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Cancer Treatment Ups CV Risk; Therapy's Next Big Thing; Nude Photos Settlement

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Sep 26, 2024
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
Sickle Cell Disease Drug Pulled From Global Markets

Benefits of voxelotor (Oxbryta) no longer outweigh the risks, Pfizer says

Sep 26, 2024
 A photo of a bottle of Oxbrita tablets.
Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B Significantly Outperforms Factor IX Prophylaxis

Fidanacogene elaparvovec reduces bleeding episodes by 71% after a single infusion

Sep 25, 2024
A photo of red blood cells and activated platelets trapped in fibrin.
Earlier Info on Financial Stress; Obesity and Second Cancers; Carcinogenic Condoms?

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Sep 19, 2024
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
Chemo-Free Triplet Yields 68% Response Rate in Richter Transformation

Regimen tops best historical response rate with chemoimmunotherapy in this setting

Sep 16, 2024
A computer rendering of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Cancer Diagnoses Still Lagging; Cancer and Family Health; New Type of Lung Cancer

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Sep 12, 2024
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
Second Malignancy Risk With CAR T-Cell Therapy on Par With Other Treatments

Incidence almost identical to that with standard cancer treatment in randomized trials

Sep 11, 2024
A computer rendering of CAR T-cells attacking cancer cells.
Study Supports Lactated Ringer Solution for Fluid Resuscitation in SCD

For patients with vaso-occlusive episodes, lactated Ringer was better than normal saline

Sep 09, 2024
A photo of a bag of Lactated Ringer’s Injection USP and two other bags of solution hanging from a stand.
Off-the-Shelf Drug Matches CAR-T Effects in Refractory Lupus

Patient achieves remission with biologic agent currently used for myeloma

Sep 04, 2024
A computer rendering of an antibody.
The Higher the Disability Burden From Disease, the Higher the Suicide Risk

Having a medical condition was tied to increased risk of suicide in a dose-response-like manner

Sep 04, 2024
A photo of a radiologist monitoring a computer as a female nurse observes a patient during MRI.
Infections the Main Cause of Nonrelapse Mortality After CAR-T for Blood Cancers

Systematic review and meta-analysis finds CAR T-cell-specific toxicities only account for 11.5%

Sep 04, 2024
A computer rendering of CAR T cell therapy in multiple myeloma.
BTK Inhibitor Active in Half of Patients With Richter Transformation

Responses to pirtobrutinib observed in patients with previously treated disease

Sep 03, 2024
A computer rendering of a chronic lymphocytic leukemia cell.
Lung Function Stable in Sickle Cell Patients After Non-Myeloablative Transplant

Results from some pulmonary function tests even showed improvement 3 years post-transplant

Aug 28, 2024
A computer rendering of sickle cells in the blood.
Mixed Results With Cyclophosphamide in Mismatched Unrelated Stem Cell Transplants

Better survival in one registry study, detriment with class I HLA mismatch in another

Aug 27, 2024
A photo of a lab technician moving a bag of cultivated hematopoietic stem cells
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