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Innovative technology could treat cancer more selectively and effectively

Treating cancer more selectively and more effectively - this could be achieved with an innovative technology developed by teams of researchers at the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

9 Aug 2019

Scientists discover novel mechanism of action for NK cells in checkpoint inhibitor for cancer

PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors are a powerful and growing form of immunotherapy used to treat melanoma, kidney cancer, head and neck cancers, Hodgkin's lymphoma and other cancers.

27 Jul 2019

Chemotherapy can wreak havoc on the heart

Cheryl Krafft was diagnosed with an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and was put on a very high-powered chemotherapy regimen to rid her body of the cancer. What she was not counting on was the chemotherapy causing another equally deadly problem.

21 Jun 2019

Cancer patients share survivorship story, celebrate strength and self-care

To survive in his struggle against an aggressive form of prostate cancer, Bin McLaurin didn't only have to overcome the disease attacking his body. He said he also had to toss out his long-held image of masculinity.

16 Jun 2019

Researchers identify important signaling molecule in the biology of Hodgkin's lymphoma

Although classical Hodgkin's lymphoma is generally easily treatable today, many aspects of the disease still remain a mystery.

13 May 2019

Patients with advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma may benefit from radiotherapy after chemotherapy

Patients with advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma who have large tumors at the time of diagnosis may benefit from radiotherapy after chemotherapy even when all traces of the cancer appear to have gone, according to late breaking results presented at the ESTRO 38 conference today.

29 Apr 2019

Cancer vaccine injected into tumour could kill all cancer cells

Researchers have developed an experimental cancer vaccine that when injected into a single tumour can help trigger the immune system to kill the cancer cells circulating within the body. The results of the study titled, “Systemic clinical tumor regressions and potentiation of PD1 blockade with in situ vaccination,” were published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Medicine, this week, Monday.

9 Apr 2019

Common herbicide found to increase the risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

A new study has shown that the herbicide glyphosphate, could increase the risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by 41 percent among those who are exposed.

15 Feb 2019

Cancer among Israeli men on the decline says report

According to a report from the Israel Cancer Association yesterday (3rd February 2019), there has been a significant fall in the number of Israeli men getting cancers over that last decade.

3 Feb 2019

SSB enters into collaboration with Immunochina to develop new immunotherapy equipment

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international supplier of the biopharmaceutical industry, through its China affiliate, and Beijing-based Immunochina Pharmaceuticals, announced today that both parties have entered into a collaboration.

3 Dec 2018

First biosimilar approved by FDA for treatment of adult patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Truxima (rituximab-abbs) as the first biosimilar to Rituxan (rituximab) for the treatment of adult patients with CD20-positive, B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) to be used as a single agent or in combination with chemotherapy.

29 Nov 2018

Phase III CLL14 study evaluating Venclexta plus Gazyva to treat CLL meets its primary endpoint

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group , announced today that the randomized Phase III CLL14 study, which evaluated fixed-duration Venclexta® in combination with Gazyva® in people with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia and co-existing medical conditions, met its primary endpoint and showed a statistically significant reduction in the risk of disease worsening or death compared to standard-of-care Gazyva plus chlorambucil.

1 Nov 2018

FDA approves update to Rituxan label to include information on treatment of rare forms of vasculitis

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an update to the Rituxan® (rituximab) label to include information on follow up treatment of adult patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Microscopic Polyangiitis who have achieved disease control with induction treatment.

22 Oct 2018

NCCN adds COPIKTRA capsules to NCCN Guidelines for follicular lymphoma

Verastem, Inc., focused on developing and commercializing medicines to improve the survival and quality of life of cancer patients, today announced that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network added COPIKTRA (duvelisib) capsules to the Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for follicular lymphoma.

8 Oct 2018

University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center launches new CAR-T therapy trial

University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center launched a new clinical trial for CAR-T, joining a select group of hospitals offering the therapy and a smaller group of hospitals manufacturing the CAR-T cells.

14 Aug 2018

Chemist begins new project to develop carbohydrate mimics to assist cancer therapies

Dr. Robert Britton firmly believes every molecule is important. This chemist doesn't want any molecule sitting unused on a laboratory shelf or in a fridge.

18 May 2018

Discovery of genes could lead to development of novel therapies for EBV-related cancers

VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have identified two genes that are responsible for governing the replication of the Epstein-Barr virus, an infection that drives the growth of several types of cancer.

21 Mar 2018

3D Signatures reports positive results of new Telo-HL test for Hodgkin's lymphoma

3D Signatures Inc. is pleased to announce that a preliminary third-party analysis of the trial data for Telo-HL, 3DS' test in development for Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), shows that the Company's TeloViewTM platform is able to distinguish, with a high degree of statistical significance, multiple differences between a patient group that responds to standard ABVD chemotherapy, and a group that relapses or is refractory to treatment within the first 12 months.

22 Feb 2018

Blood test using infrared spectroscopy can help detect two cancer types

A blood test using infrared spectroscopy can be used to diagnose two types of cancer, lymphoma and melanoma, according to a study led by Georgia State University.

12 Dec 2017

CAR T cell therapy shows long-lasting remissions in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients

In a pair of clinical trials stretching from Philadelphia to Tokyo, the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy Kymriah (formerly known as CTL019) demonstrated long-lasting remissions in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients.

11 Dec 2017

Hodgkin's Lymphoma News and Research

Latest Hodgkin's Lymphoma News and Research

Innovative technology could treat cancer more selectively and effectively

Scientists discover novel mechanism of action for NK cells in checkpoint inhibitor for cancer

Chemotherapy can wreak havoc on the heart

Cancer patients share survivorship story, celebrate strength and self-care

Researchers identify important signaling molecule in the biology of Hodgkin's lymphoma

Patients with advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma may benefit from radiotherapy after chemotherapy

Cancer vaccine injected into tumour could kill all cancer cells

Common herbicide found to increase the risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Cancer among Israeli men on the decline says report

SSB enters into collaboration with Immunochina to develop new immunotherapy equipment

First biosimilar approved by FDA for treatment of adult patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Phase III CLL14 study evaluating Venclexta plus Gazyva to treat CLL meets its primary endpoint

FDA approves update to Rituxan label to include information on treatment of rare forms of vasculitis

NCCN adds COPIKTRA capsules to NCCN Guidelines for follicular lymphoma

University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center launches new CAR-T therapy trial

Chemist begins new project to develop carbohydrate mimics to assist cancer therapies

Discovery of genes could lead to development of novel therapies for EBV-related cancers

3D Signatures reports positive results of new Telo-HL test for Hodgkin's lymphoma

Blood test using infrared spectroscopy can help detect two cancer types

CAR T cell therapy shows long-lasting remissions in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients

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