2024 ASH Highlights
Review presentations and information shared by Dana-Farber physician-scientists at the 67th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego on Dec. 1-10th, 2024.
Shai Shimony, MD, MPH reviews Phase 3 acute myeloid leukemia trial
Findings from a Phase 3 acute myeloid leukemia trial presented at #ASH24 show CPX-351 improves survival for AML-MR patients. Lead authors Shai Shimony, MD, MPH, and H. Moses Murdoch, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, explain more in this video.Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD reviews Phase 2 Amplify trial
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD, shared results at #ASH24 from the Phase 3 AMPLIFY trial: novel oral regimens show promise for CLL with durable, deep responses.Katie Maurer, MD, PhD discusses HSCT treatment
Katie Maurer, MD, PhD, from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, shared #ASH24 findings suggesting that diverse bone marrow cell composition may predict treatment response in the content of AML patients undergoing HSCT.Matthew Davids, MD, MMSc discusses time-limited AVO triplet therapy
In a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology and presented at #ASH24, Matthew Davids, MD, MMSC, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, shared promising findings: a time-limited AVO triplet therapy offers durable remission for high-risk CLL patients.Jacqueline Garcia, MD on oral maintenance therapy in AML/MDS patients
Jacqueline Garcia, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute presented at #ASH24 data suggesting oral maintenance therapy with venetoclax and decitabine/cedazuridine after HCT is safe, feasible, and may reduce relapse rates in high-risk AML/MDS patients.Daniel DeAngelo, MD, PhD on a novel systemic mastocytosis (SM) drug
Daniel DeAngelo, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, presented findings at #ASH24 on two abstracts regarding a novel systemic mastocytosis (SM) drug with high response rates & a tool that identifies SM subtypes with 90% accuracy.Institute Physician
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Ann Lacasce, MD, MMSc discusses treatment in early stage high-risk cHL patients
Ann Lacasce MD, MMSc, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute presented findings at #ASH24 suggesting treatment with brentuximab vedotin and nivolumab can reduce toxicities and may decrease the need for radiation in early stage high-risk cHL patients.Resources
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CME: ASH 2024 Highlights on February 8, 2025 (live/virtual)
News Releases
- Early detection and interception research shows promise at ASH
- Trio of studies yield new insights into AML treatment for various high-risk subtypes
- Promising results for novel triplet therapy in high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Program targets poverty to improve childhood cancer treatment
- Combining BCL-2 and BTK inhibitors shows promise in CLL
- Advances in systemic mastocytosis: Early signs of efficacy for a novel drug and a new predictive tool to guide patient care
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