In this week’s episode we’ll learn about novel insights into the link between innate immune responses and activation of coagulation during gram-negative sepsis, examine the impact of GPRASP proteins on hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and explore the dynamics of clonal hematopoiesis in anemia of older individuals.
Apr 02, 2020•20 min
This week’s episode will review data on spliceosomal gene mutations, evaluate the impact of Ruxolitinib on weight gain, and assess the effect of compliment blockade with eculizumab on high risk patients with stem cell transplant associated thrombotic microangiopathy.
Mar 26, 2020•16 min
This week’s episode will review the clinical correlates of NT5C2 mutations in relapsed ALL, the impact of Crovalimab, a recycling monoclonal antibody against complement component C5 in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, and the relationship between leukocyte NADPH oxidase and leukotriene B4 and neutrophilic inflammation in the context of chronic granulomatous disease
Mar 19, 2020•17 min
This week’s episode will review a novel treatment for Epstein-Barr virus-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, learn more about the behavior of leukemic clones in patients with acute myeloid leukemia receiving venetoclax-based combination therapies, and review the role of the integrin alpha9beta1 in arterial thrombosis.
Mar 12, 2020•15 min
This week's episode will explore interventions that may improve outcomes in sepsis by stabilizing neutrophil extracellular traps, or NETs, discuss the use of a novel strategy to generate CAR T cells that react with surface antigens on AML cells, and review data about how chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells become resistant to Venetoclax.
Mar 05, 2020•18 min
In this episode Dr. Catherine Bollard, Blood Associate Editor provides highlights of this commissioned review series Understanding and Treating Primary Immunodeficiency, that highlights cutting-edge developments in the biology and management of primary immune deficiencies. Review Series on Understanding and Treating Primary Immunodeficiency
Feb 27, 2020•8 min
This week's episode will review efforts to improve the activity of CAR T cells, explore the impact of Protein C activator AB002 on thrombus development, and look at results from a UK study on minimal residual disease status and outcome after transplantation in NPM1-mutated AML.
Feb 27, 2020•20 min
This week’s episode will examine how graft versus host disease in the colon is driven by an inflammatory cytokine produced by specialized donor T cells, review a prospective, multicenter study to assess the frequency and clinical relevance of low level mutations in chronic myeloid leukemia, and learn about a potential new therapeutic that blocks the activity of the iron-regulatory hormone Erythroferrone to reduce iron overload in thalassemia.
Feb 20, 2020•18 min
This week’s episode will review treatment for secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism in children, a therapeutic strategy for relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Ivosidenib monotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed AML with mutations in the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 gene, and survival outcomes of chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia patients treated with Ibrutinib.
Feb 13, 2020•19 min
This week’s episode will examine the critical role of platelet necrosis in ischemic stroke injury, the discovery of the molecular basis for the PEL blood group, and the impact of NPM1/FLT3-ITD genotypes in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
Feb 06, 2020•16 min
In this episode we welcome Drs. Thomas Ortel, Jeffrey Weitz, and Kenneth Bauer as they discuss the Blood Review Series on the Treatment of Venous Thrombotic Disorders. In this review series, experts contribute 6 seminal reviews that focus on the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in adults and children, the management of VTE developing in unusual locations and in the setting of thrombophilia, and new targets and antithrombotic therapies in development. Review Series on Treatment of Venous...
Jan 31, 2020•30 min
In this episode we’ll examine a new strategy to improve the durability of remission after CAR T-cell therapy for pediatric B cell leukemia, explore the genomic landscape of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphomas, and discuss a new report showing that the occurrence of arterial thrombotic events following the diagnosis of myeloproliferative neoplasms is associated with a significantly increased risk of a second cancer.
Jan 30, 2020•15 min
Today we’ll examine the role of heredity vs. environmental factors in the evolution of age-related clonal hematopoiesis, review the first systematic approach to uncover all possible activating point mutations within and around the transmembrane domain of the thrombopoietin receptor in myeloproliferative neoplasms, and discuss the role of complement activation and mutations in complement regulatory genes in patients with thrombotic or catastrophic antiphospholipid syndromes.
Jan 23, 2020•20 min
In this episode we highlight the development of intensified T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia-focused protocols, the use of a thrombopoietin agonist for thrombocytopenia following allogeneic hematopoieticstem cell transplantation, and a crucial step forward in the development of miRNA therapies targeting myeloid diseases.
Jan 16, 2020•22 min
This episode will explore the consequences of a loss of the interaction between mutant calreticulin and another ER resident protein, and how this may promote myeloproliferative neoplasms, the role of a calcium-induced transcription factor in driving diffuse large B-cell lymphoma signaling, and a comparison of two therapies for standard risk acute graft-versus-host disease.
Jan 09, 2020•16 min
This episode will highlight a unique treatment for refractory hematologic malignancies, therapy-induced mutations impacting the genomic landscape of relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and a unique approach to avoiding chronic graft-versus-host disease.
Jan 02, 2020•14 min
This episode explores four compelling topics which include: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, a severe and potentially fatal systemic inflammatory syndrome, CAR T-cell therapy in follicular lymphomas, Sickle Cell Anemia and sickle trait in thrombosis, and mutated calreticulin in myeloproliferative disorders.
Dec 10, 2019•19 min
This episode highlights articles and commentaries that help expand our understanding of prognostic biomarkers in CLL, learn more about a streamlined analysis of the granulocyte transcriptome in myeloproliferative neoplasms, explore the role of neutrophil extra cellulartraps in adenosine deaminase deficiency, and examine the function of the plant homeodomain-like finger protein 6, in hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal.
Dec 10, 2019•19 min
The topics in this episode include studies on the mechanism of progression in myelodysplastic syndromes, the value of gait speed as a predictor of outcomes in older adults with hematologic malignancies, the role of extended eltrombobag therapy on severe aplastic anemia, and the role of the Hedghog pathway mutations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Dec 10, 2019•18 min
This episode discusses the immune engine in classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, osteopontin’s keyrole in the chemoattraction of neutrophils in transfusion-related acute lunginjury,B-1 progenitor acute lymphoid leukemia, and exciting new ideas for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia treatment.
Dec 10, 2019•16 min
The article highlighted in this trailer " The chromatin-binding protein Phf6 restricts the self-renewal of hematopoietic stem cells " was published June 6, 2019; Blood , Volume 133, Issue 23. The authors of this article are: Satoru Miyagi , Patrycja Sroczynska , Yuko Kato , Yaeko Nakajima-Takagi , Motohiko Oshima , Ola Rizq , Naoya Takayama , Atsunori Saraya , Seiya Mizuno , Fumihiro Sugiyama , Satoru Takahashi , Yumi Matsuzaki , Jesper Christensen , Kristian Helin , Atsushi Iwama....
Nov 09, 2019•45 sec