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Volume 07 | Number 12 | October 2021
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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
Pulling Back the Curtain
Online
16 Angela C . Weyand , MD
Dr . Weyand shares how she learned to harness the power of social media for networking , education , and fundraising .
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• Two Decades After 9 / 11 , Cancer and Other Chronic Conditions Linger
• Organizations Comment on the FDA ’ s Draft Guidance Expanding Clinical Trial Eligibility
• New HHS Office Will Address Climate Change as a Public Health Issue
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The Drug Shortages Dilemma
In hematology , drug shortages typically affect older , less expensive drugs , but when no alternatives are available , clinicians may struggle to provide the best care .
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34 Comparing Rituximab to Biosimilars for Long-Term Survival in DLBCL
35 Asciminib Superior to Bosutinib in Chronic- Phase CML
47 Patient-Reported Outcome Questionnaire Shows Promise for Monitoring ITP
“ You Make the Call ” winner
Announcing last month ’ s “ You Make the Call : Readers ’ Response ” winner :
Jerry Spivak , MD
For your chance to win , be sure to send in your response to each month ' s You Make the Call question !
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Aaron Gerds , MD Cleveland Clinic Cleveland , OH
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Elizabeth Brém , MD UC Irvine Medical Center Orange , CA
Aristoteles Giagounidis , MD Marien Hospital Düsseldorf , Germany
Sandra Kurtin , PhD The University of Arizona Tucson , AZ
Joseph Mikhael , MD , MEd City of Hope Cancer Center Phoenix , AZ
Bethany Samuelson Bannow , MD Oregon Health & Science University Portland , OR
Alexandra Wolanskyj-Spinner , MD Mayo Clinic Rochester , MN
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