
The history of SOHO as told by Hagop Kantarjian, MD
Hagop Kantarjian, MD, tells the story of the founding of the Society of Hematologic Oncology and the society’s mission in developing young investigators and disseminating knowledge worldwide.
The Society of Hematologic Oncology (SOHO) was established as a non-profit corporation in 2012 with aims to promote worldwide research, education, prevention, clinical studies and optimal patient care in all aspects of hematologic malignancies and related disorders.

Hagop Kantarjian, MD, tells the story of the founding of the Society of Hematologic Oncology and the society’s mission in developing young investigators and disseminating knowledge worldwide.

In the first part of a two-video series, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, discusses the treatment of lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with SOHO young investigators during SOHO 2026.

Host Dr. Loretta Nastoupil discusses with Dr. Lee the operational, structural, and financial barriers to trial accrual, as well as practical approaches to bring complex studies, including bispecific antibodies and early-phase regimens, into community oncology settings. Watch more from the Community Oncology series.

LB2501 is the first known dual-targeting in vivo CAR-T therapy to receive FDA IND clearance. Built on the proprietary TaVec platform, the off-the-shelf, single-infusion treatment uses an engineered lentiviral vector to generate CD19/CD20 dual-targeting CAR-T cells directly within the patient.

Dr. Komrokji discusses the role of genetic mutations, age-related changes in hematopoiesis and the progression from lower-risk to higher-risk disease. He also reviews diagnostic criteria and the distinction between MDS and related conditions, including clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance and idiopathic cytopenia of undetermined significance.

In this video, which is part of an educational series on myelodysplastic syndromes with SOHO young investigators, Rami Komrokji, MD, leads a discussion on risk stratification and clinical decision-making in MDS, including the use of IPSS-R and IPSS-M, treatment strategies and the timing of stem cell transplantation.
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