Posts by: Marisa Wexler

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The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)’s RareLaunch training program will host two days of free virtual workshops in December, with the aim of empowering leaders to start non-profit ... Read more

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020

Telehealth ‘Helpful’ Alternative to In-person Care, Rare Disease Patients Say

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A majority of rare disease patients using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic thought the experience positive, and many would like the option of continuing its use in future appointments, a ... Read more

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

First Clinical Trial Launched for AML, Other Blood Cancer Patients With COVID-19

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has announced the launch of the first clinical trial dedicated to people with blood cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), who are infected with COVID-19. The ... Read more

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020

French Authorities Advance Phase 3 Trial Testing Sellas’ GPS Cancer Vaccine

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French regulatory authorities have approved an investigational medicinal product dossier (IMPD) from Sellas Life Sciences, granting permission to advance in France a Phase 3 clinical trial testing the cancer ... Read more

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020

Venclexta Plus Vidaza Increases AML Survival, Study Shows

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Adding Venclexta (venetoclax) to treatment with Vidaza (azacitidine) significantly prolongs survival in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who have not been treated before, a new study demonstrates. The ... Read more

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020

Cost of Cancer Treatment in US Could Rise by 34% by 2030

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The cost of treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other cancers in the United States is projected to increase substantially by 2030, a study reports. The study, “Medical Care ... Read more

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020

Intellia Looking to Bring Its Potential T-cell Therapy for AML into Trials

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Data from early studies suggest that Intellia Therapeutics‘s proprietary CRISPR/Cas9 technology can more effectively generate tumor targeting T-cells than conventional methods, and support testing NTLA-5001, the company’s engineered cell therapy ... Read more

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

Venclexta Plus Vidaza Improves Survival for AML Patients, AbbVie Reports

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First-line treatment with a combination of Venclexta (venetoclax) and Vidaza (azacitidine) significantly extended survival in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who were ineligible for intensive chemotherapy, as compared with Vidaza alone, ... Read more

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

Annamycin Trial in Poland Permitted to Accelerate Dose Escalation in AML Patients

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The Polish Department of Registration of Medicinal Products (URPL) has granted Moleculin Biotech permission to accelerate the dose-escalation portion of a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of Annamycin, which is ... Read more

January 24, 2020February 6, 2020

Computers Can Quickly See Patterns in Data to Diagnose Ills Like AML, Study Suggests

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Using artificial intelligence to analyze gene expression patterns — which genes are ‘switched on’ — in blood cells could aid in the diagnosing acute myeloid leukemia (AML) more quickly, ... Read more