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As the roles of various proteins within the human body become clearer, novel research can develop to produce effective therapies with a high specificity. In this video, Emery Bresnick, PhD, from the University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, WI, speaking from the International Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukaemia 2017 in Estoril, Portugal by the European School of Haematology (ESH), discusses the link between GATA2 and acute myeloid leukemia. Dr Bresnick touches upon the mechanism of action of the gene, the influence it has upon progenitor and stem cells, and the effects of coding and non-coding mutations of GATA2.

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To efficiently produce effective therapies, it is necessary for experts within different specialties to collaborate. At the International Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukaemia 2017 in Estoril, Portugal by the European School of Haematology (ESH), Emery Bresnick, PhD, from the University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, WI, discusses the benefits of utilizing a collaborative research method in hematology-oncology, referencing insightful examples to exemplify this approach.

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Immunotherapy has emerged in recent years as a promising lymphoma treatment, with exciting new drug classes being developed with innovative mechanisms of action. Here, Graham Collins, MA, MBBS, MRCP, FRCPath, DPhil of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK, discusses various types of lymphoma treatment, including ADCC-activating monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and traditional immunotherapies such as PD-1 inhibitors. Dr Collins reviews the efficacy of these drug types in both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and some of their specific subtypes, drawing conclusions from a range of sources, including the 2002 study by the French GELA group regarding the effectiveness…

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As the finer details of how therapies interact within the body become clear, novel research to create more effective medications can occur. At the International Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukaemia 2017 in Estoril, Portugal by the European School of Haematology (ESH), Christoph Plass, PhD, from the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany, discusses the use of epigenetic therapies to tackle acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. Dr Plass highlights the potential molecular mechanisms that these drugs utilize to promote the apoptosis of leukemic cells, referencing LTRs and treatment-induced non-annotated TSSs.

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To produce safe and effective therapies for patients, novel research must first occur in cell culture systems. In this interview, Christoph Plass, PhD, from the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany, discusses his teams research into epigenetic therapies and provides us with an overview of the numerous potential benefits of improved understanding of the molecular mechanism of these therapies, highlighting potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker identification. This interview was recorded at the International Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukaemia 2017 in Estoril, Portugal by the European School of Haematology (ESH).

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There are two well-known checkpoint inhibitors that have shown efficacy in relapses/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma, nivolumab and pembrolizumab, both PD-1 inhibitors. Here, John Kuruvilla, MD, FRCPC at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON takes us through the existing data, such as efficacy, safety and remission rates. Recorded at the International Workshop on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (iwNHL) 2017 meeting, held in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Francine Foss, MD, from the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, discusses targeting chemokines at the International Workshop on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (iwNHL) 2017 meeting, held in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Chemokines are a group of molecules that are expressed in the microenvironment of T- and B-cell malignancies. The anti-CCR4 antibody has been developed, and there is now research into whether there is a role for other chemokine therapy in lymphoma. There is also the possibility for targeting specific chemokines that affect the growth of the tumor cell to be targeted, as well as those associated with migration and metastasis.

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“Both targeted agents, such as brentuximab vedotin, and checkpoint inhibitors, such as pembrolizumab, have shown activity in a subset of patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Francine Foss, MD at the Yale University, New Haven, CT is using this disease as a model to assess the efficacy and mechanism of action of combining targeted agents with checkpoint inhibitors. Recorded at the International Workshop of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (iwNHL) 2017 meeting, held in Vancouver, BC, Canada.”

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Patients who are actively engaged with their diagnosis, treatment and symptoms now have an outlet to share their treatment journey and day-to-day experiences for research to help patients with MPNs. Hear Lindsey Whyte from the MPN Research Foundation, and Dr. Srdan Verstovsek from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discuss how patients can contribute to the cancer community and scientific research by sharing their voice. Get email alerts | http://www.patientpower.info/alerts Subscribe on YouTube | http://www.youtube.com/patientpower Like on Facebook | http://www.fb.com/patientpower.info Follow on Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/patientpower Follow on Google+ | http://www.google.com/+patientpowerinfo

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Sumanta Kumar Pal, M.D City of Hope Cancer Center discusses IMmotion150: Novel Radiological Endpoints and Updated Data From a Randomized Phase II Trial Investigating Atezolizumab With or Without Bevacizumab vs Sunitinib in Untreated Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma at the 2017 Kidney Cancer Association symposium in Miami, FL.

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IRINA PROSKOROVSKY, MSC discusses Axitinib and Cabozantinib in the Treatment of Sunitinib-Refractory Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC): Results of Matching-Adjusted Indirect Treatment Comparison (MAIC) Analysis of AXIS and METEOR Trials at the 2017 Kidney Cancer Association symposium in Miami, FL.

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ALEXANDRA DRAKAKI, MD, PHD UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES gives an overview of A Phase I, Open Label, Dose Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immune Activation of Adv-GM-CAIX Transduced Dendritic Cells in Patients with Metastatic Kidney Cancer at the 2017 Kidney Cancer Association symposium in Miami, FL.

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Martin H. Voss, MD of Memorial Sloan Kettering outlines the DART Study: A phase 2 randomized trial of dalantercept plus axitinib versus placebo plus axitinib in advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC): Results from the part 2 placebo-controlled trial at the 2017 Kidney Cancer Association symposium in Miami, FL.

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