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VOLUME 04 | NUMBER 07 | JUNE 2018
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IN THIS ISSUE
Clarity on Parity
Outdated insurance coverage policies mean that prescribing oral chemotherapy can impose burdensome levels of costsharing on patients . ASH Clinical News spoke with experts about “ oral parity ,” the proposed legislative solution that could alleviate coverage discrepancies between oral and intravenous anti-cancer medications .
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Dr . High talks about her work in gene therapy , her love of reading , and the importance of “ getting things done .”
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20 Can Pevonedistat Improve Azacitidine ’ s Activity in Older Patients With AML ?
22 Clarifying Treatment of Ambiguous Leukemia
26 Daratumumab as Frontline Treatment of Transplant-Ineligible Myeloma
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