The overall risk of any infection in the first year after starting treatment is similar in people given different types…
Marisa Horak, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Horak, MS
Bristol Myers Squibb‘s experimental cell therapy arlocabtagene autoleucel (arlo-cel) may help control myeloma…
A CAR T-cell therapy targeting glioblastoma improved tumor control and survival in mice when given before surgery rather than afterward,…
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, and advocacy groups are running campaigns to raise awareness about gynecological cancers,…
Since the late 1940s, when the first chemotherapies were introduced, advances in treatment for blood cancers have resulted in…
PANCREATIC CANCER
New mRNA vaccine trains immune cells to fight pancreatic cancer in mice
A novel mRNA vaccine effectively triggered an antitumor immune response in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer, even completely…
September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and advocates around the world are joining together to shine a light on…
Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ experimental injection therapy sapablursen may ease symptoms of polycythemia vera (PV) and reduce the need for…
PANCREATIC CANCER
FDA approves oral pancreatic cancer drug that extends survival
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an oral drug for adults with pancreatic adenocarcinoma, the most common…
Safusidenib, an experimental oral treatment for people with gliomas carrying IDH1 gene mutations,…