There was exciting new trial data for the management of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 2017 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, GA. Speaking from the meeting, Farhad Ravandi, MD, from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, discusses the current management and role of stem cell transplantation in this malignancy, in both the pediatric and elderly settings.
Current management of Ph-positive ALL
