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Assay can detect and classify DOACs
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ITC: Study provides first evidence of paclitaxel benefit for anaplastic thyroid cancer
Weekly infusions of paclitaxel delayed progression in some patients with the very aggressive anaplastic thyroid cancer, a small prospective study...
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Reprogramming the immune system
showing Hodgkin lymphoma NEW YORK—Using a 3-pronged approach to reprogram the immune system—inhibition of critical pathways, activation of others...
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Blood donors’ genetic background affects hemolysis
ANAHEIM, CA—Interim results of a large study suggest a blood donor’s genetic background and frequency of donation influence red blood cell (RBC)...
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Increased surveillance may explain post-Fukushima pediatric thyroid cancers
The increased incidence of thyroid cancers in Japanese youth after the Fukushima nuclear accident may be an artifact of increased surveillance.
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Median DOR, PFS not yet reached for ibrutinib in CLL
NEW YORK—Long-term follow-up of single-agent ibrutinib at the approved dose of 420 mg daily confirms that the Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor...
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Canada may shorten deferral for MSM blood donors
Photo by Charles Haymond ANAHEIM, CA—Lifting the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men (MSM) has not altered the safety...
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The search continues for additional targets in CLL
showing CLL Image by Mary Ann Thompson NEW YORK—Despite enormous advances in therapies for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that target the B-...
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Ibrutinib may prove useful in MM, research shows
showing multiple myeloma NEW YORK—Results of an open-label, phase 2, dose-escalation study of ibrutinib combined with low-dose dexamethasone...
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Spitzoid melanoma mortality on par with conventional melanoma
Key clinical point: One-fourth of patients with invasive spitzoid melanoma died from their disease within 10 years of diagnosis. Major finding:...