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FDA extends storage of platelets in plasma
Photo by Charles Haymond The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a labeling change for the Terumo BCT Trima Accel Automated Blood...
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Hemophilia A drug appears safe, effective long-term
Patients could enroll in the phase 3 ASPIRE trial after completing the A-LONG and Kids A-LONG studies. At the time of the interim analysis, most...
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Groups draft guidelines for acute leukemia
Photo courtesy of the CDC The American Society of Hematology (ASH) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP) have opened a public comment...
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Mutations may contribute to CTCL
mycosis fungoides Researchers have identified 15 mutations that may drive cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). The team sequenced normal and...
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Selinexor dose lowered due to sepsis in AML patients
Photo by Esther Dyson An excess of sepsis cases has prompted dose reductions in a phase 2 trial of selinexor in older patients with relapsed/...
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Education doesn’t ensure appropriate use of VTE prophylaxis
Photo courtesy of the CDC In a single-center study, researchers found that educating healthcare providers about the need for venous...
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How religion affects well-being in cancer patients
Photo by Petr Kratochvil Three meta-analyses shed new light on the role religion and spirituality play in cancer patients’ mental, social, and...
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Mutations linked to Fanconi anemia, repair pathway
Photo courtesy of NIGMS Investigators say they have identified mutations that cause Fanconi anemia and, in the process, gained new insight into...
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Compound could aid fight against malaria
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Topical gel appears safe, effective in CTCL
treatment (top) and 16 weeks after treatment began Photo from Penn Medicine Results of a phase 1 trial suggest a topical gel can prompt...
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FDA approves IVIG product for kids
Photo by Bill Branson The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an intravenous human immune globulin (IVIG) product (Gammaplex) for...
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Method allows for reuse of holdout data sets
Photo by Darren Baker Researchers say they have devised a method for obtaining statistical validity that allows scientists to reuse their...
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Drug on fast track to treat aHUS
Image by Kevin MacKenzie The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to OMS721 for the treatment of atypical...
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Group proposes revised staging system for MM
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Lenalidomide can treat pulmonary sarcoidosis in MDS
Treatment with lenalidomide can have a significant effect on pulmonary sarcoidosis in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), according to a case study....