Volume 2, Supplement 2 (Sep/Oct 2011)

Continuing Education Information

Managing Hematologic Malignancies: The Balancing Act

Summary of a Regional Conference sponsored by avid Education Partners, LLC, and Medical Education Resources, Inc., Boston, April 2, 2011

Current Approaches to the Diagnosis and Management of Myelodysplastic Syndromes

The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of heterogeneous myeloid stem-cell malignancies most prevalent in the seventh and eighth decades of life. Since most patients are elderly, are treated as outpatients, and often have comorbi...

Risk Stratification and Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a heterogeneous group of distinct clonal malignancies, accounts for 80% of acute leukemias in adults. The incidence of AML among US adults is increasing, particularly in those older than 60. Risk factors for...

Update on the Management of Follicular Lymphomas

Follicular lymphomas (FLs), the second most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the United States, are typically diagnosed in older patients. Grades 1 and 2 FLs, which account for about 75% of all FLs, are commonly indolent and incura...

Management of Multiple Myeloma and Serious Side Effects

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a B-cell malignancy arising from neoplastic proliferation of monoclonal plasma cells. The majority of patients are men, and the median age at diagnosis is 71 years. Information provided by laboratory and radiolog...