CH in children with SCD and Asciminib for CML in the ASC4FIRST trial

CH in children with SCD and Asciminib for CML in the ASC4FIRST trial

Author: American Society of Hematology March 26, 2026 Duration: 13:35

In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews Drs. Alexander Bick and Jorge Cortes on their latest papers published in Blood. Dr. Cortes, the current EIC of Blood Global Hematology discusses "Asciminib Demonstrates Superior Efficacy and Safety in Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in the ASC4FIRST Trial" wherein the planned secondary analysis showed a further efficacy advantage and a consistently favorable safety profile for asciminib relative to investigator-selected TKIs, especially second-generation TKIs. Dr. Bick discusses "Increased prevalence of clonal hematopoiesis in children with sickle cell disease" where targeted sequencing for CH mutations in 2318 children with SCD and 2957 controls and found that children with SCD have a higher prevalence of CH, and majority of CH cases identified were very small “micro-CH” clones, more work is needed to define the clinical significance of these clones.


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