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Blood Podcast
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The Blood Podcast summarizes content recently published in Blood, the most cited peer-reviewed publication in the field of hematology.
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IV Iron during Acute Infection and Revisiting iTTP Refractoriness
3d ago00:16:45Summary readyIn this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. James Griffin interviews Drs. Haris Sohail and Lucas Kühne on their latest articles published in volume 147 issue 21 of Blood. In this CME article titled, "Retrospective, Real-World Study of IV Iron Use to Treat Iron deficiency Anemia During Acute Infection", Sohail et al show that IV iron given during acute infection with iron deficiency anemia is associated with improved 14-day and 90-day survival as well as hemoglobin recovery. Although this report has the limitations of a retrospective study, these findings challenge current practice and support randomized trials that include patients with infection. In "Revisiting Clinical Response and Refractoriness in Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura", Kühne et al show in a multicenter registry study of 204 patients that refractoriness during caplacizumab treatment in immune TTP is uncommon and, when observed, is typically associated with confounding clinical factors. These findings underscore the importance of careful clinical reassessment and evaluation for alternative etiologies in patients with delayed platelet recovery, rather than attributing such cases to true treatment resistance.
SummaryA Pediatric ITP Risk Model and Targeting CD2 with CAR T-cell therapies
1w ago00:18:17Summary readyIn this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews Drs. Kirsty Hillier and Marco Ruella on their latest articles published in Blood. For "Predicting Development of Pediatric Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia at Disease Onset Using a Statistical Risk Model", Dr. Hillier shares the potential benefits of incorporating this new model to enhance the care of the 1 in 4 patients who develop chronic ITP. As an alternative to current guidelines which advise providers to "wait and see", this online model determines patients who are at risk for chronic ITP, allowing for providers to make informed decisions on their continued care. In "Harnessing the CD2 axis to broaden and enhance the efficacy of CAR T-cell therapies", Dr. Ruella explains how the treatment of T-cell neoplasms is limited by a lack of discriminating T-cell antigens that allow for effective antitumor responses while preventing CAR T-cell fratricide. The team found that CD2 was a viable target, especially combined with a novel PD-1:CD2 switch receptor to remedy dysfunction caused by CD2 deletion.
SummaryIV Iron Risks and Low-Dose AML Gains
2w ago00:24:48Summary readyIn this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. James Griffin interviews Drs. Heinz Zoller and Raul Ribeiro on their latest articles published in Blood. Dr. Zoller discusses "Ferric Carboxymaltose Increases Fracture Risk in Patients and Reduces Bone Formation in Mice with Iron Deficiency Anemia", and how these findings support consideration of alternative IV iron formulations that provide similar efficacy without risk of skeletal complications. Dr. Ribeiro discusses "A low-versus standard-dose regimen an induction for AML: a multicenter, randomized noninferiority trial" and how the low-dose regimen is associated with fewer toxicities, faster hematologic recovery, and reduced health care costs, suggesting a feasible treatment strategy for resource-limited settings.
SummaryOrca-T for GVHD–free survival and Understanding VEXAS anemia
3w ago00:23:04Summary readyIn this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laurie Sehn interviews Drs. Everett Meyer and Olivier Hermine on their latest articles published in volume 147 issue 11 of Blood. Dr. Everett Meyer discusses "Orca-T vs allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (PRECISION-T): a multicenter, randomized phase 3 trial" which demonstrated that Orca-T showed superior chronic GVHD–free survival compared to the control arm (78.0% vs 38.4%, P < .001) and lower nonrelapse mortality (3.4% vs 13.2%, P = .03). Dr. Olivier Hermine shares insights from "VEXAS anemia is a mosaic erythroblastopenia" which proposes that VEXAS syndrome–associated anemia should be considered as a mosaic erythroblastopenia, in which the severity of anemia is influenced by the quality and quantity of the UBA1–wild-type compartment.
