• Outpatient CAR-T Cancer Therapy Can Be Safe, Effective

    Patients with  a fast-spreading blood cancer respond well to outpatient treatment with CAR-T therapy, the largest study examining its use in a community setting has found. CAR-T is shorthand for chimeric antigen receptor therapy. In this treatment,...

    • Posted October 1, 2024
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  • Black, White Cancer Patients Now Benefit Equally From Cord Blood Therapy

    Blood cancer patients of all races who receive cord blood transplants are now living longer. The finding, reported by a team led by oncologist Dr. Karen Ballen, of UVA (University of Virginia) Health, shows that a previously...

    • Posted October 1, 2024
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  • Drug Industry Taking Bigger Role in Clinical Cancer Trials

    Clinical trials sponsored by Big Pharma enrolled eight times as many patients as U.S.-government trials did between 2018 and 2022, new research shows. The study — conducted by researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle —...

    • Posted October 1, 2024
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  • Could a Cheek Swab Predict When You Might Die?

    A new test called CheekAge, based on a quick swab of cells in the mouth, might someday be used to predict how long a person has to live, developers report. The test tracks what are known as...

    • Posted October 1, 2024
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