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EC expands indication for azacitidine in AML
The European Commission (EC) has expanded the approved indication for azacitidine for injection (Vidaza) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Now,...
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HSC self-renewal depends on surroundings
in the bone marrow Scientists say that, using a model of the hematopoietic system, they have determined which signaling pathways play an...
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A new category of cytopenias
New research suggests that clonality may underlie the cytopenias observed in patients with idiopathic cytopenias of undetermined significance (...
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Drug gets orphan designation for BPDCN
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan drug designation to SL-401 for the treatment of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell...
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Alternative splicing enables resistance to CTL019
Photo from Penn Medicine New research has provided an explanation for resistance to CTL019, a CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy...
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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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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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Cancer care in Latin America
patient and her father Photo by Rhoda Baer Despite progress made in cancer care in Latin America in the last 2 years, substantial barriers remain...
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Germline genetic variation linked to pediatric ALL
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Team aims to inhibit Notch safely
Photo courtesy of the University of Michigan A new study suggests a potential way to block one of the most common cancer-causing genes without...
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New test could help fight leukemia
Image courtesy of NIAID Researchers say they have developed a test that can reveal how the immune system would respond to vaccines for leukemia...