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ATG can reduce risk, severity of chronic GVHD
Image courtesy of PLOS ONE Results of a phase 3 study suggest that administering antihuman T-lymphocyte immune globulin (ATG) prior to...
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Microcapsules could provide targeted drug delivery
Image courtesy of Ronald Xu & The Ohio State University Researchers say they have developed a quick and controllable method for getting 2 or...
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Forces driving leukemia differ in kids and adults
New research suggests childhood leukemias are forged by different evolutionary forces than leukemias in older adults. Researchers used a...
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Genes may be targets for AML therapy
Two genes are critical to the development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to research published in Cancer Cell. Previous research...
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Watchdog says trial was unethical
Photo courtesy of The Medicines Company The watchdog group Public Citizen is alleging that ethics violations were made during the CHAMPION...
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Hodgkin lymphoma going untreated in patients with HIV
cultured lymphocyte Image courtesy of the CDC Patients with HIV-associated Hodgkin lymphoma may not be getting potentially curative treatment,...
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Study confirms resistant malaria in Cambodia
Image by Ute Frevert and Margaret Shear Results of a new study confirm that dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, the first-line treatment for...
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HSPCs shape their own environment, team says
in the bone marrow New research has revealed a mechanism through which hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) control both their own...
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US cancer stats: The good and the bad
patient and her father Photo by Rhoda Baer The American Cancer Society’s 2016 report on cancer in the US suggests that, in recent years, overall...
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VTE guidelines recommend NOACs over VKA therapy
Photo courtesy of NIGMS The American College of Chest Physicians has released a new edition of guidelines for the treatment of patients with...
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Team creates ‘more reliable’ coagulation assay
Photo courtesy of the Wyss Institute at Harvard University Scientists have developed a blood coagulation assay that, they say, is more reliable...
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Increasing eligibility for engineered T-cell therapy
Image courtesy of NIAID A new study suggests that having a certain type of cancer or receiving certain chemotherapeutic agents can affect T-cell...
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Cutting costs for cancer pts with comorbidities
Photo courtesy of the CDC Patients with incurable cancer and multiple comorbidities who consulted with a palliative care team within 2 days of...
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How microbes drive progression of CTCL
New research indicates that toxins in Staphylococcus bacteria help malignant cells gain control over healthy cells in patients with cutaneous T-...
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Study links leukemia to low UVB exposure
People residing at higher latitudes, with lower exposure to sunlight/ultraviolet B (UVB) rays, have at least a 2-fold greater risk of developing...