Background: Adult patients with cancer receiving antineoplastic, targeted, and other immunosuppressive therapies are at risk for severe side effects. Studies link posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) with immunosuppressants used for patients undergoing transplantation, as well as...

Background: In patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and comorbidities, treatment with the glycoengineered, type II anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody obinutuzumab (Gazyva®) (GA101) plus chlorambucil (Leukeran®) was associated with superior outcomes to rituximab (Rituxan...

Background: Patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) often experience relapse of their disease following standard treatment. Blinatumomab (Blincyto®) is a newly approved option for inducing remission in individuals with relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome–negative B-cell ALL...

Purpose/Objectives: To explore the processes through which patients construct their meanings of acute leukemia (AL). Research Approach: An exploratory design was employed using serial, in-depth interviews, guided by Smith’s Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach. Setting: Two inpatient...