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A Q&A with John N. Allan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, who discusses the changing role of prognostic markers, the usefulness of the markers, the biomarkers that should be part of standard testing, when patients should be tested, and much more.

Among doctors and researchers, the 2010 and 2017 versions of the European LeukemiaNet (ELN) recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults are broadly accepted. Researchers now have a better understanding of how AML develops from a molecular perspective, which has led to an update on the classification of the disease. Additionally, genomic diagnostics and the evaluation of measurable residual disease have advanced significantly, and new therapeutic agents like FLT3, IDH1, IDH2, and BCL2 inhibitors have been developed successfully. This update, which contains updated response criteria, therapy suggestions, and a revised ELN genetic risk classification, is a result of these developments.

Over a 4-year period, 500 patients were distributed equally between the two regimens. Two-year OS, relapse rates, and non-relapse mortality were similar between the two regiments, indicating that the busulfan regimen is non-inferior to the traditional TBI regimen.

The hyperfractionated cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone(hyper-CVAD) regimen has undergone many modifications to make administration more palatable and user-friendly for patients and physicians in community and academic settings, including refinements to avoid complications and reduce adverse events. Dr. Elias Jabbour of MD Anderson Cancer Center reviews a number of these modifications in this interview.

Talking about the limitations of the International Workshop on CLL (iwCLL) response criteria for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in the era of novel medications is Dr. Alexey V. Danilov, Professor and Co-Director of the Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California.

Dr. Jonathan Abbas, Director of the Acute Leukemia and Blood Cancer Program with Tennessee Oncology in Nashville, shares key strategies and considerations for managing patients with t-AML and AML-MRC.