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July 11, 2023
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Overweight, obesity linked to adverse outcomes among AYAs treated for leukemia

Overweight, obesity linked to adverse outcomes among AYAs treated for leukemia

Adolescents and young adults with overweight or obesity had poorer clinical outcomes than their normal-weight counterparts after receiving a pediatric regimen for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, study results showed.

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July 11, 2023
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CDC study reveals overall increase in pediatric cancer incidence over 16 years

CDC study reveals overall increase in pediatric cancer incidence over 16 years

Overall incidence of pediatric cancer in the United States increased 0.5% annually on average between 2003 and 2019, according to a CDC study published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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June 26, 2023
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New Leukemia & Lymphoma Society president to focus on drug development, health disparities

New Leukemia & Lymphoma Society president to focus on drug development, health disparities

In his new role as president and CEO of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, pediatric hematologist oncologist E. Anders Kolb, MD, aims to expand his life’s work in advancing blood cancer research and therapies for patients of all ages.

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June 19, 2023
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New models enable deeper research into acute myeloid leukemia

New models enable deeper research into acute myeloid leukemia

Researchers at Tisch Cancer Center have created innovative models of acute myeloid leukemia, offering an unprecedented resource for studying this deadly blood cancer, according to a study published in Blood Cancer Discovery.

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June 16, 2023
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VIDEO: Minimal residual disease data key factor in predicting leukemia relapse after CAR-T

VIDEO: Minimal residual disease data key factor in predicting leukemia relapse after CAR-T

In this video, Eunice Wang, MD, discussed a retrospective analysis looking at outcomes of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for patients diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

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June 16, 2023
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VIDEO: New CAR T-cell therapies ‘waiting in the wings’ for patients with leukemia

VIDEO: New CAR T-cell therapies ‘waiting in the wings’ for patients with leukemia

In this video, Eunice Wang, MD, discussed an abstract relating to new chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies treating acute lymphocytic leukemia, presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

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June 09, 2023
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Liso-cel CAR-T ‘new potential treatment option’ for advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Liso-cel CAR-T ‘new potential treatment option’ for advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia

CHICAGO — Lisocabtagene maraleucel significantly improved complete remission rates among adults with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, results from the pivotal phase 2 TRANSCEND CLL 004 trial showed.

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June 02, 2023
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AYAs with rare leukemia face disparities in access to specialized cancer centers

AYAs with rare leukemia face disparities in access to specialized cancer centers

CHICAGO — Fewer than half of adolescents and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia received first-line treatment at a specialized cancer center, despite an association of such treatment with longer survival, study results showed.

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May 25, 2023
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Cross-border partnership takes on ‘huge survival gap’ among children with leukemia

Cross-border partnership takes on ‘huge survival gap’ among children with leukemia

A partnership between health care systems along the U.S.-Mexico border led to clinically meaningful improvement in survival outcomes among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, study results showed.

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