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The recommendations for surveillance account for newly identified hematopoietic malignancy predispositions (HMP) and HMP genes, as well as a greater understanding of the prevalence of germline variants putting children as an increased risk of MDS and other HMs.

The meta-analysis found indications that autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is associated with higher rates of disease-free survival and relapse-free survival, as well as lower rates of relapse compared with chemotherapy after patients achieved their first complete response (CR).

The findings show that increases in serum glial fibrillary acidic protein throughout B-cell depletion therapy are associated with disability worsening despite not relapsing—known as progression independent of relapse activity.

Despite found associations, due to small sample sizes the researchers suggest readers interpret their findings with caution.

As with other disease states, biomarkers that can provide value across diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment response, have been heavily sought out to help guide optimal treatment decisions throughout the course of disease.

Put up against placebo in the phase 3 EMBARK trial, delandistrogene moxeparvovec (Elevidys) did not significantly improve function after 52 weeks.

The data come from a systematic review of over 90 studies between 1952 through 2022, which found that both prevalence and incidence rates have than doubled throughout the study period.

Based on their findings, the researchers suggest a potential need for screening for coexisting sleep disorder symptoms in patients with respiratory symptoms.

The venetoclax-based regimen was associated with an approximate $8000 decrease in costs compared with the continuous Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment 6 months after the fixed-duration period.

These findings suggest that KIR2DS2-positive (KIR2DS2+) natural killer (NK) cells could be an attractive therapeutic target for in vivo strategies, although enhanced effector function is lost during ex vivo expansion needed for NK cell–based therapies, such as chimeric antigen receptor–NK cell treatment.

When patients were re-classified based on the adjusted thresholds of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and 6-minute walk distance and the inclusion of TAPSE rather than right atria area, classification of patients improved significantly.

The study findings underscore the importance of early initiation of macitentan and tadalafil among patients who have pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and represent a shift in understanding of prognosis based on diagnosis timing.

The comparative effectiveness study found that the addition of selexipag (Uptravi) to double oral therapy (DOT) reduced the risk of patients being hospitalized or having their disease progress.

The case study, which showed prolonged disease control achieved with gilteritinib in a previously-treated patient with AML with an inv(2)(p23q13) translocation, indicates that gilteritinib can also be used as an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor.

The study found that the price tag for the second-generation Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor would need to be reduced by 30% in order to be cost-effective compared with bendamustine-rituximab (R-bendamustine) for these patients.

The study showed that having pre-existing leukopenia and more favorable performance status was associated with a higher risk of rash.

Thoracoscopic thymectomy yielded quicker recovery time in myasthenia gravis (MG) while reducing disease severity, the need for treatment, and complications.

In recent years, it’s been estimated that 10% to 28% of patients with myeloid disorders develop adult onset inflammatory and autoimmune disorders (IADs), complicating treatment.

The researchers have detailed their complete findings of subcutaneous (SC) vs intravenous (IV) efgartigimod in generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) from the phase 3 ADAPT-SC trial and initial findings from the open-label extension of the study, ADAPT-SC+.

In addition to being diagnosed more frequently in older patients, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is more frequently diagnosed in patients with cardio-pulmonary comorbidities, which poses challenges to the optimal treatment of PAH, explained the researchers.

The researchers suggest certain refinements to the 2022 European LeukemiaNet classification model for patients aged 60 years or older receiving lower intensity treatment (LIT), including the adoption of a mutation score that accounts for certain gene mutations.

The potential value of these biomarkers may help differentiate acetylcholine receptor antibody seropositive (AChR+) myasthenia gravis (MG) from healthy patients.

The European approval comes months after the FDA’s approval of the first-of-its-kind treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

If integrated into clinical practice, the approach could fill a need for more optimal diagnostic approaches for myasthenia gravis (MG), explained the researchers.

By analyzing the surface proteome of a wide-ranging sample of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) specimens, researchers identified potential antigens and primitive cell markers representative of AML supgroups.

The researchers found inferior outcomes and higher accrued costs associated with alloimmunization in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a disease that relies on transfusion of red blood cells.

Recent years have brought a more targeted approach to treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on accumulating knowledge about the genetic makeup of the heterogenous disease.

A Canadian study showed a high probability that using next-generation sequencing (NGS) for treatment sequencing based on risk stratification is cost-effective.

As the treatment landscape for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has moved into an era where targeted treatments are a mainstay of treatment, new opportunities to tailor therapy have emerged.

The findings support previous research suggesting that worse prognosis in patients with del(6q) is not solely a result of genomic instability or presence of multiple genetic alterations.