Hematology

Pirtobrutinib was associated with a 19.6-month median progression-free survival in patients with heavily pretreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

The complete response or complete response with incomplete bone marrow recovery rate was 61% for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and high-risk disease.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has updated their guidelines on high-dose methotrexate and glucarpidase.

Patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia who were refractory to a BTK inhibitor achieved preliminary responses with the CD20-targeted CAR T-cell therapy MB-106.

Sarah Low RN, MSN, OCN, CMSRN; and Claudia Maldonado-Howell, RN, MSN, FNP, BS, CMSRN, highlight the importance of improving inpatient ambulation for transplant patients.

For patients with myelofibrosis receiving pacritinib, spleen volume reduction was associated with improved overall survival.

Natasha Kormanik MSN, CRNP, FNP-BC, OCN, discusses accelerated vs regular approvals in hematologic oncology and how it applies to approved PI3K inhibitors.

Phase 3 findings from the CLL12 trial support a watch-and-wait approach over systemic treatment with ibrutinib for patients with asymptomatic early-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The phase 1/2 TRANSCEND CLL 004 trial met its primary end point by demonstrating that lisocabtagene maraleucel elicited responses in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.

The FDA has granted blinatumomab full approval for patients with minimal residual disease–positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Glofitamab has received accelerated approval for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified, or large B-cell lymphoma arising from follicular lymphoma.

Patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma treated with elranatamab following any prior BCMA-directed therapy achieved an overall response rate of 46%.

Omitting radiotherapy did not compromise overall survival rates for patients with primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma.

Sabrina Banegas, RN, BMT-CN, highlights the value of improving antibiotic administration times for patients undergoing bone marrow transplant.

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel improved progression-free survival vs pomalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone or daratumumab, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone in patients with lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma.

Shivani Gopalsami, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP; and Tia Wheatley, DNP, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, highlight the value of multidisciplinary approaches in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation care.

Axicabtagene ciloleucel delivered superior overall survival compared with standard of care in patients with early relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Patients with advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma who received nivolumab plus AVD experienced a 1-year estimated progression-free survival rate of 94% meeting the primary end point of the phase 3 SWOG S1826 trial.

Treatment with imetelstat elicited statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in transfusion independence among patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.

Updated National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines recommend ropeginterferon alfa-2b for patients with polycythemia vera.

Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, MBA, APRN, NP-C, AOCNP, describes how nurses used an app imbedded in the electronic medical record to refer patients to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Pediatric patients with leukemia in low- and middle-income countries saw improvements in survival outcomes following implementation of the WHO Framework for Action model.

Over half of patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome treated with luspatercept achieved transfusion independence.

Fit patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia achieved high undetectable minimal residual disease rates with frontline venetoclax combinations.

The FDA has approved avapritinib for the treatment of patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis.

Donna Catamero, ANP-BC, OCN, CCRC, highlights best nursing practices with teclistamab.

The FDA has granted epcoritamab accelerated approval for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The prescribing label comes with boxed warnings for cytokine release syndrome and neurologic problems.

An analysis of the cilta-cel safety profile yielded promising results, according to nurse investigators.

Victoria R. Crowder, BSN, RN, and co-investigators, highlight existing gaps in the understanding of malnutrition risks facing patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.

Monitoring patients for cytokine release syndrome is a key aspect of caring for patients receiving teclistamab.