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Florian Simon
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Physician scientist, intensive care, hematology & oncology. DCLLSG | Department I of Internal Medicine @UKKoeln, Germany.
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In older and/or frail patients with CLL, treatment with acalabrutinib is highly efficacious and can improve underlying frailty. Read full article in Blood: buff.ly/XmaHzl0
December 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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New issue of Blood out now featuring: Acalabrutinib to assail CLL in the frail, Matchmaking gene therapy with mimetic antibodies, Beyond Arg39: new insights into antiphospholipid antibodies, and more. ashpublications.org/blood/issue/...
December 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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In untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia, fixed-duration venetoclax-based regimens were noninferior to continuous ibrutinib with regard to 3-year progression-free survival and were associated with higher MRD-negative rates. Full CLL17 phase 3 trial results: nej.md/3KiZKwl

#ASH25
December 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, undetectable MRD and progression-free survival were more common with ibrutinib–venetoclax than with ibrutinib alone or chemoimmunotherapy, with benefits sustained at 5 years. Full FLAIR phase 3 trial results: nej.md/3SMNdC4  

#EHA2025
June 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Please appreciate this post by Paul on the new Beyond Maximum Grade Commission Series on AE Reporting in the Lancet Haematology.

A comprehensive update on the pivotal paper from 2018, which should inform physicians and trialists alike!

#lymsm #lymphoma #leukemia #meded
June 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Announcing the 1st paper of ‪@thelancethaem.bsky.social‬ Commission on Adverse Events, with Drs. @biostatgirl.bsky.social‬ & Thanarajasingam.

We review advances in measuring & reporting newly-described AEs and provide analytic & AE visualization tools for dissemination.

buff.ly/SchRHhq
Thread ⬇️🧵
May 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Late breaking at #ASCO25:

A 3-year structured exercise program after adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer improved disease-free and overall survival, physical functioning, and fitness, as compared with health education alone. Full CHALLENGE phase 3 trial: nej.md/4mh5RPL

@ascocancer.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Apart from COVID-19–related adverse events, the triple combination was well tolerated. buff.ly/ARqMYrh #clinicaltrialsandobservations #lymphoidneoplasia #hemesky
March 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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“...to care is an act not of weakness, but of strength.”

The Lancet response: bit.ly/4jRb5Av
February 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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LAST CHANCE to register & join us for our Post-ASH 2024 #CLL Highlights Webinar taking place TOMORROW🩸

Presentations & discussions on selected abstracts from #ASH24

Prof. Barbara Eichhorst, Dr Matthew Davids & Dr Kerry Rogers

👉https://buff.ly/4hSDgxY

#CLLsm #LeuSM
January 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM