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Nivolumab Regimen Achieves Durable PFS in Advanced Hodgkin's Lymphoma

May become "treatment of choice" over brentuximab vedotin for all disease stages

Oct 16, 2024
A computer rendering of a Reed-Sternberg cell in Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Study Details Perinatal Risks of Blood Cancers Diagnosed in Pregnancy

Likelihood of severe maternal morbidity more than 20 times higher versus the general population

Oct 11, 2024
A computer rendering of cancer cells in the blood stream.
Let's Talk Breast Density; Cancer, Movies, and Music; Treatment-Induced Aging?

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Oct 10, 2024
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
Gene Therapy for Rare Brain Disease Effective, but Comes With Blood Cancer Risk

10% of patients in trials leading to eli-cel's approval developed MDS or AML

Oct 09, 2024
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Good News for CAR-T Therapy; Liquid Biopsy Progress; Anti-Psychotic for Brain Cancer

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Oct 04, 2024
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
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
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Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B Significantly Outperforms Factor IX Prophylaxis

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

Sep 25, 2024
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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
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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
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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
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