Posts by: Alice Melão

Alice Melão

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017

Chest Radiation Therapy Increases Risk of Severe Coronary Artery Disease in Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients

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A Dutch study found that Hodgkin lymphoma survivors who received chest irradiation are more likely to develop severe coronary artery disease (CAD) 20 years after treatment than those without Hodgkin lymphoma or ... Read more

May 5, 2017May 5, 2017

Mallinckrodt Marks 30 Years of Treating Skin Problems in CTCL Patients Using ECP

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Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) therapy for palliative care of skin manifestations of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) was approved 30 years ago and remains an important therapeutic tool worldwide. Mallinckrodt, the world’s ... Read more

April 21, 2017

Manipulating Select T-cells May Prevent Dangerous Side Effect of Stem Cell Therapy

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Controlling the balance of two subsets of immune T-cells, known as CD4+ and CD8+, after stem cell transplants makes it possible to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) while keeping the anti-cancer ... Read more

April 18, 2017

Soligenix to Discuss Its Skin Lymphoma Therapy SGX301 at Washington Conference

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Soligenix will make a presentation in Washington this week on its skin lymphoma treatment SGX301, which benefited 56 percent of patients in a Phase 2 clinical trial. Karen Krumeich, the company’s senior ... Read more

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

RNA Molecule Could Be Used to Develop Therapies for Aggressive Lymphomas, Study Reports

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The small non-coding RNA molecule called microRNA-28 has anti-tumor effects against Burkitt lymphoma (BL) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) cells, according to a study. The molecule, which prevents immune-system components known ... Read more

November 18, 2016

Epstein-Barr Virus Promotes Lymphoma by Taking Control of 2 Key Genes, Study Finds

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Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis, can also cause lymphoma by taking control of two genes involved in blood cancers and switching them on or off, a new study reported. The study, “MYC activation and ... Read more