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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Preliminary Data from Phase 1 Trial for Multiple Myeloma Indicates Complete Response in a Patient

Phase 1 Trial A Phase 1 trial by Gamida Cell is examining a new potential treatment option for patients with multiple myeloma and relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who have not responded…

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67 Year Old Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Patient Given Second Chance at Life After Experimental Cell Therapy
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67 Year Old Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Patient Given Second Chance at Life After Experimental Cell Therapy

  A grandmother of four in Maryland has recently become the first cancer patient to complete the experimental CAR-T cell procedure at Georgetown University Hospital. Daisy Diggs 67, who was…

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A Recap on 2018: Record Number of Drugs Approved by the FDA for Rare Diseases

Each year the Food and Drug Administration approves dozens of new therapies to fulfill unmet needs for various patient populations. It's just been published that in 2018 they approved a…

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Rare Blood Cancer Trial Data to be Presented in Upcoming Conference
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Rare Blood Cancer Trial Data to be Presented in Upcoming Conference

According to a story from investors.amgen.com, the drug developer Amgen recently announced its intent to present all new clinical trial data which will feature its latest work in testing a…

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