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News, opinions and meeting coverage in oncology/hematology.

<乌鸦传媒>Higher Risk of Shingles Seen in Patients With Certain Cancers

Vaccine development may help with prevention of herpes zoster in this population

<乌鸦传媒>ASH Poster Rounds: Adding BTK Inhibitor Safe in First-Line MCL

Plus: Lenalidomide upfront in PTCL; skipping RT in primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma

<乌鸦传媒>Add-On Drugs Could Boost Efficacy, Tolerability of CAR T-Cell Therapies

Studies test addition of targeted agents, immunotherapy

<乌鸦传媒>CAR T-Cell Responses Prove Durable in ALL, DLBCL

Two studies demonstrate long-term control in relapsed/refractory disease

<乌鸦传媒>Cutting Chemo Cycles Feasible in Younger DLBCL Patients

Patients, ages 18-60, fare well with four cycles of CHOP instead of six

<乌鸦传媒>Sneak Peek at Practice-Changing Research From ASH 2018

"Big trials, big results," plus sickle cell disease and CAR T-cell therapies

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves Rituximab Biosimilar for NHL

Indications for front line or beyond, single agent or combination

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns Against Long-Term Zmax Use in Certain Cancer Patients

Heightened risk of relapse, death seen in study of stem cell transplant recipients

<乌鸦传媒>Ditching Chemo Appears Viable in Frontline Follicular Lymphoma

PFS 'nearly identical' at 3 years with novel immunomodulatory combination

<乌鸦传媒>Morning Break: Stolen Trump Records; Gyns in Trouble; Eye Cancer Cluster?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>NCCN: Don't Let HIV Status Dictate Cancer Treatment

New guidelines focus on most common cancers in HIV-infected patients

<乌鸦传媒>Vince DeVita鈥檚 Oncology Opus

Medicine and music share center stage in storied career

<乌鸦传媒>Lymphoma Case Reported in MS Patient on Aubagio

First case in medical literature, more found in global surveillance reports

<乌鸦传媒>MSK Cancer Alliance: Mainly About Medicine

Bi-directional relationship strengthens regional cancer care

<乌鸦传媒>Bangladesh-Boston Collaborate on ASCT Center

Two dozen patients undergo successful stem cell transplant in Dhaka

<乌鸦传媒>Reassuring Cancer Data With JIA Tx

No apparent increase in risk with anti-TNF treatment

<乌鸦传媒>Opinion Makers: Jury Still Out on Gene-Guided DLBCL Therapy

Rationale for subtyping, but treatment data inconclusive

<乌鸦传媒>Rheumatoid Factor Tied to Sjogren's Lymphoma

Disease activity also contributed to blood cancer risk in Sjogren's syndrome

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Gazyva Doubles Average Remission Time in NHL

Obinutuzumab delays progression in rituximab-refractory indolent disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Part 2: Oncologists Weigh In on PBS Cancer Documentary

Six specialists share their impressions of Ken Burns' cancer opus.

<乌鸦传媒>Are Your Patients Using Fake Names?

A case study in the American Journal of Medicine poses a vexing question many healthcare professionals have faced: What should you do when your patients use fraudulent names?

<乌鸦传媒>Jakafi Requires Careful Dosing Early: Experts

NEW YORK -- The JAK inhibitor can make a big difference for myelofibrosis patients, but must be monitored.

<乌鸦传媒>OncoBlog: Driving the CAR to a Cancer Cure?

Is immunotherapy with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-directed T cells the "next big thing" in oncology? Presentations and discussion at a recent conference suggest the technology has considerable promise -- but will it qualify as a breakthrough? OncoBlog is a blog by the Medpage Today staff for readers with an interest in oncology. This post comes from Charles Bankhead.

<乌鸦传媒>Lab Notes: Meth May Worsen Fungal Infection

Mice injected with methamphetamine and exposed to Cryptococcus fungi showed more extensive and hard-to-eradicate infections. Also this week: an organic pesticide fights parasitic worms.

<乌鸦传媒>Sjogren's Carries Heavy Disease Burden

BIRMINGHAM, England -- Patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome are prone to develop serious complications over the long term, despite the presumption that this is a relatively benign autoimmune disease, a 25-year review found.

<乌鸦传媒>New Combo Replaces CHOP for Lymphoma

ATLANTA - The combination chemotherapy known as CHOP, used for nonHodgkin's lymphoma, is rapidly being replaced by bendamustine (Treanda), frequently combined with rituximab (Rituxan), researchers reported.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Low-Dose Radiation OK in CNS Lymphoma

CHICAGO -- Whole-brain radiation at about half the standard dose is safe and effective after chemotherapy for patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma, researchers are reporting.

<乌鸦传媒>Clinical Notes: Beware the Seat Heater

乌鸦传媒 debuts a new regular feature, a roundup of clinical news you might otherwise have missed. This week we led with a report that heated car seats can leave passengers with "toasted skin syndrome."

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Adopts Policies on Circumcision, Gun Safety

The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a number of new policies at its interim meeting, including policies on male circumcision, physician discussion of gun safety, and a new medical coding system that will go into effect in 2013.

<乌鸦传媒>Red Sox Rookie Pitcher to Get Chemo for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

BOSTON -- The anaplastic large cell lymphoma diagnosed in Boston Red Sox rookie pitcher Jon Lester, detected by his uncle, is a childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a high-grade malignancy with a favorable clinical course.