The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib) as a treatment for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), a rare and…
Blood cancer
Blood cancer is a broad term encompassing diseases in which blood cells grow too much or develop abnormally. Typically, blood cancers are classified into three main categories – leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma – but they can be further divided into dozens of specific types, each with unique features.
A wide range of therapies are available for treating blood cancer, from chemotherapy and targeted therapy to radiation, stem cell transplant, and surgery. When devising a suitable treatment plan for blood cancer, healthcare providers take into account various factors, such as age, overall health, the specific type of blood cancer, and potential treatment side effects.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to Puretech Health’s LYT-200, an investigative treatment for acute myeloid leukemia…
Treatment with the antipsychotic medication clozapine may increase the risk of blood cancers, but their overall likelihood is still low in people taking the drug,…
Treatment with Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine) is helping to push high-risk follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma into complete remission for a majority of the…
In people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), changes in the gene profile of blood-forming stem cells, leading to a more youthful blood cell profile, could…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an oral liquid formulation of imatinib, now called Imkeldi, to treat specific forms of…
