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Friday Frontline: Cancer Updates, Research and Education on November 22, 2019
November 22nd 2019From plans to sue the School District of Philadelphia over a mesothelioma diagnosis to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson singing for a 3-year-old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, here’s what is making headlines in the cancer space this week.
FDA Approves Calquence for Leukemia and Lymphoma Subsets
November 21st 2019In partnership with the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and Health Canada, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted supplemental approval to Calquence (acalabrutinib) for the treatment of adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
Proton Beam Therapy: A Less Toxic Option in Liver Cancer
November 21st 2019While radiation therapy may be a common alternative for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma, two new studies suggest that proton radiation therapy may offer the same benefits as the more traditionally used photon radiation therapy, with less toxicity.
Precision Medicine and Personalized Treatments Shifting the Tide in Mantle Cell Lymphoma
November 18th 2019While resistance can often make it a challenge to treat mantle cell lymphoma, therapies have come a long way in recent years thanks to the emergence of personalized treatment and the use of BTK inhibitors, according to one expert.