The HCPLive conference coverage page features articles, videos, and expert-led live coverage from major medical meetings throughout the year.
Michael Jordan, MD, Differentiates Emapalumab Treatment in Pediatric Patients Versus Adults with HLH
The pediatrician discusses key differences between treating pediatric and adult patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) with the recently FDA-approved emapalumab.
CLL Therapy, Venetoclax/Rituximab, Shows Reduced Risk of Disease Progression
Full results from the phase 3 MURANO trial showed a reduced risk in disease progression and 87.9% overall survival in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients treated with venetoclax/rituximab.
Anemia Patients with MDS Benefit from Luspatercept in Transfusion Burden
December 3rd 2018Currently available anemia therapies only provide benefit for about half of patients with a lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)-related condition—and about one-quarter of such patients dependent on red blood cell transfusions.
Terlipressin Improves Survival Rates of Lower-MAP Patients with HRS-1
November 20th 2018HRS-1 is a rare, acute complication of liver cirrhosis characterized by life-threatening and rapid progression that can end in renal failure. Terlipressin, a vasopressin analogue, could become the first therapy approved for the treatment of HRS-1 in the US.