CCO Oncology Podcast

Expert Insights on Key Data From ASH 2020 on Acute and Chronic Leukemias

Episode Summary

Experts discuss results and implications from 3 of the key studies in acute myeloid leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia from the virtual Hematology 2020 meeting, including magrolimab in AML, the STAMP inhibitor asciminib in CML (the ASCEMBL trial), and optimal dosing for ponatinib in CML (the OPTIC trial).

Episode Notes

In this episode, Jorge Cortes, MD, and Eunice S. Wang, MD, discuss the clinical implications of 3 key studies in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) presented at the virtual ASH 2020 annual conference. Topics include:  

• The macrophage immune checkpoint inhibitor magrolimab in AML
• The STAMP inhibitor asciminib in CML (the ASCEMBL trial)
• Optimal dosing for the TKI ponatinib in CML

Presenters:

Jorge Cortes, MD
Director, Georgia Cancer Center
Eminent Scholar, Georgia Research Academy
Augusta, Georgia

Eunice S. Wang, MD
Professor, Oncology
Chief, Leukemia Service
Department of Medicine
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, New York

Content supported by educational grants from Amgen; AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Epizyme, Inc; GlaxoSmithKline; Incyte Corporation; Janssen Biotech; Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc; Novartis; PharmaEssentia Corp; Seattle Genetics; and Takeda Oncology.

Link to full program and Capsule Summary downloadable slidesets:
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