Transplantation
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Study could change treatment of MLSM7
New findings could help improve treatment of an inherited bone marrow disorder known as myelodysplasia and leukemia syndrome with monosomy 7 (...
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Treatments, disease affect spermatogonia in boys
Alkylating agents, hydroxyurea (HU), and certain non-malignant diseases can significantly deplete spermatogonial cell counts in young boys,...
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FDA approves biosimilar filgrastim
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the leukocyte growth factor Nivestym™ (filgrastim-aafi), a biosimilar to Neupogen (...
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Tool may reveal optimal time for SCT in MF
A new tool can help patients with myelofibrosis (MF) decide when to pursue stem cell transplant (SCT), according to the MPN Research Foundation....
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FDA grants UCB product orphan designation
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to NiCord for hematopoietic stem cell transplant. NiCord is created...
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Product receives orphan designation for use in HSCT
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to dilanubicel (NLA101) for the reduction of morbidity and mortality...
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New approach to AE reporting needed, group says
A group of experts has called for improvements in reporting adverse events (AEs) that occur in patients with hematologic malignancies. The group...
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Transplant strategy not viable for aggressive B-NHL
Transplant with radioimmunotherapy (RIT)-based conditioning is a viable treatment option for patients with indolent—but not aggressive—B-cell non-...
Conference Coverage
A ‘highly effective’ strategy for haplo-HSCT
STOCKHOLM—Researchers have identified a “highly effective” transplant strategy for pediatric patients with primary immunodeficiencies who lack a...
Conference Coverage
Inhibitor elicits responses in cGVHD
STOCKHOLM—The ROCK2 inhibitor KD025 produced responses in about two-thirds of patients with steroid-dependent or refractory chronic graft-versus-...
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‘Excellent’ survival with HCT despite early treatment failure in FL
Autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) both offer excellent long-term survival in follicular lymphoma (FL)...