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The Latest in AML Treatment Advances: Where We Are and Where We're Going with James Blachly, MD, Ohio State University

Posted on: Oct 25, 2021
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James Blachly, MD
Ohio State University James Comprehensive Cancer Center
Interview Date: October 25th, 2021

Progress in understanding AML and developing therapies that treat this challenging blood cancer is occurring at an astounding pace. Up until recently, treatment options for AML remained largely unchanged for nearly the past 5 decades, with cytarabine and anthracyclines, or 7+3 therapy and the use of hypomethylating agents like azacitidine or decitabine for less intensive therapy. Implementation of large-scale genetic studies in the past decade have unraveled the genetic landscape and molecular understanding of AML leading to the approval of several new drugs for targeted therapy by the US Food and Drug Administration. These drug approvals have significantly widened the treatment options for patients with AML and opened the doors to many new clinical trials looking at their use in various combinations and settings. 

In this radio show, Dr. James Blachly, an AML expert from the James Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ohio State University reviews the use of many of these newer treatments and discusses their use in clinics and hospitals today. He also shares an overview of the promising agents currently under development along with information on key clinical trials taking place that will further shape the future of AML treatment. Dr. Blachly simplifies the significant work being performed by researchers all over the world who have a common goal of curing all patients with AML.

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Healthtree contact James Blachly, MD

James Blachly, MD

Hematologist oncologist, Member of the Leukemia Research Program at the OSUCCC, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Internal Medicine at Ohio State University

Healthtree contact Katie Braswell

Katie Braswell

Katie joined the HealthTree Foundation as the Community Director for AML in 2021. She is a registered dietitian who previously worked at the VA hospital in Dallas, Texas where she coached veterans with blood cancer on how to use nutrition to improve their treatment outcomes and minimize cancer-related side effects. Katie is passionate about health education and patient empowerment. In her spare time, she loves to experiment with new recipes in the kitchen, spend time running outdoors, and travel to new places.

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