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Use of venetoclax in transplant conditioning regimen shows promise in myeloid cancers
EurekAlert! - 7 Dec 2019 07:00
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) For patients with high-risk myeloid cancers undergoing a donor stem cell transplant, adding the targeted drug venetoclax to a reduced-intensity drug regimen prior to transplant is safe and ...
Genomic features of AML in patients over age 60 can predict success of stem cell transplant
EurekAlert! - 7 Dec 2019 07:00
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) For older patients with AML, the prospects for success of a stem cell transplant can often be predicted based on the particular set of genetic mutations within the tumor cells, investigator...
E1912 follow-up shows ibrutinib effective, well tolerated by majority of CLL patients
EurekAlert! - 7 Dec 2019 07:00
(ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group) The ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group today announced results from extended follow-up of patients in its randomized Phase 3 clinical trial, E1912. Previously untreated patients (aged 70 ...
Dramatic health benefits following air pollution reduction
Science Daily - 7 Dec 2019 00:36
Reductions in air pollution yielded fast and dramatic impacts on health-outcomes, as well as decreases in all-cause morbidity, according to new findings.
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