Rare Community Profiles: Dr. Brian Koffman Discusses the Complexities of Immunization for People with CLL/SLL
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Rare Community Profiles: Dr. Brian Koffman Discusses the Complexities of Immunization for People with CLL/SLL

Rare Community Profiles     Rare Community Profiles is a Patient Worthy article series of long-form interviews featuring various stakeholders in the rare disease community, such as patients, their families,…

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Making a Major Impact on B Cell Cancers
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Making a Major Impact on B Cell Cancers

  Accutar Biotechnology, Cranbury, New Jersey recently announced via BioSpace that dosing has begun with the first patient enrolled in the Phase 1 trial of AC0676 a chimeric degrader molecule…

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DIY: A Pulmonary Hypertension Patient Drains His Lungs at Home

Roger Bliss, 68-year-old pulmonary hypertension (PH) patient, was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma. In addition, Roger has celiac disease. He recently interviewed with Pulmonary Hypertension News.…

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SEQUOIA Trial Results Show Remarkable Response Rate in High-Risk CLL Subgroup
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SEQUOIA Trial Results Show Remarkable Response Rate in High-Risk CLL Subgroup

Targeted Oncology recently featured a discussion by Dr. Jennifer Brown, director of Dana Farber’s Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Center, on the interim results from the SEQUOIA Phase 3 trial. The trial…

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Pirtobrutinib Shows Promise for Previously Treated CLL, SLL
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Pirtobrutinib Shows Promise for Previously Treated CLL, SLL

The 2021 Society for Hematological Oncology (SOHO) Annual Meeting took place last month from September 8-11, 2021. During the meeting, researchers discussed new advances in the field of hematology. According…

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The FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Oncternal Therapeutics for the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Mantle Cell Lymphoma
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The FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Oncternal Therapeutics for the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Mantle Cell Lymphoma

  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…

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The FDA has Approved a New Cancer Drug Called Copiktra™ (duvelisib)
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The FDA has Approved a New Cancer Drug Called Copiktra™ (duvelisib)

The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Copiktra™ (duvelisib). The drug is now approved as a treatment for adult patients diagnosed with refractory or relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia…

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