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Blood Podcast
Stay up to date on the latest research and reviews for both clinical and basic hematology with Blood podcast, published weekly in conjunction with each issue of Blood. Additionally, Blood review series podcasts feature in depth discussion with authors of recently published review articles. Subscribe and never miss a new episode.
Episodes
Blood PodcastImproved risk assessment in adult BCR-ABL1-negative B-ALL, value of clone metrics in clonal cytopenias, a placental protease generates a peptide to inhibit NET formation
In this week’s episode, we will review an integrated analysis of one of the largest adult BCR-ABL1-negative B-ALL patient cohorts treated in a single trial…
Blood PodcastFixed-duration venetoclax in relapsed CLL, differing effects of invariant NK T cells, and under recognition of rare TERT variants in MDS
In this week’s episode, we’ll review updated results of a phase 1b study that provide strong support for the use of fixed-duration venetoclax in patients with…
Blood PodcastActivated BCL11B in acute leukemias, SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses in lymphoma patients receiving B-cell therapies, and PD-L1 in neutrophil apoptosis and tissue inflammation
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that shows that BCL11B is an important oncogene in acute leukemias with myeloid and T-lymphoid features, learn…
Blood PodcastIFN-λ therapy for GvHD, mechanism of decitabine in ITP, and TET2 mutations in chronic NK-LGL leukemia
In this week's episode, we will review a study that proposes IFN-λ therapy as a novel strategy to boost gut protection in GvHD, examine the immunomodulatory…
Blood PodcastReview Series on Mechanisms of Hematologic Malignancies
To reach the goal of curing currently incurable hematologic malignancies, we need to go beyond focusing on single gene mutations and gain deeper understanding…
Blood PodcastChoosing chemotherapy for older patients with AML, the role of the microenvironment in pediatric ALL, and efficacy of thrombopoietin receptor agonists in elderly patients with ITP
In this week's episode, we will review a report on a clinical prognostic tool that identifies which group of older, fit acute myeloid leukemia patients may…
Blood PodcastBrentuximab plus nivolumab in refractory/relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma, the signature of aging hematopoietic stem cells, and hepatocyte neogenin in iron homeostasis
In this week's episode, we’ll discuss the safety and efficacy of brentuximab vedotin in combination with nivolumab in patients with relapsed and refractory…
Blood PodcastLatest Research on the Intensity of AML Therapy in Older Patients, Platelets and T cell Activity in Sepsis, and Genotyping for CNS Lymphoma
In this week's episode, we’ll start by reviewing an intriguing study that, while not randomized, calls into question whether less-intensive induction therapies…
Blood PodcastVaccine-induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia
Today’s episode is a special edition that focuses exclusively on vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, or VITT, a rare but potentially fatal…
Blood PodcastLatest research in post-transplant cyclophosphamide in matched unrelated versus haploidentical donors, outcomes in patients with AITL, and high molecular weight kininogen in acetaminophen-induced liver injury
In this week’s episode, we will learn more about the use of high-dose post-transplant cyclophosphamide in matched unrelated donors versus HLA haploidentical…
Blood PodcastLatest research in thrombosis in pediatric COVID-19, prognostic tool for very early stage CLL, and frontline treatment for newly diagnosed myeloma
In this week's episode, our studies include an analysis of thrombosis in pediatric patients with COVID-19, the predictive value of the CLL-international…
Blood PodcastLatest Research: Immunity to CMV, lymphoma microenvironment, and tPA induced bleeding
In this week's episode, we will review a study that addresses the issue of reconstitution of immunity to cytomegalovirus in transplant patients receiving the…
Blood PodcastVEXAS: A Newly Identified Adult-onset Hemato-inflammatory Syndrome
Today’s podcast is a special edition that focuses exclusively on VEXAS syndrome, a newly identified adult-onset inflammatory syndrome with associated…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 25
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that uses a combination of mouse models to identify IL-19 as a potent cytokine capable of promoting expansion…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 24
In this week’s episode, we will review the role of the hypoxia pathway in regulating neutrophil migration, explore the relationship between endothelial…
Blood PodcastReview Series on Platelets and Cancer
Platelets are critical for hemostasis and thrombosis, but recent research highlights their role in many other processes, including inflammation, wound healing…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 23
In this week’s episode, we will review a study demonstrating low rates of response to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine among patients with chronic…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 22
In this week’s episode, we will review a study in sickle cell disease patients reporting abnormal retention of mitochondria in circulating red cells and…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 21
In this week’s episode we will review a phase 1 clinical trial looking at novel fully humanized BCMA-targeting CAR in patients with relapsed or refractory…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 20
In this week’s episode, we will examine the prognostic significance of co-mutations in IDH-mutated AML, explore an alternative method of warfarin monitoring…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 19
In this week’s episode, we will review a randomized phase 3 study of patients with high-risk peripheral T-cell lymphoma that compares results from autologous…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 18
In this week’s episode, we will review a prospective study suggesting that eculizumab discontinuation based on complement genetics is a reasonable and safe…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 17
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that focuses on the morphologic alterations of stored red blood cells, learn more about how T-cell activation…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 16
In this week’s episode, we consider the role of MYC and BCL2 copy number variants in double-hit diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, explore megakaryocyte-biased…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 15
In this week’s episode, we will review a manuscript that describes a novel inherited bone marrow failure syndrome associated with defective clearance of…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 14
In this week’s episode, we discuss recent studies providing new insights on the use of minimal residual disease measurements to guide treatment in patients…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 13
