{"title":"Molecular monitoring versus standard clinical care in younger adults with acute myeloid leukaemia: results from the UK NCRI AML17 and AML19 randomised, controlled, phase 3 trials.","authors":"Nicola Potter,Jelena Jovanovic,Adam Ivey,Jad Othman,Abin Thomas,Amanda Gilkes,Manohursingh Runglall,Anju Kanda,Ian Thomas,Sean Johnson,Joanna Canham,William Villiers,Steven Knapper,Asim Khwaja,Mary Frances McMullin,Jamie Cavenagh,Ulrik Malthe Overgaard,Richard E Clark,Ellen Solomon,Sylvie D Freeman,Robert Hills,Alan Burnett,Nigel Russell,Richard Dillon,","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00037-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00037-7","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDIn patients with acute myeloid leukaemia treated with curative intent, the detection of measurable residual disease (MRD) generally confers a poor prognosis. This study aimed to identify whether altering treatment based on MRD results can improve survival.METHODSIn the UK NCRI AML17 and AML19 randomised, controlled, phase 3 trials, performed in the UK, Denmark, and New Zealand, we screened patients aged 16-60 years with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia for molecular markers suitable for disease monitoring, including NPM1 mutations and fusion genes. Patients with a marker were randomly assigned (2:1) to either sequential molecular MRD monitoring during treatment and for 3 years after, or standard clinical care only with no molecular monitoring. In the monitoring group, treating physicians decided whether and how to incorporate the MRD results into the patient's therapy, including in cases of MRD relapse. The primary endpoint was overall survival. Prespecified subgroup analysis of the primary outcome included analysis by molecular group (NPM1mut with FLT3-ITD, NPM1mut without FLT3-ITD, and fusion gene transcripts). Both trials were registered with ISRCTN, ISRCTN55675535 and ISRCTN78449203, and are completed.FINDINGSIn the AML17 trial, 1836 patients were enrolled between June 1, 2012 and Dec 31, 2014. In the AML19 trial, 965 patients were enrolled between Nov 9, 2015, and Jan 23, 2018. 637 patients were randomly assigned across both trials (289 to MRD monitoring and 144 to no monitoring in AML17 and 136 to MRD monitoring and 68 to no monitoring in AML19). With a median follow-up time of 4·9 years (IQR 3·6-5·9), overall survival at 3 years was 70% (95% CI 66-75) in patients in the monitoring group and 73% (68-80) in patients in the no-monitoring group. Meta analysis of the two studies showed no difference in overall survival (hazard ratio [HR] 1·11, 95% CI 0·83-1·49; p=0·25). In the pre-specified subgroup analysis of the primary endpoint, overall survival at 3 years in patients with both NPM1 and FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations was 69% (95% CI 60-79) in the monitoring group and 58% (45-74) in the no-monitoring group (HR 0·53, 95% CI 0·31-0·91; p=0·021). However there was no difference in survival by randomisation in patients with NPM1 mutations without FLT3-ITD (overall survial 69% [95% CI 62-77] in the monitoring group and 78% [70-87] in the no monitoring group; HR 1·56, 95% CI 0·96-2·52) or those with fusion gene transcripts (overall survial 72% [95% CI 65-79] in the monitoring group and 77% [68-87] in the no monitoring group; HR 1·28, 95% CI 0·80-2·18).INTERPRETATIONSequential molecular MRD monitoring, coupled with MRD-guided treatment, did not improve overall survival in the entire study population; however, in the subgroup of patients with baseline NPM1 and FLT3 ITD mutations, we observed a survival benefit for MRD monitoring.FUNDINGNational Institute for Health Research, Blood Cancer UK, and Cancer Research UK.","PeriodicalId":501011,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Haematology","volume":"48 1","pages":"e346-e356"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143897466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is there still a role for CNS prophylaxis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma?","authors":"Jeffery Smith","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00110-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00110-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501011,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Haematology","volume":"90 1","pages":"e332-e333"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143897472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Malgorzata Mikulska,Florian van Bömmel,Charlotte Mouliade,Giuseppe Indolfi,Helenie Kefalakes,Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal,Sven Pischke,Olivier Hermine,Darius Moradpour,Heiner Wedemeyer,Thomas Berg,Per Ljungman,Vincent Mallet
{"title":"Updated recommendations for the management of hepatitis B, C, and E virus infections in patients with haematological malignancies and those undergoing haematopoietic cell transplantation: recommendations from the 9th European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia (ECIL-9).","authors":"Malgorzata Mikulska,Florian van Bömmel,Charlotte Mouliade,Giuseppe Indolfi,Helenie Kefalakes,Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal,Sven Pischke,Olivier Hermine,Darius Moradpour,Heiner Wedemeyer,Thomas Berg,Per Ljungman,Vincent Mallet","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00049-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00049-3","url":null,"abstract":"Viral hepatitis remains a global health challenge and immune status affects outcomes. In patients with haematological malignancies, including haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation recipients, viral hepatitis can be life-threatening due to the direct effects of the virus or the need to modify or delay chemotherapy. Additionally, haematopoietic stem-cell donors with past or current viral hepatitis infections might transmit the virus to recipients. The growing recognition of hepatitis E virus (HEV), advances in haematological therapies, and the availability of direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus (HCV), led the 2022 9th European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia (ECIL-9) to update the 2013 ECIL-5 guidelines on viral hepatitis. The ECIL organising committee convened a panel of 13 impartial international experts (all authors of this Review) in viral hepatitis, both within and outside the fields of haematological malignancies and immunosuppression. The ECIL-9 panel conducted a review of the literature on hepatitis B virus (HBV), HCV, and HEV, grading the evidence based on the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases system. The panel identified key clinical questions and outcomes and built on the recommendations established during ECIL-5. A consensus conference was held in Sofia Antipolis, France, from Sept 15-17, 2022, bringing together 49 experts from 19 countries. The ECIL-9 panel presented the proposed recommendations, which were revised following expert discussions. A final consensus on updated guidelines was reached in a second plenary session. The updated ECIL-9 guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations on the prevention, screening, treatment, and long-term surveillance of viral hepatitis in patients with haematological malignancies and haematopoietic cell transplantation recipients.","PeriodicalId":501011,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Haematology","volume":"90 1","pages":"e389-e399"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143897458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanqi Luo,Lei Liu,Melissa F Young,Parminder S Suchdev,
