ASH 2021 Recap: COVID-19 in Patients with Acute Leukemias & Myelodysplasia In Conversation with Dr. Pinkal Desai

Published: Dec. 20, 2021, 11:52 p.m.

At the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, researchers presented more data on additional risks faced by patients who have acute leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome and have become infected with COVID-19. In a key study presented at ASH, Dr. Pinkal Desai from New York\u2019s Weill Cornell Medical College has identified clinical predictors of outcome among these patients. Oncology Times reporter Peter Goodwin talked with Dr. Desai about her findings and clinical recommendations.