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October 29th 2024
Treatment with Scemblix was shown to improve response rates in patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase.
Patient Forum in NYC will Focus on Hairy Cell Leukemia
July 11th 2019The Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation will host a free patient forum on July 17th with guest speaker Dr. Martin Tallman from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This forum is free and open to the public and will cover a range of issues related to patients’ journey with hairy cell leukemia.
Making Wishes Come True: Fairy Godmothers of the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
May 5th 2019An extraordinary group of nurses, led by nurse manager Taylor Andrews, B.S., RN, BMTCN, have made it their mission to become fairy godmothers for the patients they care for in the bone marrow transplant unit and to make their wishes come true.
FDA Approves Tibsovo for Frontline IDH1-Mutant Acute Myeloid Leukemia
May 2nd 2019The FDA has approved a supplemental new drug application for Tibsovo as a single agent for the first-line treatment of adult patients with IDH1-mutant acute myeloid leukemia who are 75 years and older or are ineligible to receive intensive chemotherapy.
Survey Shows Split Between Blood Cancer Detection: Symptom Evaluation vs. Incidental Finding
April 30th 2019Only half of patients reported their blood cancer was detected while visiting a doctor after experiencing symptoms versus detection during a routine medical test or exam or while under the care of a doctor for another health condition.