Dec. 8, 2024) — Studies being presented at the 66th ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition highlight progress in preventing and...

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Universal Duffy Testing

Dec 07
2024

Study establishes groundwork for understanding the cost-effectiveness of neutrophil testing (SAN DIEGO, Dec. 7, 2024) — Universal testing for Duffy status for toddlers ages 9-12 months can be a potentially cost-effective intervention for the U.S. po...

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Disease Modifying Therapies Remain Underused in SCD Despite Safety and Efficacy

Dec 07
2024

ASH Research Collaborative study finds that only one-quarter of patients living with SCD are prescribed a DMT (SAN DIEGO, December 7, 2024) — Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), particularly newer ones, for sickle cell disease (SCD) are substantia...

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