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Patient organizations applaud strong actions to protect people with pre-existing conditions

“President Biden’s actions this week represent a significant first step towards improving access to high-quality health coverage for people with pre-e…

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FDA Approval of New CAR T-Cell Therapy Further Solidifies Immunotherapy as a Mainstay in Cancer Treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced approval of a new CAR T-cell treatment for adult patients with certain forms of relapsed/r…

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NexImmune Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering

NexImmune, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a novel approach to immunotherapy designed to employ the body’s own T cells to gene…

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Burlington Stores & its Customers Raise Nearly $4 Million for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in the Fight Against Blood Cancer

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the global leader in the fight against blood cancer, and Burlington Stores, the national retailer delivering am…

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European Commission Approves ELZONRIS for the Treatment of Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm

FLORENCE, January 21, 2021 – The Menarini Group, a privately held Italian pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, announced today that the European Co…

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FDA Approval: Treatment Advance for Patients with Rare Blood Cell Disorder

On January 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced approval of daratumumab plus hyaluronidase (Darzalex Faspro®) for adults with new…

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Applauds Bipartisan Agreement to Stop Surprise Medical Bills

Patients are now one step closer to breathing a sigh of relief. For too long, they’ve faced the anxiety of knowing that any visit to a healthcare prov…

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FDA APPROVAL: TREATMENT ADVANCE FOR PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE MYELOMA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced approval of selinexor (Xpovio®) for adults with multiple myeloma who have had at least one…

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Collaboration Driving Progress: LLS Forms Alliances with Leading Cancer Institutions and Foundations to Co-Fund nearly $17 million in New Research Grants

As the world confronts a viral pandemic not seen in the past 100 years, the reverberations are being felt across every sector, from healthcare to the …

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BioTheryX Presented Trial in Progress at ASH: A Phase I Trial of BTX-A51 in Patients with AML or High-Risk MDS

Chappaqua, N.Y., December 7, 2020 - BioTheryX, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company creating new classes of compounds based on multi-kinase in…

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Sutro Biopharma Presents Data for STRO-001 for the Treatment of NHL and AML at ASH

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 7, 2020 – Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRO), a clinical-stage drug discovery, development and manufacturing compa…

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Kymera Therapeutics Presents Preclinical Data on IRAKIMiD and STAT3 Programs at ASH

WATERTOWN, Mass., Dec. 07, 2020 - Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: KYMR), a biopharmaceutical company advancing targeted protein degradation to deli…

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