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VOLUME 05 | NUMBER 04 | MARCH 2019
Around the Network
IN THIS ISSUE
pulling back the curtain
Dan Pollyea, MD, MS
Dr. Pollyea recounts his early experiences as a “physician’s
assistant” and how he learned to talk to patients.
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book review
Nine Pints of Liquid Gold
ASH Clinical News Editor-in-Chief Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS,
reviews Nine Pints, which presents “a biography of blood.”
Up in the Air
Travel-associated venous thromboembolism is a rare
complication, but one of patients’ top concerns before they
plan long trips. Are these types of blood clots something
that the average traveler needs to worry about? ASH Clinical
News spoke with experts about which patients are at risk for
these rare complications, why the dangers are overhyped,
and the ongoing debate about prevention.
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS
Vice-Chair for Clinical Research
Director, Leukemia Program
Cleveland Clinic, Taussig Cancer Institute
Cleveland, OH
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Elizabeth Brém, MD
UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, CA
Beth Faiman, CNP, PhD
clinical news
22 Ibrutinib and Palbociclib: A New
Combination for Mantle Cell Lymphoma?
25 Caplacizumab Improves Outcomes in
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura
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