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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Omisirge (omidubicel-onlv), a substantially modified allogeneic (donor) cord blood-based cell therapy to quicken the recovery of neutrophils (a subset of white blood …
FDA Approves Cell Therapy for Patients with Blood Cancers to Reduce Risk of Infection Following Stem Cell Transplantation Read More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), recently launched the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer online enrollment system for firefighters …
The CDC Launches National Firefighter Registry for Cancer Read More
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The NCCN 2023 Annual Conference took place in-person in Orlando and virtually, with a particular focus on human connection. That connection was underscored with more than 2,000 registrants from …
NCCN Annual Conference Brings Up Important Questions for Improving Cancer Care Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Researchers at ChristianaCare’s Cawley Center for Translational Cancer Research at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute have demonstrated for the first time that microRNA (miRNA) expression …
ChristianaCare Researchers Uncover Groundbreaking Insights into Colon Cancer Treatment Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — Hershey resident and lung cancer advocate, Summer Farmen, will travel to Washington, D.C. tomorrow (March 29) to meet with her members of Congress during the American Lung Association’s LUNG …
Lung Cancer Advocate Boldly Demands Washington Take Action Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently published updates to the mammography regulations to, among other things, require mammography facilities to notify patients about the density of their breasts, strengthen …
FDA Issues New Mammography Regulations for Better Breast Care Read More
MALVERN, PA — Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRTX) announced the recent presentation on Friday, March 10, 2023, of a net treatment benefit analysis of Phase 3 ROMAN results at the …
Groundbreaking SOM Analysis by Galera Presented at ECHNO Read More
HORSHAM, PA — The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced the recent launch of That’s My Word™ to raise awareness of and help to drive better health outcomes for multiple myeloma …
Join the That’s My Word™ Movement to Increase Awareness of Multiple Myeloma Read More
New research in the January 2023 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that immunotherapy from immune checkpoint (PD-1) inhibitors prior to surgery was strikingly effective for patients with localized mismatch …
Surgery First for Colon Cancer? Not So Fast, According to New Study Read More
New research from cancer research and treatment organization City of Hope in the December 2022 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that only 30% of patients with advanced neuroendocrine …
New Study: Cancer Patients Choose Quality of Life Over Quantity Read More