White Sox Relief Pitcher Liam Hendriks Shares Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) Diagnosis
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White Sox Relief Pitcher Liam Hendriks Shares Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) Diagnosis

  Known as “Slydah,” Chicago White Sox relief pitcher (RP) Liam Hendriks has done amazing things on the field. In September/October 2021, Hendriks was named the American League Reliever of…

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Study of the Week: Severe Atopic Dermatitis May Increase Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk
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Study of the Week: Severe Atopic Dermatitis May Increase Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk

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…

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FDA Accepts NDA For Parsaclisib for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
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FDA Accepts NDA For Parsaclisib for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

The FDA will review parsaclisib as a treatment for Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) after accepting Incyte's New Drug Application (NDA). Specifically, the NDA was submitted for the treatment of relapsed or…

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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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Coronavirus/COVID-19: What Cancer Patients, Caregivers, and Survivors Need to Know
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Coronavirus/COVID-19: What Cancer Patients, Caregivers, and Survivors Need to Know

According to a story from LocalHealthGuide, COVID-19 has continued to spread through the US and the lackluster government response suggests that it isn't going to be contained any time soon.…

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Experimental CAR NK-Cell Therapy Produces Results in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin Lymphona
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Experimental CAR NK-Cell Therapy Produces Results in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin Lymphona

According to a story from Targeted Oncology, a recent phase 1/2a clinical trial of an experimental treatment called TAK-007 produced a clinical response in the majority of patients in the…

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Pediatric Cancer and the 70th Anniversary of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

  When the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was founded in 1949 by a family in memory of their sixteen-year-old son, cancer was considered a hopeless condition. As noted recently…

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FDA Approves a Combination of Drugs for Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

  Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma  (DLBCL) is a common type of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. World Pharma News recently reported that the FDA approved the first chemoimmunotherapy, Polivy, for DLBCL in combination with…

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Despite New Rules, Extreme Costs Make Hospitals Balk at Offering the Latest and Greatest Therapies
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Despite New Rules, Extreme Costs Make Hospitals Balk at Offering the Latest and Greatest Therapies

According to a story from statnews.com, new, groundbreaking forms of treatment, such as gene therapy and CAR-T cell therapy, are giving patients with rare genetic disorders and advanced cancers more…

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Accelerated Approval Granted to a Novel Drug Combination That Treats Patients with a Common Type of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

  Each year over eighteen thousand people in the United States are diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) a common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A recent FDA news release…

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Utility of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Unclear, Report Says
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Utility of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Unclear, Report Says

According to a story from Science Daily, a review of studies focused on allogeneic stem cell transplants as a treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma found that it wasn't possible to conclude…

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A Look at Progress in Healthcare and a Glimpse into the Future

  The Asco Post recently interviewed Dr. Jean Pierre Bizzari, the Executive Vice President of Celgene, a multinational bioparmaceutical company. The interview covered various aspects of research and development (R&D)…

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Possible Treatment for Marginal Zone Lymphoma Earns Orphan Drug Designation
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Possible Treatment for Marginal Zone Lymphoma Earns Orphan Drug Designation

According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company TG Therapeutics, Inc. recently made an announcement declaring that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had awarded the company Orphan…

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