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Blood cancer drugs set to be removed from CDF
Photo courtesy of CDC England’s National Health Service (NHS) plans to remove several drugs used to treat hematologic malignancies from the...
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FDA updates warning about Treanda
Photo by Rhoda Baer Last March, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement warning healthcare professionals not to use the...
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First biosimilar launched in US
© Sandoz Inc. 2015 The leukocyte growth factor Zarxio (filgrastim-sndz), the first biosimilar product to gain approval from the US Food and Drug...
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Heme Themes: Transplant timing for myelofibrosis in the era of JAK2 inhibitors
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Heme Themes: Challenges in averting the progression of MPN, MDS
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Team reports latest results of CTL019 in CLL
Photo from Penn Medicine The chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy CTL019 can produce durable responses in patients with relapsed/...
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FDA approves drug to prevent delayed CINV in adults
Photo by Rhoda Baer The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved rolapitant (Varubi) for use in adult cancer patients receiving initial...
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CLL patients achieve remission with CAR-modified T-cells
Key clinical point: CAR-modified T cell therapy lacks the toxicities and limitations of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and may be an...
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How a toxin in wasp venom kills cancer cells
Polybia paulista Photo by Mario Palma/ São Paulo State University The wasp Polybia paulista protects itself from predators by producing venom...
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Sequencing aids management of young cancer patients
patient and her father Photo by Rhoda Baer Exome and transcriptome sequencing results can inform the management of young patients with relapsed,...
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Public uninformed about cancer therapies, survey suggests
receiving chemotherapy Photo by Rhoda Baer Results of a new survey suggest many adults in the UK may be uninformed about cancer treatment options...