{"title":"The effects of revised haemoglobin cutoffs on the global burden of anaemia.","authors":"Hanqi Luo,Lei Liu,Melissa F Young,Parminder S Suchdev,","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00052-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00052-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501011,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Haematology","volume":"70 1","pages":"e325-e326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143897314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lessons from EINSTEIN-Jr and next steps for extended-phase anticoagulation in paediatric venous thromboembolism.","authors":"Lesley Mitchell,Vilmarie Rodriguez","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00109-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00109-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501011,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Haematology","volume":"1 1","pages":"e321-e323"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143897471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anti-GPRC5D CAR T-cell therapy as a salvage treatment in patients with progressive multiple myeloma after anti-BCMA CAR T-cell therapy: a single-centre, single-arm, phase 2 trial.","authors":"Jieyun Xia,Qian Sun,Dian Zhou,Hujun Li,Ying Wang,Yuekun Qi,Jiang Cao,Zhiling Yan,Depeng Li,Hai Cheng,Wei Sang,Feng Zhu,Haiying Sun,Wei Chen,Kunming Qi,Dongmei Yan,Tingting Qiu,Tingyu Hu,Weiying Gu,Jun Qian,Fan Xia,Na Qi,Congqian Jin,Yang Liu,Xue Wang,Yanlei Zhang,Shuixiu Peng,Zhenyu Li,Alex H Chang,Kailin Xu","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00048-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00048-1","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDFor patients with multiple myeloma progression after anti-BCMA chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, the optimal salvage treatment strategies remain unclear. GPRC5D-directed CAR T cell might be a potential option. The aim of this trial was to investigate the activity and safety of anti-GPRC5D CAR T cells in patients with progressive multiple myeloma after anti-BCMA CAR T-cell therapy.METHODSIn this phase 2, open-label, single-arm, phase 2 trial, at the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University in China, we enrolled patients (aged 18-70 years old) with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who had progressed disease after anti-BCMA CAR T-cell therapy and a life expectancy of more than 12 weeks without active infections, serious liver, heart, or other diseases. Patients were assigned to receive a single dose of intravenous anti-GPRC5D CAR T cell at 2 × 106 cells per kg. The primary endpoint was the overall response rate, including stringent complete response, complete response, very good partial response, and partial response, according to the standard International Myeloma Working Group response assessment criteria. Activity and safety analyses were done in the patients who received a dose of anti-GPRC5D CAR T cell as defined in the protocol. This trial is registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registration Center, ChiCTR2100048888, and is ongoing.FINDINGSBetween Dec 1, 2021, and May 1, 2024, 42 patients were screened, 37 were enrolled and received anti-GPRC5D CAR T-cell therapy. Median age was 59 years (IQR 51-65), 17 (46%) of 37 patients were male and 20 (54%) female. All patients were Asian. At a median follow-up of 12·6 months (IQR 8·2-20·8), the overall response rate was 84% (95% CI 68-94, 31 of 37 patients), including 13 (35%) complete responses or better. The most common grade 3-4 adverse events were haematological toxicities, including leukopenia (34 [92%] of 37 patients), lymphopenia (36 [97%]), neutropenia (29 [78%]), anaemia (23 [62%]), and thrombocytopenia (23 [62%]). 26 (70%) of 37 patients had cytokine release syndrome, which was of grade 3 in two (5%) patients. One case of grade 1 immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome was observed. There were no treatment-related deaths in the trial.INTERPRETATIONAnti-GPRC5D CAR T-cell salvage therapy induced a high response rate, and could be a potential treatment option in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma patients who have progressed after anti-BCMA CAR T-cell treatment. Further investigations are warranted to establish the long-term efficacy and safety of this therapeutic approach.FUNDINGNational Natural Science Foundation of China and the General Project of Jiangsu Commission of Health.","PeriodicalId":501011,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Haematology","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143836509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Niels W C J van de Donk,Carlos Fernandez de Larrea
{"title":"Sequential CAR T-cell therapy in myeloma: going from BCMA to GPRC5D.","authors":"Niels W C J van de Donk,Carlos Fernandez de Larrea","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00074-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00074-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501011,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Haematology","volume":"294 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143836539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breaking sex biases: access for all in haemophilia care.","authors":"The Lancet Haematology","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00112-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3026(25)00112-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501011,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Haematology","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143853087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}