In June 2024, I went to the emergency room because the “flu” I’d been diagnosed with a week earlier had turned into abdominal pain that didn’t feel right. After a…
The pharmaceutical company Grifols—has started dosing patients in the final stage (Phase 3) of two clinical trials. The company is trying to get approval to use two of its antibody-based…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is proud to share this story from our friends at Elephants & Tea. To see the story in its original format, please click here. “Well, good…
As reported by PharmaBiz, the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) has issued a positive opinion supporting Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for BioInvent’s BI-1808, an investigational anti-TNFR2…
Enterome presented its findings to the 17th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML) in June of this year. As reported in the GlobeNewswire, the company demonstrated that E02463 together…
Recent results are available from the dose escalation portion of the Phase 1 ANTLER study. In reporting from Targeted Oncology, Jordyn Sava shares that the study included 16 participants living…
According to a recent article in the Pharma Times, E02463 is a therapy for indolent or slow growing, not yet problematic non-Hodgkin B cell lymphoma (iNHL). Enterome, its developer,…
In a late May 2023 news release from clinical-stage biotechnology company Acepodia, the company shared that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 1 study. Within this…
Each year, an estimated 20,100 people across America die from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). While treatment is available—namely chemotherapy and immunotherapy—researchers are always exploring new treatment options to help those affected…
According to a story from Buzzfeed News, actor and activist Jane Fonda, age 84, recently announced that she was diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. She has begun treating…
Currently, ZYNLONTA (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) is approved for the treatment of individuals with relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) for which two prior therapies had not worked.…
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…
Cancer is often an avoided topic in conversation - which is understandable. It's scary and uncomfortable to think about, so we like to push it away. And for adolescents and…
According to a recent article, new evidence shows adding ibrutinib to a patient’s chemotherapy regimen may improve the longevity of younger patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Diffuse Large…
According to a recent article, Connie Lee Batlevi, MD, PhD, who is a medical oncologist, recently shared her experiences and knowledge pertaining to the treatment of follicular lymphoma. Follicular 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…
CAR T-cell therapy has been used as a treatment for a variety of rare diseases including relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), as well as…
Results from a recent Phase 3 trial for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) have just been released! This trial was called POLARIX and the results demonstrated that polatuzumab vedotin-based treatment…
In a video conversation recorded for Cancer Network, Kristie L. Kahl and Javier L. Munoz, MD, MS, FACP discussed treatment for relapsing/remitting follicular lymphoma and the importance of the sequencing…
According to a recent article in the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, the FDA’s recent approval of Axi-cel (Yescarta) will improve the chances of survival for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.…
According to a story from curetoday.com, patients living with mantle cell lymphoma, a rare form of blood cancer that makes up only around six percent of diagnosed non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases…
A recent article in Cure Today describes the impact of a new class of injectable radiation therapy on Barbara Davis’ metastatic breast cancer and Dr. Howard Schiff’s metastatic prostate…
High dose-intensive chemotherapy regimens have been shown as effective for children with Burkitt lymphoma. However, the intensity often leads to discomfort, adverse reactions, and poor outcomes in adult patients, particularly…
In a recent article that appeared in Science Magazine, Amy Boland described her twelve-year quest to find a cure for the cancer that invaded her lymph system. At first,…
In a recent article that appeared in Science Magazine, Amy Boland described her twelve-year quest to find a cure for the cancer that invaded her lymph system. At first,…
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