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9th Congress on Controversies in Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies (COSTEM), which will take place October 24-27, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. The COSTEM Congress is a platform for our community to interact with each other and to share our scientific research, clinical experience, and on-going developments in our field. COSTEM encourages active participation in […]

The open-label, single-arm phase Ib/II Felix  study (NCT04404660) investigated obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel, AUTO1), a novel anti-CD19 autologous CAR-T cell therapy, in adults with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.  The results suggest that obe-cel can provide long-term remission without necessarily needing a transplant. touchONCOLOGY spoke with editorial board member, Elias Jabbour (MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA), who summarized the key take-home messages from his presentation at ASCO 2024. Dr Jabbour also discussed the findings from the ASC4FIRST trial (NCT04971226).

Welcome to the latest edition of touchREVIEWS in Oncology & Haematology! This issue features some of the recent key developments in oncological and haematological disease, including editorials, review articles and original research exploring the latest in breast cancer, endometrial cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, leukemia, lung cancer and dermatological cancers. We would like to take this opportunity to […]

Key points Olutasidenib induces durable responses in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) with isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutations in the phase I and II clinical trials. The side effects of olutasidenib are well known and highly manageable. Olutasidenib represents a therapeutic advance for these patients with a poor prognosis. Olutasidenib received the […]

Adult-type diffuse low-glade gliomas (LGGs) (World Health Organization [WHO] grade 2) represent 5–10% of all primary brain tumours.1 The median age of onset is in the third and fourth decades of life. Common clinical presentations include seizures, focal neurological deficits, and new-onset headaches.2 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrates T1 signal hypointensity and T2/fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) hyperintensity […]

The phase III MURANO trial (NCT02005471) reported that venetoclax plus rituximab (venR) resulted in higher progression-free survival and overall survival than bendamustine plus rituximab in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. The unmet needs in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, as well as the aims, main findings and clinical significance of the final MURANO […]

The randomized phase 3 PhALLCON trial was conducted in patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The practice-changing efficacy results and safety data demonstrate a potential for a new standard-of-care therapy for frontline use in this patient population and improvements in long-term survival outcomes. touchONCOLOGY spoke with editorial board member and principle investigator of the […]

The ASC4OPT study aims to potentially optimize dosing levels of asciminib in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia in the chronic phase that have previously been treated with 2 lines of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. In this touchONCOLOGY interview, we speak with Professor Massimo Breccia (University of Rome, Rome, Italy) to discuss the ASCEMBL findings, what we […]