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A Cochrane meta-analysis of six RCTs (3,451 infants) finds restrictive hemoglobin thresholds reduce transfusion exposure modestly with no detectable effect on mortality or neurodevelopmental impairment at 18–26 months.
BMT CTN 1702 shows that prioritizing alternative donors for patients unlikely to find a matched unrelated donor achieves similar 2‑year survival and transplant outcomes versus patients likely to find a matched unrelated donor.
An international prospective cohort found platelet transfusions were used in 6% of ICU patients, mostly for bleeding or prophylaxis, with wide variation in thresholds and adherence across geo-economic regions, highlighting need for stewards
In a multicenter Korean sepsis cohort, early RBC transfusions were frequent and driven by illness severity. No overall 60‑day mortality difference was seen after propensity matching, but transfusion was associated with harm at hemoglobin ≥1
At five years, pola‑R‑CHP showed a sustained progression‑free survival benefit versus R‑CHOP in newly diagnosed intermediate‑/high‑risk DLBCL (HR 0.77), with similar long‑term tolerability and no statistically significant overall survival d
In the randomized phase III SUNMO trial, mosunetuzumab plus polatuzumab vedotin significantly improved response rates and progression‑free survival versus R‑GemOx in transplant‑ineligible relapsed/refractory large B‑cell lymphoma, with low
In a randomized Phase II trial, replacing MMF with post‑transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) alongside sirolimus and cyclosporine in unrelated donor PBSC transplants markedly lowered chronic GVHD and improved 1‑year chronic GVHD‑free relapse‑
In the randomized, double‑blind phase II QUIWI trial, adding quizartinib to standard induction/consolidation chemotherapy and single‑agent maintenance significantly improved event‑free survival and overall survival for adults 18–70 years wi
The 24‑month final analysis of the phase III REACH2 trial shows ruxolitinib produced longer failure‑free survival, improved median overall and event‑free survival, and a longer duration of response versus best available therapy (BAT) in pat
Five-year outcomes from ZUMA-5 show axi-cel produces high response rates in relapsed/refractory indolent NHL, with 75% CR, median PFS ~62 months, durable remissions linked to early CAR T expansion and naïve T-cell product phenotype, and an
Early Ib results from AstraZeneca’s AZD0120 (GC012F), a FasTCAR-derived BCMA/CD19 dual-target CAR‑T, reported 100% ORR in evaluable RRMM patients with low-grade CRS and no ICANS. Findings are encouraging but limited by small numbers and sho
Extended follow-up from the phase III DeFi trial shows that continuous nirogacestat yields further tumor shrinkage, durable objective responses (ORR 45.7% at up to 4 years), sustained patient-reported benefits, and a consistent, manageable
In children with favorable B-lineage ALL, omission of two daunorubicin doses late in induction was noninferior for 5-year EFS and OS and associated with fewer invasive fungal infections, supporting reduced anthracycline exposure in selected
Tisagenlecleucel CAR T-cell therapy demonstrates durable responses and manageable safety in adults with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, with 5-year data supporting its curative potential in select patients.
The AL International Staging System (AL-ISS) integrates cardiac biomarkers and echocardiographic longitudinal strain to refine prognosis in systemic AL amyloidosis and define an ultra‑poor‑risk Stage IIIC with median survival of 7 months de
In the first randomized comparison of pirtobrutinib versus ibrutinib in BTKi‑naïve CLL/SLL (N=662), pirtobrutinib met noninferiority for overall response and showed favorable early PFS trends and lower rates of atrial fibrillation and hyper
A post hoc analysis of CALGB (Alliance)/SWOG 80702 shows postoperative ctDNA positivity strongly predicts recurrence and suggests adjuvant celecoxib improves DFS and OS in ctDNA-positive stage III colon cancer.
The ALICE international cohort found 31.7% prevalence of preoperative anaemia in major surgery patients; iron deficiency accounted for 55% of confirmed causes, with notable contributions from vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies. Broader pre
A California cohort study found a 5-year cumulative incidence of metastatic recurrence of 9.5% among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) initially diagnosed with nonmetastatic cancer; recurrence risk and post-recurrence survival varied mark
In a randomized, double‑blind, placebo‑controlled proof‑of‑concept trial, oral engasertib reduced epistaxis frequency and duration in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) with a safety profile similar to placebo except for reversible
