Pretransplant promise for PD-1 in Hodgkin lymphoma
potential.Furthermore, a recent study using CRISPR/Cas9 to introduce cisacting elements for KLF1 and GATA1/ TAL1 cobinding motifs in the HBD promoter, produced gene activation in SCD mice. 9From a clinical perspective, modest increases in HbF of >8.6% was associated with improved long-term survival in the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease. 10 This suggests that pharmacological induction of HBD via the IFN/JAK/STAT axis may represent a novel therapeutic approach.However, prolonged IFN- exposure suppresses erythropoiesis and causes anemia; to address this limitation, the authors proposed strategies such as a short-course/ intermittent ("pulsed") dosing or combining IFN- with erythropoietin to mitigate toxicity.How will HbA 2 induction by IFN- compare to the efficacy, safety, and practicality of established oral hydroxyurea treatment or other small molecules under development as HbF inducers?Additional studies where hydroxyurea is combined with IFN-, will shed light on this important question.
Authors
- Ghassan Zammar
- Chan Y. Cheah
Institutions
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Blood
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2025032407
- Primary Topic
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00