Approaches to Switching Therapies for Patients With MF
December 22nd 2023When switching JAK inhibitors for myelofibrosis, Aaron Gerds, MD, MS, advises stopping ruxolitinib and starting the new JAK inhibitor the next day due to its short half-life, though tapering ruxolitinib over 1 week is recommended for patients on higher doses to avoid rebound symptoms; pacritinib and fedratinib have longer half-lives so a 1-week washout can be considered.
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ALPINE: Zanubrutinib in Relapsed/Refractory CLL and SLL
December 21st 2023Following ASH 2023, Mazyar Shadman, MD, MPH, joins the Oncology Brothers, Rahul Gosain, MD, and Rohit Gosain, MD, to discuss recent data from the ALPINE study investigating zanubrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
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Westin Discusses Insights From the DUO-E Trial in Endometrial Cancer
December 21st 2023Shannon Westin, MD, MPH, FACOG, discusses her hopes following the presentation of promising data from the phase 3 DUO-E trial of durvalumab plus chemotherapy followed by durvalumab and olaparib maintenance in patients with newly diagnosed advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.
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Risk Stratification of Patients With MF
December 21st 2023Aaron Gerds, MD, MS, explains that unlike solid tumors, blood cancers are systemic, so risk stratification models like DIPSS that use readily available data on blood counts and physical exam are more useful prognostically; however, mutation analysis is becoming increasingly important for determining prognosis and targeting therapies.
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