Perlmutter Cancer Center opens transplantation and cellular therapy center for blood cancers

Cell donor’s socioeconomic status shapes cancer treatment outcomes

The socioeconomic status of cell donors affects the health outcomes of blood cancer patients who underwent hematopoietic cell transplantation, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

July 19, 2024

Vol.50 No.29

Clinical Roundup

Mayo Clinic performs world’s first known successful total larynx transplant in a patient with active cancer

A multidisciplinary team of doctors at Mayo Clinic in Arizona performed the third known total larynx transplant in the U.S.

July 12, 2024

Vol.50 No.28

Drugs & Targets

Estonia to develop personalized CAR T-cell therapy for blood cancer patients

The Tartu University Hospital, North Estonia Medical Centre, and Icosagen have joined forces to develop and introduce an innovative personalized cell therapy for patients in Estonia.

May 31, 2024

Vol.50 No.22

Clinical Roundup

Cyclophosphamide may expand transplant donor pool for patients with blood cancers

A new treatment approach using an older drug may enable more patients with high-risk blood cancers to receive transplanted stem cells from unrelated, partially matched donors, according to a study conducted by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and colleagues.

May 24, 2024

Vol.50 No.21

Clinical Roundup

Older adults with aggressive blood cancer are responsive to treatment and show prolonged survival

Standard of care treatment for acute myeloid leukemia is safe and effective for adults over 80, according to a study published in Blood Neoplasia. For roughly a quarter of patients, this treatment can durably prolong survival.

May 17, 2024

Vol.50 No.20

Clinical Roundup

Lower MRD prior to HCT associated with better outcomes in FLT3-ITD AML

Patients in remission after being treated for a high-risk blood cancer are likely to have better outcomes if no trace of the cancer is detectable before the patients receive donor blood cells.

May 03, 2024

Vol.50 No.18

Perlmutter Cancer Center opens transplantation and cellular therapy center for blood cancers

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Cell donor’s socioeconomic status shapes cancer treatment outcomes

Mayo Clinic performs world’s first known successful total larynx transplant in a patient with active cancer

Estonia to develop personalized CAR T-cell therapy for blood cancer patients

Cyclophosphamide may expand transplant donor pool for patients with blood cancers

Older adults with aggressive blood cancer are responsive to treatment and show prolonged survival

Lower MRD prior to HCT associated with better outcomes in FLT3-ITD AML

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