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A treatment strategy to mitigate the adverse effect of pretransplant mogamulizumab on post-transplant clinical outcome in patients with aggressive ATL
-  6 December 2023
Primary central nervous system marginal zone lymphoma
-  6 December 2023
Graphical Abstract

Usually PCNSMZL presents as extra-axial dural-based masses; it is rarely localized in glomus of the choroid plexus in lateral ventricles, cortex, basal ganglia, cerebellopontine angle and retina. Symptoms are related to the tumour mass effect and they are often long standing. The most common MRI presentation is a single mass with sharp margins and ample dura implantation. Clinical-radiological suspicion of PCNSMZL should be always confirmed by histopathological examination. Staging workup should include MRI of the encephalon and/or spinal cord, CSF examination, PET, total-body CT scan and bone marrow biopsy. Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in different combinations were effective in obtaining CR in most of the treated patients. A therapeutic algorithm has been proposed, but standard of care still remains to be defined.
Chimeric antigen receptor and bispecific T‐cell engager therapies in multiple myeloma patients with prior allogeneic transplantation
-  6 December 2023
Advanced systemic mastocytosis—Revised classification, new drugs and how we treat
-  6 December 2023
Graphical Abstract

Advanced systemic mastocytosis (SM) includes aggressive SM (ASM), SM with associated myeloid neoplasm (SM-AMN) and mast cell leukaemia (MCL). MCL has the worst prognosis and requires the immediate institution of cladribine, midostaurin or avapritinib, followed by an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (AHSCT). Prognosis in SM-AMN depends on the prognosis of the associated myeloid neoplasm as well as the nature of the SM component (i.e. indolent or aggressive), but often requires AHSCT to secure long-term survival. ASM is initially managed with drugs but might ultimately require AHSCT, depending on treatment response.
COVID‐19 vaccine failure in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and monoclonal B‐lymphocytosis; humoural and cellular immunity
- British Journal of Haematology
-  41-51
-  28 December 2021
Humoral response to mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine in patients with myeloid malignancies
- British Journal of Haematology
-  691-696
-  28 February 2022
Diagnosis and management of Waldenström macroglobulinaemia—A British Society for Haematology guideline
- British Journal of Haematology
-  171-187
-  12 January 2022
A national service for delivering CD19 CAR-Tin large B-cell lymphoma – The UK real-world experience
- British Journal of Haematology
-  492-502
-  29 April 2022
Haematological management of major haemorrhage: a British Society for Haematology Guideline
- British Journal of Haematology
-  654-667
-  10 June 2022
Prognostic impact of TP53 mutation in newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients treated in the FIL-DLCL04 trial
- British Journal of Haematology
-  1184-1193
-  23 December 2021
Third dose of COVID‐19 vaccine restores immune response in patients with haematological malignancies after loss of protective antibody titres
- British Journal of Haematology
-  302-305
-  25 January 2022
Zanubrutinib for treatment‐naïve and relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: long‐term follow‐up of the phase I/II AU‐003 study
- British Journal of Haematology
-  1209-1218
-  16 December 2021
Adults with immune thrombocytopenia who switched to avatrombopag following prior treatment with eltrombopag or romiplostim: A multicentre US study
- British Journal of Haematology
-  359-366
-  18 February 2022
Rituximab-treated patients with lymphoma develop strong CD8 T-cell responses following COVID-19 vaccination
- British Journal of Haematology
-  697-708
-  7 March 2022
Thrombophilia testing: A British Society for Haematology guideline
- British Journal of Haematology
-  443-458
-  29 May 2022
Haematological management of major haemorrhage: a British Society for Haematology Guideline
- British Journal of Haematology
-  654-667
-  10 June 2022
Guideline on the investigation and management of acute transfusion reactions
- British Journal of Haematology
-  832-844
-  26 April 2023
Guideline for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
- British Journal of Haematology
-  544-557
-  21 March 2022
Guideline for the first‐line management of Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma — A British Society for Haematology guideline
- British Journal of Haematology
-  558-572
-  22 February 2022
A British Society for Haematology Guideline: Diagnosis and management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and thrombotic microangiopathies
- British Journal of Haematology
-  546-563
-  16 August 2023
Diagnosis and management of Waldenström macroglobulinaemia—A British Society for Haematology guideline
- British Journal of Haematology
-  171-187
-  12 January 2022
Investigation and management of the monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
- British Journal of Haematology
-  734-744
-  18 May 2023
British Society for Haematology guideline for anticoagulant management of pregnant individuals with mechanical heart valves
- British Journal of Haematology
-  465-478
-  1 April 2023
Recommendations for laboratory testing of UK patients with acute myeloid leukaemia
- British Journal of Haematology
-  150-159
-  24 October 2022