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Manipulating a microRNA to treat AML
Image by Su Jung Song The microRNA miR-22 is “an essential antitumor gatekeeper” in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), researchers have reported in...
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Childhood cancer risk linked to mother’s birthplace
Photo by Nina Matthews New research suggests a mother’s birthplace may affect the risk of certain cancers for Hispanic children. The study...
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Change in T-cell distribution predicts LFS, OS in AML
NEW ORLEANS—A phase 4 study has revealed biomarkers that appear to predict the efficacy of treatment with histamine dihydrochloride (HDC) and...
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Donor EBV status affects recipient graft-vs-host disease risk
Key clinical point: In allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, the donor’s EBV status affects the recipient’s risk of developing GVHD...
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Targeted corticosteroids cut GVHD incidence
The key to selecting patients most likely to benefit from corticosteroid therapy is to identify those at high risk for GVHD using high levels of...
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Rigosertib falls short for high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes after failure on azacitidine or decitabine
Key clinical point: Rigosertib failed to extend overall survival beyond that seen with best supportive care in a trial of patients who had...
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Rigosertib falls short for high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes after failure on azacitidine or decitabine
Key clinical point: Rigosertib failed to extend overall survival beyond that seen with best supportive care in a trial of patients who had...
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In myelodysplastic syndrome, improved tool for predicting death after HCT
Key clinical point: A portion of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome in high- and very high–risk groups of the revised International Prognostic...
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Colombia reports first Zika deaths, all in medically compromised patients
Five people with confirmed Zika virus infections have died in Colombia, and all had medical comorbidities.
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EMA recommends orphan designation for cancer vaccine
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended orphan designation for the WT1 cancer vaccine galinpepimut-S as a treatment for patients with...
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FDA grants product orphan designation for AML
Image by Lance Liotta The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan designation for the radioimmunoconjugate Iomab-B to be used as...