A recent article in The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) heralds the approval of a third CAR T-cell therapy, called Tecartus. Kite Pharma’s cell-based gene therapy is the first…
Orphan drug designations are granted by the FDA to drugs and biologics that are developed for the treatment of rare diseases. According to a recent article in Biospace, Oncternal…
One of the goals of treatment for a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the delay of disease progression. As reported by Cancer Updates, Research and Education (CARE), a recent…
CAR-T cell therapy has shown to be a viable treatment for mantle cell lymphoma after being studied at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The study showed that…
Mantle cell lymphoma is a cancer that often responds well to initial treatment. Because of this, doctors often recommend intense treatment soon after diagnosis. While it is often successful, sometimes…
According to a story from The ASCO Post, the promising results from a phase II clinical trial conducted last year suggests that CAR T-cell therapy could be an effective treatment…
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The biopharmaceutical company Cellectar Biosciences recently announced that the FDA granted its lead phospholipid drug conjugate, CLR 131, Orphan Drug Designation(ODD) for treatment of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. ODD is granted by…
According to a story from Targeted Oncology, the results of a recent clinical trial have left drug developers Kite and Gilead with the confidence to proceed with regulatory approval from…
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At times there seems to be no happy medium in life. A recent article in Bloomberg claims that the speed at which the FDA is approving newly developed drugs is…
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a very rare form of cancer, and oncologists may only see a few cases of it through the course of their careers. Because of…
According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company BeiGene Co., Ltd has recently announced that its drug zanubrutinib (marketed as BRUKINSA) has earned Accelerated Approval from the US Food…
According to an article from journals.lww.com, the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma, a rare type of blood cancer, has historically been a significant medical challenge. However, recent developments in the…
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are two rare forms of blood cancer with a high unmet need. The majority of cases in these patient populations are…
According to a story from curetoday.com, a recent Phase 2 trial has demonstrated that bortezomib (marketed as Velcade) has the potential to be an effective therapy for patients with mantle…
Mantle cell lymphoma is caused by a genetic mutation which produces cancerous white blood cells. Of course, these are the cells which fight infection in a normal body. Therefore in…
According to a story from the Sydney Morning Herald, Maxwell Hayes thought that is cancer was gone after an eight year period of remission. Then, his mantle cell lymphoma returned.…
According to a story from news.com.au, patients in Western Australia will start getting much cheaper access to a highly valuable treatment next month for a rare form of cancer called…
Researchers have discovered a new drug that appears to slow cell growth in mantle cell lymphoma. The full article can be read here, at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL)…
According to a story from adc.net.au, an innovative new cancer treatment regimen is responsible for doubling survival rates for patients with certain types of rare, difficult-to-treat blood cancers. This combination…
According to a story from biopharmadive.com, the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has entered a partnership with researchers from the engineering and applied sciences school at Harvard University. The team will…
According to an article from prnewswire.com, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) obtained new funding for cancer research thanks to a donation from The Sarah Cannon Fund, which is part…
According to a December 9th press release from Janssen Biotech, Inc, the results of a pooled analysis of patients with mantle cell lymphoma illustrated that those treated with Imbruvica (ibrutinib) had…
Good news for mantle cell lymphoma patients! A new treatment called Calquence has just received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adults who suffer from this rare…
A recent report from the Food & Drug Administration reveals renewed efforts for the treatment of one of the rarest forms of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Due to promising advancement…
September is National Blood Cancer Awareness Month and September 15th is World Lymphoma Awareness Day. To find out more, check out the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF). Not only does this…
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