ASH 2019: Day 2 highlights

The CASCADE trial aims to assess the efficacy and safety of pegcetacoplan in patients with cold agglutinin disease (CAD). In this touchONCOLOGY interview, we speak with Dr Bernd Jilma (Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria) to discuss the CASCADE trial and when results should be expected. The abstract entitled ‘Trial in Progress: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled […]

Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare, autoimmune, clonal B cell disorder. In this touchONCOLOGY interview, we speak with Dr Bernd Jilma (Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria) to discuss the pathophysiology of CAD and the unmet treatment needs in this disease. The abstract entitled ‘Trial in Progress: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Phase 3 Study […]

Momelotinib, an oral JAK1/JAK2/ACVR1 inhibitor, was evaluated in 3 randomised controlled trials – SIMPLIFY-1, SIMPLIFY-2, and MOMENTUM, in patients with high- and intermediate-risk myelofibrosis. In this touchONCOLOGY interview, we speak with Prof. Srdan Verstovsek (MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA) to discuss the limitations of JAK inhibitor therapy in myelofibrosis, and the integrated analysis of […]