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Insured Cancer Patients Continue to Face Barriers To Medically Necessary Treatment, New Report Warns

The new report published by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Manatt Health offers concrete policy solutions.

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Research

Immunitas Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1/2a Study of IMT-009

WALTHAM, Mass., January 4, 2023 – Immunitas Therapeutics (“Immunitas”), a clinical stage precision immunotherapy company committed to discovering and …

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Research

Apply to the Influential Medicine Providing Access to Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Program

Expanding access to high-quality clinical trials to patients served by community health settings, particularly rural, minority, and/or economically di…

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Research

Ryvu Therapeutics Announces Closing of Equity Offering with Gross Proceeds Over PLN 250 Million ($57M USD)

Krakow, Poland – December 22, 2022 – Ryvu Therapeutics [WSE:RVU], a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company focusing on novel small mole…

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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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Grace

Lymphoma Survivor

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Ellie

acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

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Shayne

Leukemia survivor

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Matthew

Lymphoma & Leukemia Survivor

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Latasha

Leukemia Survivor

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Chase

acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

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Chuck

Leukemia Survivor

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Judy

chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)

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Deanna

ALL Survivor

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Donna

In memory

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Payton

Survivor

 

Brian

ALL Survivor

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