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First-in-human clinical trials for cancer and blood disorders

This Journal of Hematology & Oncology series calls for clinical studies on novel agents for cancers and blood disorders. Summaries and reviews on first-in-human or first-in-class studies are also welcome.

To submit, please visit the journal's editorial management system.

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  1. BCMA-specific chimeric antigen receptor-T cells (CAR-Ts) have exhibited remarkable efficacy in refractory or relapsed multiple myeloma (RRMM); however, primary resistance and relapse exist with single-target i...

    Authors: Heng Mei, Chenggong Li, Huiwen Jiang, Xinying Zhao, Zhiping Huang, Dan Jin, Tao Guo, Haiming Kou, Lin Liu, Lu Tang, Ping Yin, Zhihui Wang, Lisha Ai, Sha Ke, Yimeng Xia, Jun Deng…
    Citation: Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2021 14:161
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. YY-20394, an oral phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta (PI3Kδ) inhibitor, was investigated in a first-in-human study of patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies. During dose escalation, 25 patie...

    Authors: Bo Jiang, Junyuan Qi, Yuqin Song, Zengjun Li, Meifeng Tu, Lingyan Ping, Zongliang Liu, Hanying Bao, Zusheng Xu and Lugui Qiu
    Citation: Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2021 14:130
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  3. The PI3K/AKT/mTOR (PAM) pathway is a key regulator of tumor therapy resistance. We investigated M2698, an oral p70S6K/AKT dual inhibitor, in patients with advanced cancer who failed standard therapies.

    Authors: Apostolia-Maria Tsimberidou, Jamie V. Shaw, Dejan Juric, Claire Verschraegen, Amy M. Weise, John Sarantopoulos, Gilberto Lopes, John Nemunaitis, Monica Mita, Haeseong Park, Barbara Ellers-Lenz, Hui Tian, Wenyuan Xiong, Remigiusz Kaleta and Razelle Kurzrock
    Citation: Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2021 14:127
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  4. Monoclonal antibodies targeting programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) signaling currently approved for defective mismatch repair (dMMR)/microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) tumors must be delivered by intraveno...

    Authors: Jian Li, Yanhong Deng, Weijie Zhang, Ai-Ping Zhou, Weijian Guo, Jianwei Yang, Ying Yuan, Liangjun Zhu, Shukui Qin, Silong Xiang, Haolan Lu, John Gong, Ting Xu, David Liu and Lin Shen
    Citation: Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2021 14:95
    Content type: Rapid communication Published on: