Episodes
In this week's episode, we'll discuss gut microbiota exploitation by CPX-351 in acute myeloid leukemia. Then we'll learn about optimizing anti-myeloma immunity. New research shows that regulatory T cells suppress myeloma-specific immunity during autologous stem cell mobilization and transplantation. Finally we'll discuss among pediatric patients with ITP or other autoimmune cytopenias, which ones will go on to develop systemic lupus?  Featured Articles:  CPX-351 exploits the gut microbiota to...
Published 04/18/24
Published 04/18/24
In this week's episode we’ll discuss the mechanism by which Jak2V617F clonal hematopoiesis promotes arterial thrombosis, discuss how Staphylococcus aureus induces drug resistance in cancer T cells in Sézary syndrome, and learn more about the clinical and functional features of RAC2-related immunodeficiency. Featured Articles: Jak2V617F clonal hematopoiesis promotes arterial thrombosis via platelet activation and cross talkStaphylococcus aureus induces drug resistance in cancer T cells in...
Published 04/13/24
In this week's episode we'll discuss molecular mimicry in aplastic anemia, novel experiments show that antigens associated with viral infections can mimic epitopes presented on hematopoietic progenitor cells. Then, we'll learn about prophylaxis with subcutaneous emicizumab in infants with hemophilia. Finally we'll see how hydroxyurea is associated with a significant reduction in infections among children with sickle cell anemia in Uganda. Articles featured this week: Virus-reactive T cells...
Published 04/04/24
In this bonus episode of Blood Podcast, Associate Editor, Dr. Freda Stevenson is joined by Drs. Karin Tarte, Andrea Radtke, and Leandro Cerchietti to discuss the Review Series on the influence of the tumor microenvironment on the pathogenesis of B-cell lymphomas. Find the full review series in Blood Journal volume 143 issue 12. 
Published 03/28/24
In this week's episode we’ll discuss the findings from a study assessing the utility of free light chain mass spectrometry in AL amyloidosis, learn more about distinct single-cell RNA-sequencing signatures of bone marrow T cells of AML patients in remission after an allogeneic stem cell transplant, and discuss why von Willebrand factor clearance is critical for the protective effect of ADAMTS13 in mice with sickle cell anemia. Articles featured in this episode:  Clearance of VWF by hepatic...
Published 03/28/24
In this week's episode we'll discuss eculizumab in stem cell transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy. Then, we'll learn about reclassifying malignant monocytosis, these newly classified cases have distinct mutational and transcriptional profiles. Finally, we'll hear about targeting the tissue factor coagulation initiation complex prevents antiphospholipid antibody development. Articles featured in this episode:  A prospective multi-institutional study of eculizumab to treat high-risk...
Published 03/21/24
In this week's episode we’ll learn more about rare relapse-initiating stem cells in patients with MDS or AML in complete remission post-transplantation, discuss the role of interferon α in erythropoiesis in sickle cell disease, and learn more about how TNFα promotes clonal dominance of KIT D816V+ cells in mastocytosis.
Published 03/14/24
In this week's episode we'll discuss PAR2-biased signaling in thrombo-inflammation. Then, we'll learn about how hemoglobin levels are linked to survival in transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia. Finally we'll hear about how etoposide is better than its reputation in primary HLH—hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Symptomatic patients treated with etoposide have substantially better outcomes as compared to the historical experience.
Published 03/07/24
In this week's episode we’ll discuss the findings from a prospective trial of brentuximab vedotin with dacarbazine or nivolumab in older patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma, learn more about CD20 antigen loss as a mechanism of resistance to mosunetuzumab in relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphomas, and discuss the role of trogocytosis in red blood cell antigen loss.
Published 02/29/24
In this week's episode we'll discuss CAR T cells plus ibrutinib for the treatment of relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma. Next, we'll learn about a new SAGA for acute myeloid leukemia. Finally, we'll hear about new evidence that oxygen delivery to tissues can become diffusion-limited during perfusion with stored blood.
Published 02/22/24
In this week's episode we’ll report on the findings from a study evaluating the long-term outcomes of pulmonary embolism in children and adolescents, discuss a new mechanism for hereditary angioedema caused by a methionine-379 to lysine substitution in kininogens, and learn more about predictors of unsustained minimal residual disease negativity in multiple myeloma patients.
