{"title":"<i>MLLT10</i> rearranged acute leukemia-finding order in ambiguity-a case series from a North Indian tertiary care center.","authors":"Shreyam Acharya, Richa Chauhan, Jasmita Dass, Vinu Balraam Kv, Ayush Agarwal, Ganesh Kv, Mukul Aggarwal, Pradeep Kumar, Rishi Dhawan, Tulika Seth, Manoranjan Mahapatra","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2719275","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2719275","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"2372-2375"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148829846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leukemia & LymphomaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-09-02DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2026.2722425
Lucy C Fox
{"title":"Not just infection: when lymphoproliferation signals inborn errors of immunity.","authors":"Lucy C Fox","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2722425","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2722425","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"2177-2178"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148880924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leukemia & LymphomaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-07-06DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2026.2695317
Corentin Orvain, Megan Othus, Mariia Byelykh, Gary Schoch, Chris Davis, Brenda M Sandmaier, Roland B Walter
{"title":"Pre- and post-transplant serum albumin levels and outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for adults with acute myeloid leukemia.","authors":"Corentin Orvain, Megan Othus, Mariia Byelykh, Gary Schoch, Chris Davis, Brenda M Sandmaier, Roland B Walter","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2695317","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2695317","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hypoalbuminemia has been repeatedly linked to increased non-relapse mortality (NRM) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT); a recent analysis also suggested an association with relapse risk. To evaluate the relationship between hypoalbuminemia, NRM, and relapse, we assessed its prognostic role in 1258 adults with MDS (myelodysplastic neoplasm)/AML or AML allografted while in remission between 2006 and 2023. After multivariable adjustment, low pre-HCT serum albumin levels were statistically significantly associated with NRM (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.67, <i>p</i> = 0.028), relapse-free survival (RFS; HR = 0.73, <i>p</i> = 0.005), and overall survival (OS; HR = 0.72, <i>p</i> = 0.007) but not relapse (HR = 0.77, <i>p</i> = 0.070). A day-28 landmark analysis showed day +28 hypoalbuminemia to be associated with NRM (HR = 0.31, <i>p</i> < 0.001), RFS (HR = 0.67, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and OS (HR = 0.52, <i>p</i> < 0.001) but not relapse (HR = 1.08, <i>p</i> = 0.6). Together, our data indicate that pre- and post-HCT serum albumin levels are independently associated with NRM and survival in AML patients undergoing allogeneic HCT.</p>","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"2253-2265"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148397026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leukemia & LymphomaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-08-16DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2026.2715203
Ece Vural, Hamit Aytekin, Emine Durak, Ramazan Ocal, Oral Nevruz, Işınsu Kuzu, Serdar Savaş Gül, Meral Beksac
{"title":"How to treat hepatic extra-medullary involvement of myeloma: a case report and review of literature.","authors":"Ece Vural, Hamit Aytekin, Emine Durak, Ramazan Ocal, Oral Nevruz, Işınsu Kuzu, Serdar Savaş Gül, Meral Beksac","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2715203","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2715203","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Extramedullary hepatic involvement is particularly rare. Here, we summarize published reports of hepatic myeloma treatment achieving infrequent and short-lived responses. Approach to a newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patient who presented with diffuse intrahepatic infiltration and cholestasis under frontline quadruplet induction will be presented here to complement the review. Contrary to earlier reports, he achieved a rapid response in/outside or marrow with elranatamab monotherapy. Importantly, this response enabled subsequent high dose melphalan and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), which, otherwise, would not have been feasible. Currently under the 11th month of elranatamab treatment, patient is still in measurable residual disease (MRD)(-) CR. To our knowledge there has been no cases or series achieving such deep and durable responses for hepatic EMD. Elranatamab can be an effective and safe drug for extensive cholestatic liver myeloma involvement. Our results are quite premature, necessitating additional reports confirming the efficacy and safety of anti-BCMA bispecifics.</p>","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"2327-2336"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148760276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leukemia & LymphomaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-08-18DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2026.2714343
Daniel J DeAngelo, Ying Chen, Ryan D Cassaday, Jennifer E Hibma, Derek Z Yang, May Garrett, Fan Zhang, Svetoslav H Dimitrov, Erik R Vandendries, Hagop M Kantarjian
