Genetic link found between the immune system and lymphoma
People who inherit genetic changes which alter the function of their immune system are at…
Browsing: Lymphoma
For cancer patients with HIV, immunotherapy appears safe
A new category of immunotherapies called checkpoint inhibitors that has been highly effective against many…
‘Double decker’ antibody technology fights cancer
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have created a new class of antibody-drug conjugates…
PBS listing makes lifesaving cancer drug affordable for sufferers
Sean Parnell, The Australian Patients with leukemia and lymphoma will no longer have to pay…
Australian Doctors Discover Woman’s “Cancer” Is Actually Tattoo Ink
Australian doctors mistook 15-year-old tattoo pigment for cancer in a case recently reported on in the Annals…
Genetically enhanced, cord-blood derived immune cells strike B-cell cancers
Immune cells with a general knack for recognising and killing many types of infected or…
EHA: Cerdulatinib demonstrates rapid tumour responses in a phase 2 study for relapsed/refractory NHL
Cerdulatinib is an oral, dual Syk-JAK inhibitor with a unique mechanism of action. It inhibits…
EHA: Early metabolic response determination by FDG-PET allows substantial reduction of chemo and toxicity for advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma
Hodgkin lymphoma is the most common malignancy of young adults. Intensive chemotherapy with 8 or…
ASCO 2017: Steady decrease in severe health problems for childhood cancer survivors
Treatments for childhood cancer are often intense and carry the risk of lifelong health problems…
Second cancers deadlier in young patients
Second cancers in children and adolescents and young adults (AYA) are far deadlier than they…