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Doing More for Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia
9 Mins
30 Jul 2020

Doing More for Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia: Putting New Recommendations into Practice

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) guidelines and the International Consensus Report (ICR) recommendations were first published in 2010 and 2011…
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10 Mins
30 Jul 2020

Outcomes for Patients with High-Risk Acute Myeloid Leukaemia: Can We Move from Months to Years?

This symposium focussed on the recognition of, and treatment options for, high-risk AML. Prof Cluzeau considered universal or targeted treatment…
AGILE: Phase III, Double-Blind, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Study
2 Mins
30 Jul 2020

AGILE: Phase III, Double-Blind, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Study of Ivosidenib in Combination with Azacitidine in Adults with Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and an IDH1 Mutation

Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) is a metabolic enzyme which catalyses the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate to α-ketoglutarate…
Phase Ib/II Study of the IDH1-Mutant Inhibitor Ivosidenib
3 Mins
30 Jul 2020

Phase Ib/II Study of the IDH1-Mutant Inhibitor Ivosidenib, with the BCL2-Inhibitor Venetoclax +/-Azacitidine in IDH1-Mutated Myeloid Malignancies

Venetoclax is a potent, selective, oral inhibitor of B-cell lymphoma-2. It is approved in the USA in combination with azacitidine, decitabine…
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6 Mins
30 Jul 2020

Pregnancy-Related Thromboembolism in Sickle Cell Disease

Haematological disorders are predominant in the tropical and subtropical countries where major problems of sickle-cell disease (SCD) and thalassaemias…
Initial Anticoagulant Management of Deep Vein Thrombosis
8 Mins
30 Jul 2020

Anticoagulant Management of Deep Vein Thrombosis: Review of Current Approaches

The initial management of deep vein thrombosis is starting to happen in general practice.
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6 Mins
30 Jul 2020

Concerns Regarding the Management of β-Thalassaemia Patients in the Era of COVID-19

Many cases of pneumonia clustered in the city of Wuhan, China, were reported in December 2019, and source tracing has showed Huanan Seafood Market, Wuhan, China, as the origin.
Expanding the Role of CAR-T Cell Therapy to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
8 Mins
30 Jul 2020

Expanding the Role of CAR-T Cell Therapy to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder resulting from autoantibodies produced by B-cell derived plasma cells.