Lymphoma News

The legal endeavor to force an 11-year-old Amish girl with cancer to undergo chemotherapy against her wishes was concluded on Friday when the court-appointed guardian dropped the matter.

Two patients who researchers hoped had been cured of HIV have seen their infections return, dashing hopes that the virus had been eradicated from their bodies.

Doctors have been reporting "unprecedented success" in using gene therapy to transform the blood cells of patients blood cells into soldiers that seek and destroy leukemia.

After being declared HIV -free following a dangerous bone marrow transplant procedure earlier this summer, a pair of Boston-area men are now apparently showing traces of the virus in their blood once again.

Kite Pharma's Lead Program with the National Cancer Institute Demonstrates Positive Results in Patients with Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Kite Pharma's Lead Program with the National Cancer Institute Demonstrates Positive Results in Patients with Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma /PRNewswire/ -- Kite Pharma, Inc. , a clinical-stage ... (more)

Infinity Pharmaceuticals today announced updated Phase 1 data from an ongoing study of IPI-145, its oral inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase -delta and PI3K-gamma, in patients with relapsed/refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma , a potentially fatal hematologic malignancy .

State Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in early 2012.

Sequenta, Inc. today announced that researchers from the National Cancer Institute will present data showing that in the first five years post-treatment, the company's sequencing-based minimal residual disease assay can detect relapse of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma a median of 7.4 months prior to when the disease is detected via CT scan.

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In one of the biggest advances against leukemia and other blood cancers in many years, doctors are reporting unprecedented success by using gene therapy to transform patients' blood cells into soldiers that seek and destroy cancer.

FoundationOne Heme, Foundation Medicine's Second Clinical Product, is a Fully Informative Genomic Profile for Hematologic Malignancies, Sarcomas and Pediatric Cancers )-- Foundation Medicine announced today the launch of its second clinical product, FoundationOnea Heme, a fully informative genomic profile for hematologic cancers , as well as many ... (more)

The celebratory event, made possible with financial support from Incyte, honored this unique group of individuals who have made a difference by going above and beyond the standard of care, demonstrating leadership within the MPN community, or advancing the science of MPNs.

As Michael DeBolt's seven children were growing up, it was important to him that they got involved in giving back to the community.

A court-appointed guardian will stop trying to force an Amish girl with leukemia to resume chemotherapy against her Ohio parents' wishes, according to a court filing on Friday.

The latest hopes of curing AIDS were dashed Friday when US researchers said HIV returned in two men who briefly eradicated the virus after bone marrow transplants for cancer.

The annual holiday concerts at City Hall feature a special guest this year accompanying the Hillyer Festival Orchestra.

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals , a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in hematology and oncology, today announced key presentations of clinical and scientific data at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology , being held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from December ... (more)

The rebound of the virus shows its persistence, and that it can hide in places in the body where it's hard to find, said the lead scientist, Dr. Timothy Henrich of Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Brielle Kelly, 5, got to be a princess on Saturday November 30, 2013 at The Hotel Hershey through the Jamie's Dream Team, a Pittsburgh-based organization that fulfills the wishes of chronically ill children.

The Western & Central New York Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society announced Deborah and Rocco Surace will serve as co-chairs for the society's 22nd annual Diamond Ball.