Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

ASH 2024 Update: MDS and AML

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Topic(s)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Presenter(s)
Akriti Jain, MD
In this webinar, Dr. Akriti Jain discusses research most relevant to patients reported over the past year on the biology and treatment on MDS and AML. These studies were presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 2024 meeting and their findings will be explained along…

Therapy for acute myeloid leukemia in older and unfit adults

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TITLE Azacitidine and venetoclax in previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia. AUTHORS DiNardo CD, Jonas BA, Pullarkat V, et al. JOURNAL The New England Journal of Medicine. 2020;383:617-629. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2012971. The therapy of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has…

Hassan Alkhateeb, MD  

Institution
Mayo Clinic - Rochester
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pediatric

Alejandro Marinos Velarde, MD 

Institution
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
About
Alejandro Marinos Velarde, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in allogeneic stem cell transplant and acute myeloid leukemia. Dr. Marinos Velarde earned his medical degree at the Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan; a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston; and a fellowship in stem cell transplant and cellular therapy at MD

Afaf Osman, MD

Institution
University of Utah School of Medicine
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)

Pankit Vachhani, MD

Institution
University of Alabama Birmingham
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
About
Dr. Pankit Vachhani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Associate Scientist of Experimental Therapeutics. He graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar in 2012 and on to complete his internal medicine residency at Virginia Commonwealth University, followed by a fellowship in hematology/oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY. Clinical Interests & Research: At UAB, he is involved in multiple clinical trials as a principal investigator. He leads the Leukemia/BMT working group. His primary research interest is

Risk prediction for clonal cytopenia: multicenter real-world evidence

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Key Points A 3-parameter CCRS model was devised specifically for patients diagnosed with clonal cytopenia. The CCRS offers precise CCUS risk assessment for patient management and clinical trial eligibility. Abstract Clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance (CCUS) represents…
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