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Episode: Novel Treatment Combinations for B-ALL May Help Patients Safely Achieve Remission: With Colin Vale, MD
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In today’s episode, we spoke with Colin Vale, MD. Dr Vale is an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.In our exclusive interview, Dr Vale discussed data from a phase 2 trial (NCT03263572) evaluating blinatumomab (Blincyto) plus ponatinib (Iclusig) in patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. In addition to underscoring the findings and their clinical significance, Vale expanded on how the combination can improve patient quality of life by helping patients avoid procedures like allogeneic stem cell transplant.