July 12, 2018

Therapeutic Vaccine Combination May Help Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome

It may be possible to vaccinate against induced NY-ESO-1 expression to produce an antigen-specific immune response in patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), according to a […]
July 12, 2018

Nivolumab Plus Chemoradiation Safe For Advanced Head, Neck Cancer

Nivolumab immunotherapy appeared safe and feasible to administer in conjunction with radiation and chemotherapy for patients with newly diagnosed local-regionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the […]
July 12, 2018

Phase 3 ILLUMINATE 301 Trial of Idera’s IMO-2125 Combo Therapy For Advanced Melanoma Patients

A new Phase 3 trial for advanced melanoma patients who failed to respond to Opdivo (nivolumab) or Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is recruiting participants to evaluate Idera Pharmaceutical‘s […]
July 12, 2018

Imfinzi Is First Immunotherapy Approved for Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in US

Imfizi (durvalumab) has become the first approved immunotherapy in the United States for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has stabilized. Imfinzi is a […]
July 12, 2018

Epigenetics therapy shows promise in patients with lymphoma

New compounds targeting epigenetics have shown remarkable early activity in patients with lymphoma, according to new data from the European Society for Medical Oncology
June 15, 2018

New Therapies for Acute Leukemia

June 15, 2018

CRISPR-Based System Identifies Important New Drug Targets in a Deadly Leukemia-Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered a way to rein in an overactive protein that drives some aggressive leukemias. The renegade molecule, MEF2C, […]
June 15, 2018

CAR T-Cell Therapy Holds Promise for Multiple Myeloma

Cellular immunotherapies such as chimeric antigen receptor therapy are a promising approach for treatment of multiple myeloma. CAR T-cells have impressive activity against leukemia and lymphoma, […]