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FDA Approves the First-in-Class Bispecific Antibody for Treatment of Follicular Lymphoma

“This new treatment has the potential to help patients with this hard-to-treat cancer achieve remission,” says LLS Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Lee Gr…

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Patient Education Webcasts

LLS Fireside Chats for Parents and Caregivers of Young Patients

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Professional Education Webcasts

A Panel Discussion on Transitioning Your Student Back to School: Practical Tips and Advice

Watch this informative panel discussion of school personnel for practical tips on supporting a student attending school during or after cancer treatme…

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Professional Education Webcasts

Explaining Cancer to Students: A Classroom Presentation

This classroom presentation demonstrates how to talk to children about their classmate with cancer, including understanding key words, answering commo…

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Patient Education Webcasts

COVID Updates: Where We Are and Where We Go From Here

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Research

MorphoSys Presents New Longer-term Phase 2 Results on Pelabresib in Myelofibrosis, Including Potential Disease-Modifying Activity, at ASH 2022

Planegg/Munich, Germany, December 11, 2022 - MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; NASDAQ: MOR) today announced results from analyses of the ongoing MANIFEST study,…

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Kura Oncology Presents Updated Clinical Data from KOMET-001 Trial of Menin Inhibitor Ziftomenib at ASH Annual Meeting

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 10, 2022 - Kura Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KURA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to realizing the promise of precis…

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Affimed Provides Updated Clinical Data from Phase 1/2 Study from AFM13 Precomplexed Cord Blood-Derived NK Cells at the ASH 2022 Annual Meeting

Heidelberg, Germany, December 10, 2022 – Affimed N.V. (Nasdaq: AFMD) (“Affimed”, or the “Company”), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company committed…

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Deepening Response of Bexmarilimab in Combination with SoC in Hematological Malignancies: BEXMAB Study Update

TURKU, FINLAND / BOSTON, MA - December 5, 2022 - Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy (AIM: FARN, First North: FARON), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company …

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FDA Approves New Targeted Treatment Option for Certain Forms of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Adults

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval yesterday to olutasidenib (Rezlidhia™) for the treatment of adults with acute myeloid leu…

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ImCheck Presents Initial Patient Data from the EVICTION-2 Clinical Trial at SITC Annual Meeting

Marseille, France, November 11, 2022 – ImCheck Therapeutics presented today the first patient data from EVICTION-2, a Phase I/II clinical trial evalua…

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