A recent article in Labroots stated that the majority of patients who have preleukemic disorders may not be candidates for leukemia. Estimates are that there are about ten to fifteen…
Orphan drug designation is granted to drugs or biologics intending to treat, diagnose, or prevent rare diseases or conditions. Within the United States, a rare condition is one affecting under…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
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…
Each year, approximately 1 in every 1 million infants is diagnosed with pediatric myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of rare disorders characterized by the abnormal or deficient formation of blood…
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…
The FDA grants the Orphan Drug designation to treatments indicated for rare diseases, which are defined as affecting less than 200,000 people in the U.S. This designation is meant to…
Over the past few weeks, Centenary College has partnered with Be The Match to host a stem cell donor drive. The first two drives were on November 18th and 19th,…
ABC News recently featured an article about Isabella Cristobal and Sergio Soto. They decided to get married shortly after learning that Sergio’s cancer had spread and he had only…
The outcome of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) varies. The disease can lie dormant for decades, or it can become fatal in a matter of months. According to a recent article in…
In mid-August 2021, biotechnology and pharmaceutical development company Biosight Ltd. shared that it had begun a Phase 2 clinical trial regarding one of its proprietary treatments - and that the…
In the Phase 3 PANTHER clinical trial, also known as the Pevonedistat-3001 study, researchers were evaluating pevonedistat in conjunction with azacitidine for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndromes…
Science Magazine recently joined other news sources in reporting that Bluebird Bio’s Phase 3 clinical trial investigating a treatment for a neurological disease was put on hold by…
In a news release from July 21, 2021, biotechnology company Genentech shared that its therapy Venclexta (venetoclax), in conjunction with azacitidine, received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA. Overall, the…
Sometimes, clinical trials do not go the exact way that is expected. According to Targeted Oncology, this is what happened in a Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating RVU120 for…
OncLive recently interviewed Daniel Pollyea, MD, MS, about the current treatment landscape for higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (HR-MDS), along with exciting new data from a Phase 2 trial of pevonedistat plus…
If you have ever donated to the American Red Cross, you've probably been receiving a rash of calls and emails asking for donations. I know I have. This is because…
In a recent company update, via AccessWire, biotechnology company Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. ("Aptevo") shared positive results from a Phase 1 dose-escalation trial. During the trial, Aptevo evaluated APVO436 for patients…
In a recent press release, immuno-oncology and biopharmaceutical company GT Biopharma, Inc. ("GT") shared the release of new data and results from the Phase 1/2 GTB-3550 TriKE clinical trial. Through…
The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial, which is exploring Curis Inc.'s CA-4948 in conjunction with ibrutinib for hematologic malignancies. Examples of hematologic malignancies include…
Poly (ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARP inhibitors) are used to treat neoplasms. They are frequently used as a therapy for ovarian cancer. A recent study has attempted to detect the possibility…
Dr. Andrew Brunner, an oncologist at Massachusetts Cancer Center was recently interviewed by Targeted Oncology. The discussion centered around a phase 1b clinical trial (NCT03066648) investigating sabatolimab together with hypomethylating…
While novel treatments have been rapidly emerging onto the drug scene, new treatment options for pancreatic cancer have fallen behind. But now, according to OncLive’s interview with Dr. P.A. Philip,…
According to an article from Cancer Therapy Advisor, medical professionals have created a new, simplified prognostic score for patients affected by myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). This score utilizes multiparametric flow cytometry…
Since its conception, biopharmaceutical company Geron Corporation ("Geron") has worked to develop first-in-class therapies for hematologic myeloid malignancies. More recently, Geron began evaluating imetelstat for patients with lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes…
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