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Study in Nature Medicine Shows Superior Outcomes for Patients in LLS's Paradigm-Shifting Beat AML Clinical Trial

Bringing Precision Medicine to AML patients: LLS’S Beat AML® Master Clinical Trial

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OncoPep Strengthens Pipeline with Addition of Multi-Tumor Antigen Adoptive T Cell Therapy

BOSTON – October 15, 2020 – OncoPep, Inc. today announced a licensing agreement with MANA Therapeutics for use of its EDIFY™ platform for the developm…

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Patient Education Webcasts

Understanding Myeloma

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X4 Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Fast Track Designation Granted to Mavorixafor for the Treatment of WHIM Syndrome

BOSTON, Oct. 08, 2020 - X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: XFOR), a leader in the discovery and development of novel therapies targeting diseases resul…

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First Patient Dosed in NexImmune Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of NEXI-002 in Multiple Myeloma

GAITHERSBURG, MD -- October 6, 2020 – NexImmune, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a portfolio of unique non-genetically-engineered T …

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Affimed Doses First Patient in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Natural Killer Cells in Combination with AFM13

Heidelberg, Germany, October 6, 2020 – Affimed N.V. (Nasdaq: AFMD), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company committed to giving patients back their i…

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Verastem Oncology Announces Closing of Duvelisib Sale to Secura Bio

BOSTON - Sep. 30, 2020 - Verastem, Inc. (Nasdaq:VSTM) (also known as Verastem Oncology), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medici…

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Patient Education Webcasts

Insight into Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)

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NexImmune Completes Dosing of First Cohort in Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of NEXI-001 in Relapsed AML

GAITHERSBURG, MD - September 23, 2020 – NexImmune, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing unique non-genetically-engineered T cell immunoth…

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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

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Payton

Survivor

 

Brian

ALL Survivor

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