VOLUME 03 | NUMBER 13 | NOVEMBER 2017
Around the Network
IN THIS ISSUE
pulling back the curtain
Donna DiMichele, MD
Dr. DiMichele reveals the careers she imagined herself in
had she not pursued medicine, and how her first summer jobs
established a lifelong work ethic.
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feature
Off to the CAR T Races
Behind the Scenes
of the ASH Annual
Meeting
Every December, tens of thousands of researchers,
clinicians, and health-care stakeholders gather for
the ASH annual meeting. ASH Clinical News spoke with
members of the meetings team for a behind-the-scenes
look at how it all comes together.
Following the recent approval of two cell-based gene
therapies for hematologic malignancies, scientists and
clinicians discuss the science, potential, and most pressing
issues surrounding chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies.
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clinical news
44 Hydroxyurea Impairs Spermatogenesis in
Men With Sickle Cell Anemia
58 The Ins and Outs of Inclusion Criteria for
Myeloma Clinical Trials
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