Medical News
Venetoclax added to standard treatments shows promise in high-risk myeloid blood cancers
EurekAlert! - 5 Dec 2020 07:00
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) The novel oral drug venetoclax can be safely added to standard therapies for some high-risk myeloid blood cancers and in early studies the combination shows promise of improved outcomes, sa...
Is the Dawn of the Stem Cell Revolution Finally Here?
Discover - 5 Dec 2020 16:00
This year, scientists made strides in using stem cells in treatments for human brains, livers, and hearts.
CAR T-cell therapy found highly effective in patients with high-risk non-Hodgkin lymphoma
EurekAlert! - 5 Dec 2020 07:00
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) A CAR T-cell therapy known as axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) drove cancer cells to undetectable levels in nearly 80% of patients with advanced non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in a phase 2 cli...