{"title":"Dose optimization of single-agent inotuzumab ozogamicin in adults with relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia.","authors":"Daniel J DeAngelo, Ying Chen, Ryan D Cassaday, Jennifer E Hibma, Derek Z Yang, May Garrett, Fan Zhang, Svetoslav H Dimitrov, Erik R Vandendries, Hagop M Kantarjian","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2714343","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2714343","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Following the approval of inotuzumab ozogamicin (InO) monotherapy for the treatment of adults with relapsed/refractory CD22-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a post-marketing requirement study due to their concerns that the proposed dose of 1.8 mg/m<sup>2</sup>/cycle may not be optimal in balancing the safety and efficacy of InO. Here, we provide an overview of single-agent InO dose-optimization strategies, including the rationale for studying a fractionated InO dosing schedule and justification for the approved dosing regimen based on clinical safety and efficacy data, as well as comprehensive exposure-response analyses from InO clinical studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"2206-2216"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148795076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leukemia & LymphomaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-07-29DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2026.2696455
Jacqueline S Garcia, Pinkal Desai, Joshua F Zeidner, Ofir Wolach, Thomas W LeBlanc, Sameem Abedin, Pankit Vachhani, Kendra Sweet, Yakir Moshe, Daniel A Pollyea, Catherine Lai, David Levitz, Boaz Nachmias, Lee Mozessohn, Marin Xavier, Tsila Zuckerman, Marina Konopleva, Evan C Chen, Maximilian Stahl, Yanqing Xu, Cat N Bui, Kaylee Miu, Xenia Schmidt, Moshe Grunspan, Chia-Wei Lin, Esprit Ma, Melissa Montez, Annie Guérin, Rebecca Burne, Kaitlyn Easson, Mohira Levesque-Leroux, Eugene Baraka, Aaron D Goldberg
{"title":"Venetoclax and hypomethylating agents versus other therapies: an international, multicenter, retrospective cohort chart review study.","authors":"Jacqueline S Garcia, Pinkal Desai, Joshua F Zeidner, Ofir Wolach, Thomas W LeBlanc, Sameem Abedin, Pankit Vachhani, Kendra Sweet, Yakir Moshe, Daniel A Pollyea, Catherine Lai, David Levitz, Boaz Nachmias, Lee Mozessohn, Marin Xavier, Tsila Zuckerman, Marina Konopleva, Evan C Chen, Maximilian Stahl, Yanqing Xu, Cat N Bui, Kaylee Miu, Xenia Schmidt, Moshe Grunspan, Chia-Wei Lin, Esprit Ma, Melissa Montez, Annie Guérin, Rebecca Burne, Kaitlyn Easson, Mohira Levesque-Leroux, Eugene Baraka, Aaron D Goldberg","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2696455","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2696455","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Venetoclax (VEN) plus hypomethylating agents (HMA) is approved for newly diagnosed (ND) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in patients ineligible for intensive chemotherapy (IC). This international retrospective chart review involving 17 academic sites included 576 adults with ND AML treated with VEN+HMA and matched controls who received non-VEN regimens (11/2019-08/2024). VEN+HMA patients were matched 1:1 to controls by age and European LeukemiaNet 2017 risk. Of 288 VEN+HMA patients, 192 were IC-ineligible (≥75 years or ≥1 comorbidity). Compared to controls receiving high- or low-intensity regimens, IC-ineligible VEN+HMA patients had significantly higher composite complete remission rates (63.7% vs. 46.0%; <i>p</i> < 0.01) and numerically higher median overall survival (17.4 [95% CI: 13.3-21.0] vs. 13.6 [95% CI: 10.5-15.9] months) and transfusion independence rates (63.7% vs. 53.2%). Similar trends were observed in subgroups aged ≥75 and ≥80 years. These findings reinforce the clinical effectiveness of VEN+HMA as a frontline regimen for IC-ineligible patients with AML.</p>","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"2282-2294"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148620390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leukemia & LymphomaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-07-28DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2026.2699285
Theo Leitner, Lorenz Oelschläger, Francisco Henriquez Mosquera, Christoph Schaefers, Lisa Leypoldt, Katja Weisel, Nikolas von Bubnoff, Markus Rückert, Christoph Kimmich, Helal Ahmed, Jan Vorwerk, Cyrus Khandanpour
{"title":"Real-world analyses of bispecific antibodies and CAR-T cell therapy in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: a global TriNetX discovery and contemporary validation cohort.","authors":"Theo Leitner, Lorenz Oelschläger, Francisco Henriquez Mosquera, Christoph Schaefers, Lisa Leypoldt, Katja Weisel, Nikolas von Bubnoff, Markus Rückert, Christoph Kimmich, Helal Ahmed, Jan Vorwerk, Cyrus Khandanpour","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2699285","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2699285","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) and BCMA-directed CAR-T cell therapies have transformed late-line relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), yet real-world comparisons are confounded by treatment selection, line of therapy, and supportive care. We combined a global propensity-matched TriNetX discovery analysis with a contemporary, treatment-line-aware validation cohort. In TriNetX, 223,703 myeloma patients were identified up to 8 April 2026, matching yielded 822 BsAb- and 822 CAR-T-treated patients. BsAbs therapy showed inferior overall survival versus CAR-T (HR 2.015, 95% CI 1.592-2.551; <i>p</i> < 0.001), with similar signals in several biochemical risk subgroups. Cilta-cel outperformed ide-cel, whereas teclistamab and talquetamab were comparable. In the validation cohort (187 patients, 211 exposures), CAR-T therapy was used earlier and in fitter patients. After accounting for exposure and later-line disease, class-level OS and TTNT differences attenuated, while cilta-cel remained numerically favorable. Overall, treatment selection should be individualized rather than class-preferential.</p>","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"2295-2304"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148604780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leukemia & LymphomaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-09-13DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2026.2731270
Michael Daunov
{"title":"Expanding access to leukemia specialists in the venetoclax era.","authors":"Michael Daunov","doi":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2731270","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10428194.2026.2731270","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18047,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia & Lymphoma","volume":" ","pages":"2189-2191"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148956135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}