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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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Drug Candidate
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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Drug Candidate

According to a press release from the New Jersey-based biotechnology company Cellectar Biosciences, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted "Fast Track" designation to the Company's experimental diffuse large…

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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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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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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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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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Kids Fighting Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease are Showing Everyone Their Strength Through Photos
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Kids Fighting Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease are Showing Everyone Their Strength Through Photos

September was Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Sickle Cell Awareness Month. To mark to occasion, the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta released a…

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