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Patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 2 showed improved motor ability when treated with intrathecal onasemnogene abeparvovec, an investigational gene therapy.

Across 5 research centers, investigators evaluated the impact of eculizumab on thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis, a severe disease subtype.

This meta-analysis sheds more light on the beneficial impact of multiple melanoma (MM) treatments and the predictive value of minimal residual disease (MRD) status for patient prognoses.

The results suggest that prolonging ambulation may not adversely impact cardiac function in adulthood for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Respiratory patterns and submental surface electromyography may be a reliable indicator of dysphagia among patients with myasthenia gravis.

The bird flu, also known as avian influenza and H5N1, was implicated in the first human death from the infectious disease on January 6. But still, no human-to-human transmission has been reported.

If the subcutaneous delivery method gains approval, an advantage daratumumab holds over isatuximab would be removed.

A collaboration between a drug plan and clinical pharmacists led to nearly 50% of members successfully switching to a preferred dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 inhibitor.

Data from a systematic review of 30 real-world studies show comparable discontinuation rates of ocrelizumab to those in pivotal clinical trials among patients with different types of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Data pulled from the impact of Clinical Resource Hubs (CRHs) demonstrate the benefits these programs provide to veterans who may be experiencing gaps in care.

Two posters presented at the 2024 American Society of Hematology meeting reported real-world outcomes data for patients treated for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Opioid use disorder (OUD) can cause serious maternal complications, but data on the burden of OUD in pregnancy is severely lacking and more evidence-based solutions are needed.

For this review, the authors searched for randomized controlled trials published in MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane CENTRAL from inception through October 4, 2024.

A study demonstrated that pre-transplant measurable residual disease (MRD) status is a strong prognostic factor for overall survival, disease-free survival, and relapse risk in patients with AML and MDS undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Patients with generalized myasthenia gravis experienced durable improvements across measures of efficacy and regardless of the time since they were diagnosed.

This interview will appear in the January 2025 issue of Evidence-Based Oncology, our annual recap of the American Society of Hematology Meeting and Exposition. After this article went to press, the company announced its ticker symbol on the Nasdaq will change today.

Patients and physicians agree about which symptoms have the biggest impact on patients’ quality of life.

Secondary immunodeficiency disease (SID) status was associated with significantly higher risk for severe bacterial infections in adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

A national survey of Canadian hematologists reveals gaps and variability in supportive care strategies for older adults with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), emphasizing the need for evidence-based guidelines.

Check out our top 5 most-viewed pieces of coverage from the 2024 SLEEP meeting.

Understanding postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is important in order to improve prevention and outcomes.

Epcoritamab-bysp showed a 69% objective response rate and 62% complete response rate in older patients with large B-cell lymphoma who were ineligible for anthracycline-based therapy.

The top-5 most read articles on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) span novel research in predictive biomarkers, the benefits of newborn screening, and findings that could reshape SMA as a multisystem disorder.

New treatments and adverse events impacting patient quality of life were among the topics of interest in 2024.

Experts at the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) Connect 2024 emphasized the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics in addressing health care challenges, advancing equity, and reducing clinician burden.

This survey study finds that most Missouri Medicaid providers had capacity for new patients, even during a period of unprecedented Medicaid enrollment growth.

Read about the diverse array of research presented at this year's meeting, including novel technological advancements and insights into disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS).

Real-world study compares the efficacy and safety of axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) and tisagenlecleucel (tisa-cel), finding that axi-cel provides superior progression-free survival but with higher toxicity.

This recent study sheds light on a remaining gap in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) research and care considerations: the impact of spinal motor neuron (SMN) copy number.

A Yale School of Medicine team has created lists of criteria to help clinicians determine when next-generation sequencing (NGS) is appropriate for a patient with a myeloid neoplasm (MN), and when it is not.