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May 14, 2019

Health Canada Approves Adcetris-Chemo for Advanced Classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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Health Canada has approved Seattle Genetics‘ submission requesting approval of Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) in combination with standard chemotherapy as a frontline treatment for patients with advanced (stage IV) classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma. ... Read more

May 9, 2019

Sunlight Exposure Reduces Risk of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Study Finds

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People with high exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet radiation are significantly less likely to develop non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma compared to those with low exposure, but vitamin D levels in the body ... Read more

May 7, 2019

Recent Immunosuppression, Persistently High HIV Load Predict Lymphoma Risk

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Recent immunosuppression, which causes a drop in CD4 T-cell levels, and prolonged exposure to high HIV viral load are two independent predictors of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma among people living with HIV, a ... Read more

May 3, 2019

Forty Seven, Genentech Continue to Test Triple Immunotherapy Combo in DLBCL

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Forty Seven and Genentech are extending their agreement to include a third clinical trial evaluating a combination of the investigational 5F9 plus Rituxan (rituximab) and Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The decision builds on prior ... Read more

May 2, 2019

FasT CAR-T Is Faster, More Potent and Affordable Therapy, Gracell Bio Says

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Gracell Biotechnologies has developed a platform, called FasT CAR-T, that is able to manufacture its CD19-targeting CAR T-cell product in a single day, as opposed to 14 days for conventional ... Read more

April 30, 2019

Chemotherapy Improves Survival of AIDS-related Lymphoma Patients, Study Finds

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Patients with AIDS-related lymphoma have better survival outcomes when standard chemotherapy is added to their combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), a new study shows. The study, “The clinical features and prognosis ... Read more

April 26, 2019

CAR T Cells Can Directly Target Lymphoma in Mice, Study Finds

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Using an advanced microscopic technique to visualize how CAR T cells work in a mouse model of lymphoma, researchers found that these cells can induce tumor regression by directly targeting ... Read more

April 23, 2019

Epstein-Barr Vaccination Could Cut Risk of B-cell Lymphoma, Study Suggests

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Chronic B-cell activation — which can happen because of infectious mononucleosis, commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) — triggers an excessive proliferation of certain B cells, which can evolve into a B-cell lymphoma. Although ... Read more

April 18, 2019

Velcade Add-on Doesn’t Improve Survival Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed DLBCL, Trial Shows

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Adding Velcade (bortezomib) to standard chemotherapy is well-tolerated but does not improve the survival outcomes of patients newly diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), even after stratifying patients according to ... Read more

April 16, 2019

Japan Designates Valemetostat for Accelerated Development to Treat PTCL

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The Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has granted Sakigake Designation to valemetostat, an investigational treatment for adult patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). The designation is ... Read more