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Christian

Christian Macias survived two battles with cancer, the first being in . He was diagnosed with stage Burkitt’s lymphoma (NHL). He fought long and har…

Wendy

I am a -time Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivor. I underwent two stem cell transplants. The first transplant was my own stem cells, the second transplant …

Gil

I was sitting alone in a stark, clean examination room on September , , at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) in Brookline, Massachusetts when my…

Dani

My daughter was a professional dancer out on tour when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). She was years old dancing in Detroi…

Maggie

I often said that cancer showed up at the worst time for me. I was finishing my first year of medical school and was in the midst of a very busy seaso…

Suggested Reading-Between Two Kingdoms

Author Suleika Jaouad chronicles her -year journey as a young adult with leukemia, dealing with chemotherapy, a clinical trial, and transplant. She h…

Secura Bio Announces Final Patient Enrolled in PRIMO Study and Inclusion of COPIKTRA® (duvelisib) in NCCN Guidelines for PTCL

SUMMERLIN, Nev., Feb. , - Secura Bio, Inc. announced that it completed enrollment on February , , in the PRIMO study. PRIMO is evaluating COPIKTRA (d…

Reshmi Parameswaran

I (Reshmi Parameswaran) am a scientist working in the field of cancer immunotherapy for past years. I received my Ph.D degree from Weizmann Institute…

Timothy Graubert

Dr. Graubert is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Hematologic Malignancy Program at the Massachusetts General Hospit…

Exploiting Vulnerabilities in RNA Splicing to Treat Hematologic Malignancies

RNA splicing is a central metabolic pathway that is frequently perturbed in hematopoietic malignancies (HMs) that harbor mutations in spliceosome comp…

Michael

On January , , I was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma(BL)with brain metastasis, and kidney and liver failure. During my four rounds of chemo, I had g…

Micah

My wife was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in June of . For nine months I watched her battle her cancer and her treatments. I lear…

Lynn

My wife, Lynn Lancour, spent endless time and resources organizing a bicycle trip from San Diego to St. Augustine, approximately , miles, to raise fun…

Leigh

In August , I developed pneumonia for the third time in two years. I had been finding that my ability to fight off illness was not as good as it used …

Krista

Prior to my diagnosis, I was a daughter to my parents, a dedicated dog mama to my Golden Retriever, a loyal friend, and an enthusiastic high school h…

Karrah

I was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in June of . Like a whirlwind, I spent the next nine months fighting for my life, battl…

John

In January , I had returned to my home outside of Charleston, South Carolina, from a -day assignment to Anchorage, Alaska. Even though I had returned …

Hudson

Hudson entered the world on March , . This is the day my heart left my own chest and was beating outside of my body. My whole world was immediately co…

It's Time To Understand CAR-T Therapy For B-Cell Lymphoma: Earlier Indications Coming To A Community Near You

Part of in a series on: The Evolving Role of CAR Therapy for R/R Lymphomas: Improving Access and Outcomes

Lily

I thought to myself, "Look at you, strong, independent, and ready for new adventures on the East Coast!" I then turned and boarded my flight to Maryla…

Jan

After returning from a diving trip to Cyprus in November , I started having headaches and sweating at night. Just two weeks later, I was diagnosed wit…

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New Drug Approval Moves Us Closer To Long-Term Control of Multiple Myeloma

Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel () is the second approved to treat multiple myeloma Just one year after the fir…

Jamie

In , I was looking for a new challenge. I’d always been an athlete, but I was feeling out of shape and wanted to do something that mattered. One day, …

FDA Approves New Drug for Patients with Rare Blood Cancer (Myelofibrosis)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a drug for the treatment of intermediate or primary or secondary myelofibrosis, the first sp…