To Help Speed Up Cancer Research, Share Your Data With Scientists
December 21st 2018Through a new program run by the nonprofit organization Count Me In, patients with cancer in the United States and Canada can share their medical information, personal experiences and tumor samples with researchers worldwide, who will use the information in studies without revealing patient names.
Billionaire Philanthropist Discusses His Institute's Work to Perfect Cancer Immunotherapy
December 18th 2018Immunotherapy has become a buzzword in the cancer community, but to Sean Parker it’s much more. The 39-year-old billionaire is intensely focused on the promise of immunotherapy, and has become a major force in helping to drive its potential to cure cancers.
Feasibility of Post-Transplant Velcade in Mantle Cell Lymphoma Encourages Further Study
December 10th 2018Treatment with Velcade (bortezomib) following induction chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation seemed safe and effective for untreated patients with mantle cell lymphoma, encouraging further evaluation for more active, less toxic targeted agents.
Two Are Better Than One: Alternating Chemoimmunotherapy Regimens May Benefit Those with MCL
December 7th 2018A recent study looked at a new combination to determine what would happen if untreated patients eligible for transplant were given alternating cycles of Rituxan plus bendamustine and Rituxan plus cytarabine as induction therapy. The study pooled findings from two clinical trials and real-world experience.
John Theurer's 10th Annual Life and Liberty Event Brings Cancer Survivors Together to Celebrate
September 19th 2018From an inaugural gathering in 2009 that attracted approximately 700 people, the Life and Liberty event has grown in size each year, with more than 4,000 patients in attendance at last September’s celebration. Organizers said about 6,000 were there this year.
Finding Patients Close to Home: A New Way of Recruiting for Clinical Trials
July 30th 2018The speakers noted that certain well-known cancer centers are highly sought by organizations planning trials, due to their success at enrolling participants. That breeds competition among the hosts of trials to work with those centers and enroll their patients, which is detrimental to the pace of research overall.