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FDA grants drug orphan designation for AML, CMML
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to H3B-8800 as a treatment for patients with acute myelogenous...
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FDA allows emergency use of multiplex Zika test
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the CII-ArboViroPlex rRT-PCR Test. It is the first...
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New cancer diagnosis linked to arterial thromboembolism
Patients newly diagnosed with cancer may have a short-term increased risk of arterial thromboembolism, according to a new study. The research...
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Popular theory of mast cell development is wrong, team says
Stem cell factor (SCF) and KIT signaling are not necessary for early mast cell development, according to research published in Blood. It has been...
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Cancer patients perceive their abilities differently than caregivers do
New research suggests older cancer patients and their caregivers often differ in their assessment of the patients’ abilities. In this study,...
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VSTs can treat 5 different viral infections after HSCT
New research suggests virus-specific T cells (VSTs) can protect patients from severe viral infections that sometimes occur after hematopoietic...
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Researchers find higher opioid use among cancer survivors
A study of residents in Ontario, Canada, showed that opioid prescription use was more common in cancer survivors than in individuals without a...
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Analysis reveals poor outcomes in refractory DLBCL
Results from the SCHOLAR-1 study revealed poor outcomes of salvage therapy in patients with refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). This...
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Tests can produce confusing results after HSCT in MM
Tests used to assess treatment response in multiple myeloma (MM) may often produce confusing results after patients have undergone hematopoietic...
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Insured cancer patients report ‘overwhelming’ financial distress
A study of 300 US cancer patients showed that paying for care can cause “overwhelming” financial distress, even when patients have health...
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Strategy could reduce myelosuppression in AML
Researchers believe they may have found a way to prevent chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The team found...
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Study suggests malaria is undertreated
A large study suggests the use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria can reduce overuse of artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs), but...
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Targeting heme synthesis to treat AML
Researchers have found evidence to suggest that a type of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) depends on the production of heme. The group’s work has...
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Advanced cancer patients have lower survival after cardiac arrest
A new study suggests patients with advanced cancer who suffer cardiac arrest in the hospital have a survival rate of less than 10%, which is about...
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Database may provide insight into childhood cancers
A database containing information on more than 11,000 tumors is now available to researchers studying pediatric cancers. The database was created...