The tablet version of Calquence, which was approved by the FDA for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, small lymphocytic leukemia and relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma, may be taken alongside other drugs to reduce gastric-related side effects.
When my grandmother passed, I noticed my aunt was ruder than usual, and I wondered if I was like that during my cancer experience... and if the pain I was going through excused that behavior.
From Dick Vitale receiving the Jimmy V Award at the 2022 ESPYs to a former triathlon champion opening up about his cancer experience, here’s what’s happening in the cancer space this week.
A first-in-human trial is investigating the safety and efficacy of the novel CAR-T cell therapy in patients relapsed or refractory T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoblastic lymphoma.
The manufacturer of the novel CAR-T cell therapy announced it terminated an early-phase trial investigating the treatment’s efficacy after there was a lack of benefit in patients with relapsed or refractory T-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.
The FDA approval of Breyanzi, a novel CAR-T cell therapy, provides many patients with lymphoma a new treatment option that can be used earlier in the course of their disease, according to an expert.
The FDA approval of Breyanzi, a CAR-T cell therapy, offers patients with relapsed/refractory lymphoma the opportunity for long-term remission, and hope for a cure, one expert said.
From Robin Roberts’ personal message about her partner, Amber Laign’s cancer, to a dancing group inspired by an “America’s Got Talent” contestant who died of cancer, here’s what is happening in the cancer space this week.
Kymriah, a CAR-T cell therapy, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients with pretreated, relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.
Losing my hair due to cancer treatment was mentally and physically painful, but I learned a few tips and tricks along the way.
When you put your feelings out there in cancer support groups — be it in-person or virtual — you’re opening your ideas up to others’ interpretation, and some might not like what you have to say.
Watching my sister undergo cancer treatment made me want to become a nurse, though after she was re-diagnosed, I’ve had to step away from that career path.
I can’t stand the “battle language” of cancer, including terms like “cancer warrior” and “losing the battle” with the disease.
From “Leave It to Beaver” actor Tony Dow revealing his cancer diagnosis to a woman faking a cancer diagnosis to collect $100,000 in donations and a European soccer star finishing treatment, here’s what’s happening in the cancer space this week.
After my sister was re-diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, I was reminded to find laughter in every day because nobody knows what tomorrow holds.
The majority of patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma were alive between four and five years after being treated with axi-cel.
A panel of experts on the FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted that all future approvals of PI3K inhibitors to treat blood cancer be backed by randomized clinical trial data.
Findings from an early-phase clinical trial show that treatment with epcoritamab led to a 63.1% response rate in patients with pretreated large B-cell lymphoma.
After going public with my cancer diagnosis, I was met with an onslaught of “grief tourists” who may not have been interested in the harsh realities of cancer.
After surviving cancer, I’ve developed complex post-traumatic stress disorder, which comes with feelings of insecurity and anger.
The plan is to assess the safety and efficacy of the genetically engineered cell therapy alongside high-dose chemotherapy and blood stem cell transplantation in approximately 150 patients with lymphoma.
The FDA’s decision to approve Yescarta in patients with large B-cell lymphoma that has failed to respond to first-line treatment is based on data that showed that the use of the CAR-T cell therapy resulted in a significant increase in patients who were alive at two years compared with the standard-of-care second-line treatment.
My survivor friends and I share the insensitive comments we have received about our cancer diagnosis.
Unlike stem cell transplant, which has strict eligibility criteria, the majority of patients with blood cancer may be able to receive CAR-T cell therapy, regardless of other comorbidities, explained an expert.
After seeing my brother go through extraordinary pain because of lymphoma and then surviving breast cancer myself, I always pushed through the pain — even when I shouldn’t have.
