Leukemia

Illegitimate Online Pharmacies May Put Cancer Patients at Risk

By

Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

Publish Date August 4, 2022

Illegitimate online pharmacies are selling imatinib without a prescription, making false claims about being registered with regulatory bodies, and failing to provide patients with drug-related warnings.

BMP4 Expression Levels May Predict Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric BCP-ALL

By

Jonathan Goodman, MPhil

Publish Date July 11, 2022

Researchers sought to determine whether BMP4 levels would be predictive of outcomes in pediatric patients with B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Blinatumomab Linked to Higher Costs, Hospitalizations for R/R ALL

By

Leah Lawrence

Publish Date June 27, 2022

The mean total cost of care was $65,437 for blinatumomab, $55,995 for inotuzumab, and $17,520 for other agents.

Extended Decitabine Appears Safer Than Standard Induction for Older AML Patients

By

Leah Lawrence

Publish Date June 15, 2022

Extended decitabine produced a similar overall survival rate as standard chemotherapy, but decitabine had a better safety profile.

CD7 CAR-T Therapy Induced Remission in R/R T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

Publish Date June 13, 2022

Preliminary results of a clinical trial investigating the efficacy of CAR-T therapy in pediatric patients with CD7+ ALL/lymphoma were presented at ASCO 2022.

Leukemia Clinical Trials

Clinical Trial: Molecular Epidemiology of Childhood Leukemia (Aka The California Childhood Leukemia Study) (CCLS)

Clinical trial focusing on the molecular epidemiology of childhood leukemia. Molecular Epidemiology of Childhood Leukemia (Aka The California Childhood Leukemia Study) (CCLS)

Clinical Trial: Genetic Study of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Families

Clinical trial focusing on genetics and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Genetic Study of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Families

Clinical Trial: Banking of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Tumor Cells for Vaccine Generation

Clinical trial focusing on vaccine generation from chronic lymphocytic leukemia tumor cells. Banking of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Tumor Cells for Vaccine Generation

Clinical Trial: Phase I Study of GNKG168 in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Clinical trial focusing on GNKG168. Phase I Study of GNKG168 in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Clinical Trial: Study of Carfilzomib in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) or Prolymphocytic Leukemia (PLL)

Clinical trial focusing on carfilzomib Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) or Prolymphocytic Leukemia (PLL). Study of Carfilzomib in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) or Prolymphocytic Leukemia (PLL) .