leukemia

June 20, 2023 · Amar Kelkar, MD, FACP, and Vincent Ho, MD
Dr. Amar Kelkar and Dr. Vincent Ho discuss what people with cancer and their caregivers should know about recovery in the weeks and months after a bone marrow transplant, including what follow-up care will be needed, what symptoms may occur, and how daily life may change. Read More >>
2023 ASCO Annual Meeting; #ASCO23
May 25, 2023 · ASCO Staff
The ASCO Annual Meeting is being held June 2 to 6, and here is some of the notable research that will be presented today. Topics include treatment for anemia related to myelodysplastic syndromes, pembrolizumab for advanced cervical cancer, surgery options for early pancreatic cancer, weight loss in breast cancer survivorship, the effect of Medicare expansion on racial disparities, and collaborating across borders to help children with leukemia. Read More >>
ASCO ® Plenary Series
February 14, 2023 · Brielle Gregory Collins, ASCO staff
Read research from the February 2023 session of the ASCO Plenary Series, which highlights a study comparing 2 targeted therapy drugs for treating people with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Read More >>
December 12, 2022 · Greg Guthrie, ASCO staff
A study from China published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has shown that CAR T-cell therapy that targets CD19 and CD22 is effective at treating recurrent or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children. Read More >>
June 17, 2021 · Craig A. Portell, MD
Dr. Craig A. Portell discusses what CAR T-cell therapy is, how it works, what its common side effects are, and how it’s changing the landscape of how some types of cancers are treated. Read More >>

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