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Year in Review
2016 was a busy year for ASH Clinical News . In our second year of publication , our magazine has :
• covered the latest news from national and international hematologic conferences
• reported on everything from The Attack of the Data Suckers to The Launch of the Cancer Moonshot in our in-depth Feature articles
• unearthed interesting facts about innovators and mentors in hematology in our Pulling Back the Curtain series
• published provocative editorials and columns from our Editorial Board and contributors
Here , we take a look back at 2016 .
The Year in Clicks
Here are the year ’ s most-read articles and most-viewed videos from ASHClinicalNews . org :
Top 10 Articles
1 . How I Teach the Coagulation Cascade by Alice Ma , MD ( April 2016 )
2 . Walking a Mile in Their Shoes : How Does It Feel to Be Both a Doctor and a Patient ? ( March 2016 )
3 . HOVON Trial : Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Superior to Novel Agents in Multiple Myeloma ( June 2016 )
4 . What to Call What We Treat , Part I : WHO Releases Updated Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms ( May 2016 )
5 . Conflict of Conscience by Mikkael Sekeres , MD , MS ( August 2016 )
6 . FLT3 Inhibitors in Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia : More Questions Than Answers ? ( July 2016 )
7 . Letter From a Cleveland Jail to the ABIM : MOC Madness by Mikkael Sekeres , MD , MS ( March 2016 )
8 . Studies Examine Link Between Ibrutinib and Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Leukemia and Lymphoma ( September 2016 )
9 . Bad Blood : Is the Debate Over Stored Red Blood Cells Still Relevant ? ( February 2016 )
10 . Magical Thinking by Alice Ma , MD ( July 2016 )
Top 5 Feature Articles
1 . Walking a Mile in Their Shoes : How Does It Feel to Be Both a Doctor and a Patient ? ( March 2016 )
2 . Bad Blood : Is the Debate Over Stored Red Blood Cells Still Relevant ? ( February 2016 )
3 . Attack of the Data Suckers ! ( May 2016 )
4 . Hematology on the Move : How Are Mobile Health Apps Helping Patients ? ( January 2016 )
5 . Palliative Care : Time for Hematology to Step Up ( December 2015 )
Top 10 Videos
1 . CASTOR Trial : Daratumumab Combination Doubles Response Rates in Myeloma Patients ( Antonio Palumbo , MD )
2 . Multiple Advances in Multiple Myeloma ( Sagar Lonial , MD )
3 . Is Rivaroxaban Safe as Long-Term Prevention for Deep-Vein Thrombosis ? ( Alexander G . G . Turpie , MD )
4 . Late-Breaking Abstract : Eltrombopag Improves Response in Severe Aplastic Anemia ( Danielle M . Townsley , MD )
5 . Late-Breaking Abstract : Firstin-Man Trial of CAR T Cells in Myeloma ( James N . Kochenderfer , MD )
6 . Optimizing CAR T-Cell Therapy in Relapsed / Refractory ALL ( Noelle V . Frey , MD )
7 . New Approaches in CLL and Prolymphocytic Leukemia ( John Gribben , MD , MSc )
8 . Induction Chemotherapy for AML : Understanding the Patient Experience ( Thomas LeBlanc , MD )
9 . Rivaroxaban in Cancer-Associated VTE : Results from CALLISTO ( Alok Khorana , MD )
10 . COMFORT : Five-Year Outcomes of Ruxolitinib in Patients With Myelofibrosis ( Ruben A . Mesa , MD )
An Award- Winning Year
This year , ASH Clinical News continued the streak , winning our second APEX Award of Excellence in publishing . Thanks to all of our readers and contributors !
PASHions
Got a hidden talent or a secret hobby ? Don ’ t worry , we ’ ll find it – and ask for photos . This year we ’ ve talked with hematologists from around the world about what they do when they ’ re not on duty .
From Neal Young and the zen of single-scull rowing to Elizabeth Brem ’ s love of teaching and dancing ballet to Lawrence Kass and his multiple staged musicals , hematologists are a creative bunch . Read more about the secret lives of hematologists at ashclinicalnews . org / category / pashions .
What are you PASHionate about ? Let us know at ashcliniclanews @ hematology . org .
106 ASH Clinical News December 2016