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Volume 06 | Number 13 | November 2020
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY ( ASH ) HEADQUARTERS 2021 L Street NW , Suite 900 Washington , DC 20036 www . hematology . org Tel : 202-776-0544
Who ’ s Watching the Watchdog ?
With most drugs now approved through one of the FDA ’ s expedited review pathways , is the agency approving drugs too quickly ?
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
David Steensma , MD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston , MA
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Elizabeth Brém , MD UC Irvine Medical Center Orange , CA
Aristoteles Giagounidis , MD Marien Hospital Düsseldorf , Germany
Alice Ma , MD University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill , NC
Joseph Mikhael , MD , MEd City of Hope Cancer Center Phoenix , AZ
Alexandra Wolanskyj-Spinner , MD Mayo Clinic Rochester , MN
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Pulling Back the Curtain
Online
21 Tait Shanafelt , MD
Dr . Shanafelt talks about his journey to becoming an expert in physician wellness , with a stop as a housepainting business owner along the way .
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• Senate Health Report Highlights Racial Inequities , Calls for Congressional Action
• Clinical Trials Still Often Exclude Older Adults
• WHO Estimates 10 % of Global Population Has Contracted Coronavirus
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44 Evaluating Sequential Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy Approach in Hodgkin Lymphoma
52 How Common Is VTE in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 ?
53 Addition of Elotuzumab Prolongs Survival in Relapsed or Refractory Myeloma
“ You Make the Call ” winner
Announcing last month ’ s “ You Make the Call : Readers ’ Response ” winner :
Ming Lim , MB BChir , MSCR
For your chance to win , be sure to send in your response to each month ' s You Make the Call question !
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