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Mark Leiser

Leiser is a Healio editorial director, specializing in hematology/oncology and cellular therapy. He received his bachelor's degree in communications and politics from Ursinus College, and his master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

 

Leiser has been in medical publishing since 2011. His team’s work has been recognized multiple times in the APEX Awards for Publication Excellence and American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors competitions.

 

Before joining Healio, Leiser spent 14 years as a newspaper reporter and editor. He is a three-time recipient of Gannett New Jersey's Publisher's Award for Excellence and a multitime honoree in New Jersey Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest. He received Gannett’s Well Done Award for war enterprise reporting.

 

Leiser is an avid sports fan who enjoys photography, attending concerts and spending time at the Jersey shore.

 

Connect with him on LinkedIn here.

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April 15, 2025
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Alert-based patient-reported outcome monitoring improves breast cancer symptom control

SAN ANTONIO — Use of alerts triggered by patient-reported outcome monitoring improved symptom control for patients with advanced breast cancer, according to results of the randomized PRO B trial.

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March 21, 2025
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Adding cisplatin to radiation fails to extend survival in intermediate-risk cervical cancer

The addition of concurrent cisplatin to adjuvant radiation therapy conferred no benefit to women with intermediate-risk, early-stage cervical cancer who underwent radical hysterectomy, according to randomized phase 3 study results.

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March 20, 2025
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VIDEO: CancerX Accelerator provides ‘inside-out view’ of how health systems make decisions

An evidence-based AI platform aims to transform cancer care by providing comprehensive solutions for oncology patient management.

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March 19, 2025
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VIDEO: Company aims to bring ‘clarity to the complexity’ of medical decision-making

A digital health company aims to provide timely and personalized treatment plans for every person with cancer, as well as their physicians.

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March 18, 2025
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VIDEO: CancerX offers ‘unparalleled opportunity’ to collaborate with health care leaders

A precision trial matching platform is designed to help people with cancer quickly identify and access appropriate treatment options.

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March 18, 2025
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VIDEO: AI has ‘truly transformational potential’ to detect cancer at most treatable stage

An AI-based cancer prediction system is designed to ensure a higher percentage of cancers are diagnosed at earlier, more treatable stages.

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March 17, 2025
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PD-1 blockade induces response in surgically resectable endometrial cancer

PD-1 blockade conferred benefit to certain women with surgically resectable endometrial cancer, findings presented at Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer showed.

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March 17, 2025
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Two-drug regimen active in advanced endometrial cancer

A novel two-drug combination exhibited antitumor activity among certain women with advanced endometrial cancer, data presented at Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer showed.

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February 11, 2025
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Discussion about NIH research funding cuts requires 'data, time and careful evaluation'

NIH’s plan to cut what it pays universities and other entities for indirect costs associated with scientific research would create “extremely challenging” short- and long-term impacts, according to a renowned data scientist and researcher.

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February 10, 2025
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Research community braces for 'profoundly negative impact' of NIH cuts

NIH’s decision to cut what it pays universities and other entities for indirect costs associated with scientific research would have immediate and far-reaching consequences, according to many academic institutions and professional societies.