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Nov 2024
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First-line asciminib for chronic myeloid...

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY
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In this week's episode we’ll learn more about the ASCEND study, which investigated first-line asciminib in chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia; a new risk score for myeloid neoplasm transformation in patients with clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance; and use of RHD genotyped D-positive blood transfusions in patients with sickle cell and unexpected anti-D antibodies.

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