Blood Cancers | Tumor

Trial Evaluates Reduced Chemo Post-Stem Cell Transplant in Blood Cancers

February 26th 2024, 10:00pm

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The first patient has been enrolled in a clinical trial evaluating a reduced dose of post-transplant immunosuppressive chemotherapy cyclophosphamide for patients with blood cancers.

Orca-T Improves Post-Transplant Survival in Patients With Blood Cancers

February 26th 2024, 4:00pm

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Orca-T outperformed post-transplant cyclophosphamide when it came to relapse-free survival and overall survival in patients with blood cancer who underwent a stem cell transplantation from a matched unrelated donor.

Obesity May Affect GVHD Risk After Stem Cell Transplant

February 25th 2024, 3:00pm

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Patients who were obese tended to have an increased risk of moderate to severe GVHD after undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, research showed.

Drug Duo Is Efficacious in Treating Posttransplant GVHD

February 24th 2024, 3:00pm

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Jakafi plus Rezurock showed promise in treating graft-versus-host disease in patients who underwent undergone allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.

New Drug May Decrease Need for Blood Draws in Patients With PV

February 23rd 2024, 10:00pm

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Treatment with rusfertide led to a decrease in the need for blood draws and decreased levels of red blood cells in patients with polycythemia vera.

Early Intro to Carvykti Is ‘Promising’ for Patients With Myeloma

February 23rd 2024, 8:00pm

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Most patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma responded to treatment with the CAR-T cell therapy, Carvykti, according to a small study.

The Hardest Decision I Ever Made Because of Cancer

January 30th 2024, 6:00pm

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A cancer survivor described the agony of making a life-or-death decision.

Oral Inqovi Safe and Effective Alternative MDS, CMML Treatment

January 29th 2024, 8:00pm

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Findings from the ASCERTAIN trial support the use of oral Inqovi for adults with intermediate- and high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) such as chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML).

Financial Burdens Harm Quality of Life After Stem Cell Transplants

January 16th 2024, 4:00pm

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Financial burdens from medical costs negatively affect quality of life in patients who have received stem cell transplants, recent research showed.

AML Survivor Tells Patients Waiting for a Stem Cell Donor ‘Don’t Ever Give Up Hope’

October 6th 2023, 7:00pm

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For Maggie Cambora, who received a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia in 2020, the third potential donor match was the connection that saved her life, she told CURE®.