Published 02/15/24
In this week's episode we'll discuss extended follow-up from the ZUMA-5 trial of axicabtagene ciloleucel, or axi-cel. Then we'll learn about the role of platelets in binding and clearing senescent red blood cells. Finally, we'll hear about a new risk stratification strategy for lymphomas of the central nervous system, or CNS. 
Published 02/08/24
In this week's episode we’ll discuss the findings from a two-year follow-up study of lisocabtagene maraleucel in relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma, learn more about how reciprocal stabilization of coagulation factor XIII-A and -B subunits influences plasma FXIII concentration, and discuss the findings from a phase 2 study of inotuzumab ozogamicin for measurable residual disease in acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission.
Published 02/01/24
In this week’s episode, we’ll discuss the association between occupational exposure to anticancer agents in a parent and subsequent cancer in a child. Then we’ll learn about deciphering and disrupting the activation of PIEZO1 in hereditary xerocytosis. Finally, we’ll hear about the assessment of measurable residual disease, or MRD, in patients with NPM1-mutated AML, or acute myeloid leukemia, receiving venetoclax-based NON-intensive therapy.
Published 01/25/24
In this week's episode we’ll discuss the findings from a prospective trial of TCRαβ/CD19-cell depleted HLA-haploidentical transplantation to treat pediatric acute leukemia, learn more about the incidence, clinical characteristics, and survival of malignancy-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in Sweden, and discuss the bone marrow as the primary site of thrombopoiesis. 
Published 01/18/24
In this week's episode we’ll explore the role of fibrinogen polymerization in thrombosis. Then, we’ll discuss preventing CD19-negative relapse after CAR T-cell therapy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Finally, we’ll learn how increased levels of the RNA-binding protein FUS has been identified as an effector of hematopoietic stem cell aging. 
Published 01/11/24
In this week's episode we’ll discuss the findings from a phase 2 study of CD24Fc for prevention of graft-versus-host disease, learn more about the origins of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus disease, and discuss the role of PF4 in platelet activation.
Published 01/04/24
In this week's episode we'll uncover the clinical and pathological profile of a new disorder similar to VITT, or vaccine-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis. Then, we'll discuss real-world outcomes in patients with large B-cell lymphoma treated with tafasitamab and lenalidomide. Finally we'll learn about how advances in technology help unravel the spatial biology of bone marrow. 
Published 12/28/23
In this week's episode we’ll discuss the findings from a natural history study of patients with familial platelet disorder with myeloid malignancy, learn more about the role of HEXIM1 as an essential transcription regulator in human erythropoiesis, and discuss the utility of residual disease as a predictor of relapse in CML patients stopping TKI therapy.
Published 12/21/23
On today's episode we’ll discuss the prognostic significance of the ETP phenotype in children with T-cell ALL, address knowledge gaps in the management of chronic granulomatous disease and learn about the effects of pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants for inherited hemostasis disorders.
Published 12/14/23
On today's episode we’ll discuss the findings from a phase 2 study of sorafenib plus intensive chemotherapy in newly diagnosed FLT3-ITD AML, learn more about the inhibition of PLK4 in TP53-mutated AML, and discuss the role of CD44 in Plasmodium falciparum infection.
Published 12/07/23
On today’s podcast we'll discuss high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities in solitary bone plasmacytomas. Then, we'll consider complement activation in vaso-occlusive pain episodes and how targeting C5a generation inhibited those effects. Finally we'll explore the genetics of platelet reactivity and how researchers used this data to develop a genetic score that was associated with risk of thrombotic diseases.
Published 11/30/23
On this week's episode we’ll discuss the findings from a long-term follow up study of fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab in IGHV-mutated CLL, learn more about the impact of genetic alterations and minimal residual disease in adults with KMT2A-rearranged B-cell precursor ALL, and discuss a pre-clinical study of reinforced immunotherapy for myeloma using a new bispecific antibody-based approach.
Published 11/23/23
In this week's episode we'll discuss if fractionated dosing of gemtuzumab ozogamicin provide additional benefit over a single dose in older adults with AML. Then, we'll consider how the loss-of-function of ENT3 drives histiocytosis. Researchers describe a novel pathway leading to histiocytosis that involves hyperactivation of TLR-MAPKinase signaling. This suggests a potential benefit of MAPKinase -directed targeted therapy in a range of histocytoses. Finally we'll discuss unraveling...
Published 11/16/23