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MARCH 2020
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY
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CONTENTS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
David Steensma, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Elizabeth Brém, MD
UC Irvine Medical Center
Orange, CA
Beth Faiman, CNP, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Aristoteles Giagounidis, MD
Marien Hospital
Düsseldorf, Germany
Alice Ma, MD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
NEWLY APPROVED DRUGS IN THE LITERATURE
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN A review of the regulatory approvals for
lymphoid and plasma cell malignancies
from the last year
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Pomalidomide Combination Improves PFS
in Pretreated Myeloma
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PUBLISHER
American Medical Communications FEATURES Outcomes With Idelalisib Differ in the
Clinical Trial Versus Real-World Setting
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Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd
City of Hope Cancer Center
Phoenix, AZ
Alexandra Wolanskyj-Spinner, MD
EDITORIAL
MANAGING EDITORS
Kristin Hubing, ASH
Ariel Jones-DeMaio, AMC
EDITORIAL COORDINATOR
Sabrina Ahle, AMC
ART DIRECTOR
Ari Mihos
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTORS
Charlene DePrizio
John Salesi
DIGITAL PROJECTS MANAGER
Chris Gedikli
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Focus on Myeloid Malignancies
Is Chemoimmunotherapy for Upfront CLL
on Life Support?
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Extinguishing Smoldering Myeloma?
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Study Finds No Benefit With Post-
Induction Treatment Intensification in
Children With ALL
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MEETING NEWS
Updates in lymphoid and plasma cell
malignancies from the 2019 ASH Annual
Meeting
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