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  EHA 2016: Managing multiple myeloma in elderly/frail patients. Professor Antonio Palumbo (University of Torino, Italy) discusses the impact of age on outcomes (abstract E1295) and Professor Roman Hajek (University of Ostrava, Czech Republic) talks about preferred therapeutic strategies for elderly MM patients.

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 20 Jul 2016

  Managing multiple myeloma in elderly/frail patients   Although multiple myeloma is a disease of old age, elderly patients vary a great deal in terms of fitness and ability… read more.

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  EHA 2016: Preventing clonal evolution in multiple myeloma – evidence from clinical trials. Professor Roman Hájek from the Czech Republic discussed the clinical implications of clonal evolution in multiple myeloma (MM) and summarised the latest clinical data.

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 19 Jul 2016

  Preventing clonal evolution in multiple myeloma – evidence from clinical trials by Maria Dalby Professor Roman Hájek from the Czech Republic discussed the clinical implications of clonal evolution… read more.

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  EHA 2016: How monoclonal antibodies will change the treatment of multiple myeloma. Professor Antonio Palumbo (Torino, Italy) discuss the results of the CASTOR trial and Professor Meletios-Athanasios Dimopoulos (Athens, Greece) discussing POLLUX.

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 15 Jul 2016

  How monoclonal antibodies will change the treatment of multiple myeloma  by Maria Dalby   Philippe Moreau, University Hospital Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France Meletios Dimopoulos, University of Athens School of… read more.

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  EHA 2016: Professor Kwee Yong (London) and Dr Mark Cook (Birmingham) share EHA highlights that will affect practice in the UK, including excitement around daratumumab and where research in the molecular stratification of disease is guiding practice. Professor Sagar Lonial (Atlanta) shares his highlights of EHA and ASCO, including data confirming the benefit of maintenance therapy and of transplant, and Professor Roman Hajek (Ostrava) gives a reality check on what the new data means for patients and haematolgists.

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 14 Jul 2016

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  Study supports use of aspirin after transient ischemic attack (TIA)

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 13 Jul 2016

  by Bruce Sylvester: Following a transient ischemic attack (TIA), quick aspirin treatment can significantly reduce the risk of a major stroke in the next few days, researchers reported… read more.

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  ISH/BSH 2016: DLBCL: controversies and global challenges

  Written by Christine Clark | 8 Jun 2016

  Dr Sridhar Chaganti, University Hospital, Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK. by Christine Clark: In general the outcomes of treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are good –… read more.

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  ISH/BSH 2016: Changing treatment paradigms in multiple relapse HL

  Written by Christine Clark | 8 Jun 2016

  Professor Karl Peggs, University College, London. by Christine Clark: There are numerous regimens for salvage treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma and all are associated with an overall response rate… read more.

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  ISH/BSH 2016: Professor John Radford (The University of Manchester) and Dr Graham Collins (Oxford University Hospitals) discuss the key issues to come out of the session on challenging current clinical practices in HL. Also included associated article entitled 'Rethinking risk for better outcomes in ASCT'

  Written by Christine Clark | 7 Jun 2016

  Rethinking risk for better outcomes in ASCT by Christine Clark Dr Craig Moskowitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA. Patient populations are changing – before 2010 all… read more.

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  ISH/BSH 2016: Dr Craig Moskowitz (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA) and Professor David Linch (University College London Hospital) discuss the role of transplant in HL. Also included an associated article entitled ‘Allogeneic stem cell transplantation: still a role in CLL/lymphoma?’

  Written by Christine Clark | 6 Jun 2016

  Allogeneic stem cell transplantation: still a role in CLL/lymphoma? by Christine Clark Professor Peter Dreger, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany. The goal of allogeneic transplant therapy is to provide… read more.

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  ISH/BSH 2016: Professor Keith Stewart (Mayo Clinic, USA) discusses current dilemmas in MM, not least of which is how to manage patients with the ever growing number of new agents. He discusses the Mayo Clinic algorithm, whilst Professor Paul G. Richardson (Dana-Farber, USA) discusses the Dana-Farber algorithm for managing MM

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 3 Jun 2016

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  ISH/BSH 2016 Abstracts and Posters: Results from the NCRI Myeloma XI trial

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 3 Jun 2016

  Charlotte Pawlyn and John R Jones (both of Institute of Cancer Research, London) and Ruth de Tute, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds. by Maria Dalby: Quadruplet therapy with… read more.

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  ISH/BSH 2016: Professor Philippe Moreau from Nantes in France reviewed the rationale for the new diagnostic criteria and highlighted the gaps in current risk models for stratifying the risk of progression to MM… Also included article entitled ‘High-risk smouldering myeloma’

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 2 Jun 2016

  High-risk smouldering myeloma by Maria Dalby Professor Philippe Moreau, University Hospital Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France Subsequent to the publication of updated diagnostic criteria for MM in 2014,1 MM clinicians have… read more.