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CAR-T viewed as ‘pinnacle' of immunotherapy for advanced ALL
Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies are the apex of a practice-changing shift in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a presenter at NCCN 2020...
15 hours ago - Healio
'Impressive' Outcomes Sans Chemo in Poor-Prognosis ALL
Chemo-free targeted therapy yielded high rates of molecular response, "impressive" survival at 18 months with few toxic effects in a phase 2 trial of adults with Ph+ acute...
2 days ago - Medscape
CAR-T-associated cardiac toxicity ‘limited and reversible' in younger patients with ALL
Cardiovascular toxicity associated with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy is both limited and reversible among high-risk children and young adults with acute...
8 days ago - Healio
Researchers are developing a new class of compounds against various cancers
Researchers at The Wistar Institute and collaborators from the University of Notre Dame are developing anticancer compounds targeting a pathway of the endoplasmic reticulum...
9 days ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Anticancer compounds for B cell cancer therapy targeting cellular stress response
Scientists are developing anticancer compounds targeting a pathway of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response implicated in the development of multiple myeloma , chronic...
10 days ago - ScienceDaily
Scientists develop new type of precise therapeutic vaccine against leukemia
Exploration of new leukemia antigens and construction of appropriate delivery systems using FDA-approved material are important strategies for developing leukemia vaccines for...
11 days ago - News Medical - 2 articles
'The Challenge' star Ashley Cain reveals 2-month-old daughter has leukemia
The reality TV star and former professional soccer player shared the news on his Instagram Friday.
13 days ago - NBC News
Meta-Analysis: Acalabrutinib Bests Other Frontline CLL Therapies
Acalabrutinib, alone or in combination with obinutuzumab, showed favorable progression-free survival and overall survival compared with other frontline therapies for chronic...
14 days ago - Medscape
Meta-Analysis Backs MRD as AML Trial Endpoint
Reaching measurable residual disease negativity in acute myeloid leukemia was associated with improved survival outcomes and could be used as an endpoint to speed up trials of...
15 days ago - MedPageToday
Does Cancer Chemotherapy Increase My Covid Risks?
People with cancer, especially leukemia, are at higher risk of dying from Covid-19, though chemotherapy does not appear to increase the risk.
15 days ago - NY Times
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Getting more specific answers about how the immune system responds to the virus that causes COVID-19, including whether recovery is likely permanent, is crucial not only to...
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Currently, just under half of Americans say they 'always' wear masks in public. If that continues, the death toll will exceed 511,000 by March, according to a new pandemic...
Op-Ed: Beyond COVID Tribalism
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FDA to let AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine trials resume in the US
More than a month after the global trial pause and long after international trials resumed, FDA regulators will finally let Oxford's trials can restart in the US, according to...
Some Parents Are Demanding In-Person Schooling as the Pandemic Stretches On
Shalyse Olson knows there are risks associated with sending her children back to school during the coronavirus pandemic, but the mother of four in Salem, Oregon says virtual...
7 Reasons Why COVID-19 Is Putting A Halt On Family Planning
The pandemic is basically ruining everything from work, school, and the holidays. According to several of my friends, it's also dashing their dreams to keep or start adding to...
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Senate committee to investigate newly released “smoking gun” Hunter Biden emails
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has begun investigating emails showing that Hunter Biden introduced his father Joe Biden to a Ukrainian...
Poor COVID-19 Response Leads to Many Preventable Deaths in US
The US' faltering response to the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in 130,000 to 210,000 deaths that could have been avoided, according to a report by the Columbia University.