Acute Leukemia Journals

• Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Adults This article offers an update on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of macrophage activation syndrome associated with rheumatic disease.
  Rheumatology, January 2019
• AHS Position Statement: Integrating New Migraine Treatments This position statement from the American Headache Society provides updated recommendations to healthcare professionals on the use of currently available preventive and acute treatments for migraine.
  Headache, December 2018
• RAI-Related Clonal Hematopoiesis in Thyroid Cancer This study explores the prevalence of clonal hematopoiesis related to radioactive iodine exposure and how it impacts overall survival in patients with thyroid cancer.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, December 2018
• Diagnosis of Lymphoid Lesions in Limited Samples This review provides practical guidelines for diagnosis of lymphoid lesions in smaller samples obtained from minimally invasive procedures.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, November 2018
• IHC Markers of Megakaryocytic Differentiation in AMKL This study compared relative sensitivities of three commonly used stains for markers of megakaryocytic differentiation in diagnosis of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, November 2018
• Role of PARP Inhibitors in BRCA-Related Malignancies Review the pharmacology of PARP inhibitors and their use in BRCA-mutated malignancies including breast, ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancers.
  U.S. Pharmacist, November 2018
• Anemia in Older Adults Anemia in older adults is common, but often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. Review its differential diagnoses and management in this brief primer.
  American Family Physician, November 2018
• Tildrakizumab for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis Is tildrakizumab therapy a safe and effective treatment option for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis?
  The British Journal of Dermatology, October 2018
• Chromosomal Microarray Technologies for Hematologic Neoplasms What are the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing chromosomal microarray for specific hematologic neoplasms? For which is it most appropriate?
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, October 2018
• Birth Weight and Risk of Childhood ALL This study confirms a previously reported association between high birth weight and the risk of developing childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. How might this relate to ethnicity and maternal diet?
  Southern Medical Journal, October 2018
• Updated GADOLIN Study Shows Survival Benefit in Indolent NHL An updated analysis of the GADOLIN study confirms the PFS benefit of obinutuzumab and bendamustine in rituximab-refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
  Journal of Clinical Oncology, October 2018
• Critically Elevated Potassium in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia A misdiagnosis as to the cause of hyperkalemia in this patient led to unnecessary dialysis, demonstrating the need to be alert to potentially false potassium results in patients with elevated WBC counts.
  Laboratory Medicine, September 2018
• Immunotherapies in Oncology and Their Side Effect Profiles Learn about the side effect profiles of the various classes of new and emerging immunotherapies used for cancer treatment.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, August 2018
• Oral Contraceptive Use and Risks of Cancer While oral contraceptive use has been well studied in terms of breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers, this analysis investigated the total effect of OC use on cancer risk across all organs.
  American Journal of Epidemiology, August 2018
• The Impact of Cancer on Subsequent Chance of Pregnancy How does cancer in childhood or early adulthood impact fertility in women later in life?
  Human Reproduction, July 2018
• Sepsis Associated With Bacterial Contamination of Platelets Two separate clusters of platelet transfusion-associated fatal bacterial sepsis highlight that even when following procedure, the risk for transfusion-related infection and fatality persists.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, July 2018
• Geographic Variation in Pediatric Cancer Incidence -- US Which US region has the highest rate of pediatric cancers? This report tracked pediatric cancer incidence by type and state.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, July 2018
• Emerging Role of Immunotherapy for Childhood Cancers Immunotherapeutic strategies are showing promise for pediatric cancers such as leukemia and neuroblastoma. What is the latest research?
  Chinese Clinical Oncology, June 2018
• Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma and Cancer Metabolism A better understanding of the metabolic pathophysiology in pheochromocytomas/paragangliomas may lead to more targeted treatment for these tumors.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, June 2018
• Vedolizumab and Simultaneous Exposure to an Anti-TNF Might the combination of vedolizumab with anti-TNF confer better clinical outcomes than each drug alone? This study examined the safety and efficacy of this combination regimen in patients with IBD.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, June 2018