In this week’s episode, we will learn more about the feasibility of combining IDH inhibitors with intensive chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 12
In this week’s episode, we look at the role of a previously unidentified variant of DNA methyltransferase 1 as a determinant of beta-thalessemia phenotype…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 11
In this week’s episode, will review a study that looks at primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the central nervous system comparing tumor biologic features…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Bonus: How I Treat Series: Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
Diagnosis and treatment of acquired hemolytic anemia can be challenging. In this How I Treat series, edited by Mario Cazzola, clinical experts discuss their…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 10
In this week’s episode, we will review recent studies providing new insights on frontline use of checkpoint inhibitors in classical Hodgkin lymphoma, immune…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 9
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that provides further evidence of poor prognosis in patients with multiple myeloma who have “double hit”…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 8
In this week’s episode, we will learn more about pre-clinical work that aims to identify optimal immunotargets for treatment of pediatric AML, report on a…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 7
In this week’s episode, we will learn about the cost effectiveness of caplacizumab in acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, review outcomes of a phase…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 6
In this week’s episode, we will cover recent research that provides new insights into the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 5
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that describes the pathogenic relevance of retinoic acid-responsive CD8+ T-cells in gastrointestinal…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 4
In this week’s episode, we will explore the characteristics of the tumor and immune environment as predictors of response to blinatumomab in B cell ALL, look…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 3
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that shows neutrophils are required for optimum recovery from acute lung injury in a murine model, examine the…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 2
This week’s episode covers recent research that provides new insights in erythropoiesis, mastocytosis, and chronic active EBV. First, we’ll review a report…
Blood PodcastSeason 2, Episode 1
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that shows that non-invasive imaging of T cell metabolic activity can detect early graft-versus-host disease…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 52
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that evaluates the role of pre-transplant leukocyte telomere length on survival outcomes in patients with…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 51
In this week’s episode, we will learn more about T-cells from SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals, review a study that describes the rapid clinical and histologic…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 50
In this week’s episode, we will review a study describing real-world data where PET scans following chemotherapy for primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma were…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 49
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that describes how transfer of whole mitochondria from hematopoietic stem cells to bone marrow mesenchymal stem…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 48
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that reveals a previously unknown role for the canonical Wnt signaling pathway in the regulation of granulocyte…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 47
In this week’s episode, we will review an proof-of concept study using the bispecific antibody AFM13 in combination with a check-point inhibitor in patients…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 46
In this week’s episode, we will review a study on the involvement of lysine-specific, we’ll cover some of the latest findings in COVID-19, multiple myeloma…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 45
In this week’s episode, we will review a study on the involvement of lysine-specific demethylase 1A in hematopoietic stem cell expansion, examine the role of…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 44
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that uncovers a role for CLCX4 in inducing the two hallmark features of primary myelofibrosis, bone marrow…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 43
In this week’s episode, we will learn more about the immune defects and granule dysfunction in the leukocytes of patients with the rare recessive platelet…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 42
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that utilized whole-genome sequencing to define the mutational spectrum and clonal architecture of…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 41
In this week’s episode, we will learn about two molecular brakes that regulate platelet activation and production, review a study showing that giving BCR-ABL1…
Blood PodcastReview Series on Mechanisms and Clinical Implications of Clonal Hematopoiesis
In this bonus episode, we welcome Blood Associate Editor, Dr. Margaret Goodell, along with colleagues Dr. Grant Challen and Dr. David Steensma as they discuss…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 40
In this week’s episode, we will learn more about the pre-clinical and clinical development of optimized, bivalent, tandem CD20 and CD19 chimeric antigen…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 39
In this week’s episode, we will learn more about the role of hepcidin in fetal iron homeostasis, review a new study with improved outcomes in HLA-antigen…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 38
In this week’s episode, we will examine the effects of protecting and regenerating Paneth cells and intestinal stem cells in acute-graft-versus-host-disease…
Blood PodcastReview Series on Inherited Anemias
In this bonus episode, we welcome Drs. Mario Cazzola, Rachel Grace, and Achille Iolascon as they discuss the Blood Review Series on Inherited Anemias. In this…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 37
In this week’s episode, we start by reviewing two studies on the risks of transmitting HIV from transfusion. The first study asks whether changing the US blood…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 36
In this week’s episode, we will learn about vasomotor hyper-responsiveness in sickle cell disease, examine the role of neutrophil extracellular traps in the…
Blood PodcastSeason 1, Episode 35
In this week’s episode, we will review a study that identifies a new modular organization of erythropoiesis and offers a novel strategy to overcome chronic…