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Here are the top stories covered by DocWire News this week in the Hematology &amp; Oncology section. This week, various studies assessed the management of patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.In a case study published in&nbsp;Blood Advances, researchers detail the account of a patient with multiple myeloma and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/tocilizumab-may-be-a-treatment-option-for-patients-with-hematologic-malignancies-and-covid-19/">COVID-19 who was treated with the immunosuppressant tocilizumab</a> and demonstrated gradual recovery, which the researchers said indicates &ldquo;that tocilizumab is effective in the treatment of novel coronavirus infection.&rdquo;An article published in&nbsp;JAMA Oncology detailed the mandatory measures the National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences&nbsp;in Beijing, China, <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/four-steps-a-hospital-in-china-took-to-keep-patients-with-cancer-medical-staff-safe-during-covid-19-pandemic/">enacted during the&nbsp;COVID-19&nbsp;outbreak to reduce the risk of infection in patients with cancer and medical staff</a>. As a result, no staff or patients were diagnosed with&nbsp;COVID-19 after &ldquo;strict protective measures&rdquo; for screening and managing patients were implemented.An international panel of cancer experts is <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/panel-recommends-shorter-radiotherapy-treatment-for-bowel-cancer-patients-during-covid-19-pandemic/">recommended a one-week course of radiotherapy and delaying surgery</a> as the best way to treat patients&nbsp;with&nbsp;bowel cancer&nbsp;during the&nbsp;COVID-19 pandemic.<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/fda-approves-first-erythroid-maturation-agent-to-treatment-anemia-in-patients-with-myelodysplastic-syndromes/">The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Reblozyl&reg;</a> (luspatercept-aamt), the first and only erythroid maturation agent, for the treatment of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/abstracts/hem-onc-abstracts/prevalence-diabetic-adults-anemia/">anemia</a>&nbsp;in patients failing an erythropoiesis stimulating agent and requiring two or more red blood cell units over eight weeks. The treatment is indicated for adults with very low- to intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromes with ring sideroblasts or myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm with ring sideroblasts and thrombocytosis.A study published in&nbsp;Thorax&nbsp;found that <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/copd-associated-with-lung-cancer-even-in-those-who-have-never-smoked/">patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have never smoked</a> have a higher risk of&nbsp;lung cancer&nbsp;than smokers without COPD. Specifically, never smokers with COPD had more than 2.6 times the incidence of lung cancer compared with never smokers without COPD.In case you missed it, more hem/onc headlines are featured below:<ul>
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<li><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/heres-how-covid-19-is-affecting-oncology-on-a-global-scale/">Here&rsquo;s How COVID-19 Is Affecting Oncology On a Global Scale</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/acute-leukemia-treatment-guidelines-repercussions-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic/">Acute Leukemia Treatment Guidelines, Repercussions Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/an-assessment-of-health%E2%80%90related-quality-of-life-endpoints-reporting-in-trials-supported-by-the-national-cancer-institute/">An Assessment of Health&#8208;related Quality of Life Endpoints Reporting in Trials Supported by the National Cancer Institute</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/infants-with-brain-cancer-could-benefit-from-targeted-treatment/">Infants with Brain Cancer Could Benefit from Targeted Treatment</a></li>
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