First Patient Dosed in CA-4948 Trial for Hematologic Malignancies
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First Patient Dosed in CA-4948 Trial for Hematologic Malignancies

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…

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Risk of Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia May Increase with PARP Inhibitors
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Risk of Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia May Increase with PARP Inhibitors

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…

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Sabatolimab Can Be Added Safely to Hypomethylating Agents in the Treatment of MDS and AML

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…

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Experimental Treatment Could be Useful in Numerous Rare and Deadly Cancers
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Experimental Treatment Could be Useful in Numerous Rare and Deadly Cancers

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,…

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50% Enrollment Reached in Imetelstat Trial for MDS
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50% Enrollment Reached in Imetelstat Trial for MDS

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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Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Gene Expression Could Predict Azacitidine Response
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Gene Expression Could Predict Azacitidine Response

According to a story from Hematology Advisor, a recent study released in Scientific Reports indicates that gene expression has the potential to predict both primary resistance and treatment response in patients living…

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UT Southwestern Expands Diagnostic and Treatment Approaches for Aplastic Anemia, MDS
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UT Southwestern Expands Diagnostic and Treatment Approaches for Aplastic Anemia, MDS

What are the best treatments and diagnostic approaches for blood disorders like aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)? The UT Southwestern Medical Center is trying to streamline these options and…

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Difficulty Finding MDS Treatments Linked to Low Clinical Trial Enrollment
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Difficulty Finding MDS Treatments Linked to Low Clinical Trial Enrollment

Historically, clinical trials have played an immense role in collecting patient data, understanding disease progression, and crafting more targeted treatments. This is especially true in the oncology realm. But according…

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September 15th is World Lymphoma Awareness Day: Spreading Blood Cancer Awareness
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September 15th is World Lymphoma Awareness Day: Spreading Blood Cancer Awareness

September 15th, 2020 is recognized as World Lymphoma Awareness Day. This day is dedicated to spreading awareness about lymphoma and falls in the context of Blood Cancer Awareness Month, which…

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2 TP53 Mutations Worsen Blood Cancer Severity, Says Study
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2 TP53 Mutations Worsen Blood Cancer Severity, Says Study

Recently, the MDS Foundation announced that two TP53 gene mutations result in worse patient outcomes in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). According to their international and multi center study,…

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Can Rigosertib Change the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treatment Landscape?
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Can Rigosertib Change the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treatment Landscape?

By Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that works to develop new drugs to treat cancer, primarily focusing on myelodysplastic syndromes. Myelodysplastic…

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Bemcentinib Meets Efficacy Endpoint for High-Risk MDS and AML
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Bemcentinib Meets Efficacy Endpoint for High-Risk MDS and AML

Recently, biopharmaceutical company BerGenBio ASA ("BerGenBio") announced that their drug candidate bemcentinib reached its primary efficacy endpoint in a Phase 2 clinical trial. The drug is designed to treat patients…

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Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Phase 1 Trial Results Find Potential in New Combination Therapy
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Phase 1 Trial Results Find Potential in New Combination Therapy

According to a story from GlobeNewswire, the biopharmaceutical company Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. has recently published results from a phase 1 clinical trial that was sponsored by the company. This trial…

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$6.75 Million in Grants Sets the Stage for the Next Level of Blood Cancer Treatments
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$6.75 Million in Grants Sets the Stage for the Next Level of Blood Cancer Treatments

  After forty years of research to counter or cure acute myeloid leukemia and other blood cancers, a few years ago the medical community exploded with eight new cancer drugs.…

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International Panel Gives Expert Advice on the Management of COVID-19 and Blood Cancers
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International Panel Gives Expert Advice on the Management of COVID-19 and Blood Cancers

  COVID-19 has now taken hold in over one hundred eighty countries. According to a recent article in The Lancet, in May of 2020, the United States reported the highest…

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