New Cell Therapy Approved by the FDA to Reduce Risk of Infection After Transplant
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New Cell Therapy Approved by the FDA to Reduce Risk of Infection After Transplant

  Omisirge (omidubicel) is the first allogeneic (from a donor) product for SCT that has been the recipient of FDA approval. The FDA's nod moves Omisirge into the realm of…

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Advanced Leukemia: Test of Oral Revumenib Brought Impressive Results
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Advanced Leukemia: Test of Oral Revumenib Brought Impressive Results

  For patients with refractory or relapsed KMT2A rearrangement or NPM1-mutations, the AUGMENT 101 study of the investigational menin inhibitor revumenib yielded impressive results. According to an article in MedicalXpress,…

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Experimental Treatment Combination Shows Efficacy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Experimental Treatment Combination Shows Efficacy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes

  Researchers acknowledge that the primary cause of failure of stem cell transplants is disease relapse. This holds true specifically for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants where a cancer patient…

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FDA Orphan Drug Designation for AML and Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Possibly More Effective Than Chemotherapy
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FDA Orphan Drug Designation for AML and Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Possibly More Effective Than Chemotherapy

The FDA has just provided AB001 the Orphan Drug designation for both acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and pancreatic cancer. This small molecule was developed by Vopec Pharmaceuticals and Agastiya Biotech.…

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FDA Orphan Drug Designation Awarded to a Myelodysplastic Syndromes Investigative Therapy

Karyopharm Therapeutics has just announced that Eltanexor, their investigative therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), has been given Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA. This designation means that the FDA believes…

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Recent Advances in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Recent Advances in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes

An article in PubMed dated October 8, 2021 outlines immune therapies treating myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. Both cancers are hematologic malignancies that begin in the…

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Dr. Richard Stone Discusses Development of Eight Drugs for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Within Four Years
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Dr. Richard Stone Discusses Development of Eight Drugs for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Within Four Years

  Dr. Richard Stone recently interviewed with Targeted Oncology to discuss challenging acute myeloid leukemia subtypes and a list of available therapies. Dr. Stone was asked to look back at…

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A Case History of a Rheumatologist With Relapsed Leukemia and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
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A Case History of a Rheumatologist With Relapsed Leukemia and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a result of a cell in the breast mutating and multiplying rapidly. There are over 275,000 occurrences of breast cancer in the U.S. each year. However, new…

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Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): The Fine Line Between Proliferation of AML Cells and Death Of AML Cells
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): The Fine Line Between Proliferation of AML Cells and Death Of AML Cells

According to a recent article in MedicalXpress, researchers led by professor of medicine Dr. Jing Chen uncovered new data showing how acute myeloid leukemia (AML) becomes active and progresses. The…

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