Leukemia, Myelodysplasia, Transplantation
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CAR produces high CR rate in adults with rel/ref ALL
the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting © ASCO/Max Gersh CHICAGO—A CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy can provide durable complete...
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Triplet shows early promise for relapsed CLL, NHL
©ASCO/Rodney White CHICAGO—A 3-drug combination is safe and highly active in certain patients with relapsed B-cell malignancies, according to a...
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LSC phenotypes correlate with prognosis in AML
© ASCO/Rodney White CHICAGO—Researchers say they have identified 3 leukemia stem cell (LSC) phenotypes that are correlated with cytogenetic/...
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Cancer survivors mirror spouses’ moods
chemotherapy Photo by Rhoda Baer Cancer survivors’ moods are impacted—both positively and negatively—by their spouses’ moods, according to...
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Breastfeeding may lower risk of ALL
Photo by Petr Kratochvil Breastfeeding a child may reduce his risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) but perhaps not acute myeloid...
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Less intensive childhood cancer therapy reduces late toxicities, deaths
David Henry's JCSO Podcast
David Henry's JCSO podcast, May 2015
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Drug improves upon standard therapy for relapsed CLL/SLL, speaker says
Chanan-Khan, MD © ASCO/Zach Boyden-Holmes CHICAGO—Interim results of the phase 3 HELIOS trial suggest that adding ibrutinib to treatment with...
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Hodgkin lymphoma incidence on the decline worldwide
Photo courtesy of NIH In trying to estimate the global cancer burden, researchers found that cases of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) have decreased...
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DART molecule proves active against AML
Photo by Sakurai Midori An artificial antibody that redirects T cells to target cancer cells shows promise for treating acute myeloid leukemia (...
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Dexrazoxane Tx did not affect overall survival in pediatric leukemia and lymphoma
Key clinical point: Treatment with dexrazoxane was not associated with an increased risk for cancer relapse or death. Major finding: For pediatric...