SummaryTreating AML, Before and After Relapse
Jun 1800:16:13Summary readyIn this episode, Blood editor Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews Drs. Nigel Russell and Uwe Platzbecker on their articles published in volume 147 issue 10 of Blood. Dr. Russell discuses "CPX-351 vs daunorubicin, cytarabine, and gemtuzumab ozogamicin in older adults with non–adverse-risk AML: the NCRI AML18 trial" where a large randomized trial demonstrated that DA-GO2 provided greater overall survival as compared to CPX-351, and that further studies should compare DA-GO2 to lower-intensity venetoclax-based regimens. Dr. Platzbecker shares insights from the first prospective study to evaluate the clinical impact of early therapeutic intervention for MRD in "Azacitidine to treat measurable residual disease in patients with MDS/AML: final long-term results of the RELAZA2 trial" demonstrating potential therapies for patients to achieve and maintain remission.
SummaryFuture Directions in Relapsed and Refractory Large B-cell Lymphoma
Jun 1100:25:18Summary readyIn this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Philippe Armand interviews Drs. Manali Kamdar and Nancy L. Bartlett on their latest review article published in Blood titled “From breakthroughs to blueprints: evolving evidence and future directions in relapsed and refractory large B-cell lymphoma”. They discuss the how the advent of chimeric antigen receptor T cells, antibody-drug conjugates, and bispecific antibodies all show major increases in efficacy over legacy chemotherapy-based regimens. They also share their insights on how to transform treatment paradigms in light of these breakthroughs.
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Review Series on Clonal Tracking in Hematopoiesis
Jun 400:30:25Summary readyIn this Review series episode, Blood associate editor Dr. Diane Krause interviews contributing authors from the Review Series on Clonal tracking in Hematopoiesis published in volume 147 issue 23 of Blood. Dr. Alejo E. Rodriguez-Fraticelli speaks to the development of his paper, "Clonal tracing of blood stem cells across mouse and human lifespans”, which provides a detailed overview of the experimental approaches that make clonal analysis possible, and which approaches are most appropriate to use to address specific questions. Dr. Shalin H. Naik speaks about how different clonal tracking approaches have been used to address the central question of clonal fate specification of stem and progenitor cells to specific lineages in “The evolution of hematopoietic models through a clonal lens”. Finally, Dr. Federico Gaiti speaks about “Methylation-based lineage tracing in cancer”, which takes these ideas into the context of cancer, focusing on how DNA methylation can be used to reconstruct clonal relationships.
SummaryNew Approaches: Marstacimab Therapy and HLH Biomarkers
May 2800:17:50Summary readyIn this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. James Griffin interviews Drs. Johnny Mahlangu and Joseph Rocco on their articles published in volume 147 issue 9 of Blood. Dr. Mahlangu discusses study details and next steps from "Efficacy and safety of marstacimab prophylaxis in hemophilia A/B with inhibitors: results from the phase 3 BASIS trial" which shows that bleeding was reduced by 93% with subcutaneous marstacimab. Dr. Rocco shares the development behind "CXCL9 as a novel prognostic marker to identify high-risk adults with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis", and the insights gained from measuring a new surrogate marker of IFN-γ activity predicting severity and mortality.
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Review Series on Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
May 2100:16:16Summary readyIn this episode, Blood deputy editor Dr. Helen Heslop interviews contributing authors from the Blood review series on hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Drs. Nancy Berliner and Joanne Hsu join to provide insight on their paper, “Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adults” discussing the importance of prompt diagnosis and treatment in this high-mortality disorder, and highlight emerging agents designed to modulate disease progression. Drs. Carl Allen and Bethany Verkamp reimagine diagnostic criteria through a threshold model in “Pediatric hemophagocytic lyphohistiocytosis: current conceptualization, diagnosis, and treatment”, in order to provide individualized therapies with the goal of addressing the combined influence of genetic susceptibility and environmental triggers.
SummaryIBD augmentation of CHIP and Platelet mTOR's impact on Cerebral Malaria
May 1400:20:41Summary readyIn this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laurie Sehn interviews Drs. Reuben Kapur and Robert Campbell on their latest articles published in Blood. This episode highlights two groundbreaking studies exploring how inflammation drives serious blood and immune-related diseases. In the first interview, Dr. Kapur discusses how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can both promote and worsen clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), with large-scale human data and mouse models identifying REF1 as a key mediator and potential therapeutic target. The second segment features Dr. Campbell, who explains how heme released during malaria infection activates platelet mTOR signaling, intensifying cerebral malaria and suggesting new avenues for platelet-targeted treatments. Together, the conversations reveal how inflammatory pathways and immune signaling contribute to disease progression while opening the door to novel precision therapies.
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