News Releases & Statements
News Releases & Statements
FDA Approves New Treatment Option For Chronic Graft-Versus-Host-Disease In Patients Ages 12 Years And Older
Posted On: August 3, 2021
Rye Brook, N.Y., August 3, 2021 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved belumosudil (Rezurock™) in patients 12 years or older for the treatment chronic graft-versus-host-disease (GvHD) that has not responded or has stopped responding to earlier treatments.
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FDA Approval: New Treatment Indication for Multiple Myeloma Drug
Posted On: August 3, 2021Rye Brook, N.Y., August 3, 2021 - The U.S. Read More
LLS Urges Blood Cancer Patients to get Vaccinated as its National Patient Registry Enters Next Phase in COVID-19 Vaccine Studies
Posted On: July 15, 2021Rye Brook, N.Y., July 15, 2021—The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) began recruitment this week for a new study evaluating T-cell immune response to COVID-19 vaccine among people with a current or past diagnosis of blood cancer. This invitation-only follow-up study will include a sub-set of participants from a larger LLS study examining COVID-19 spike antibody response to vaccination. Both studies are being conducted as part of the LLS National Patient Registry, a project of the Michael J. Garil Patient Data Collective.
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Philanthropic Powerhouses Remain Laser-Focused in Pursuit of a World without Cancer
Posted On: July 14, 2021 Read More
Relentless High School Students Forge Ahead for a Future Without Cancer
Posted On: June 30, 2021 Read More
FDA Approves a Targeted Treatment for a Rare Form of Blood Cancer
Posted On: June 21, 2021Rye Brook, NY, June 23, 2021 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved avapritinib (Ayvakit®) for the treatment of advanced systemic mastocytosis (SM) in adults, including patients with aggressive SM, SM with associated hematologic neoplasm, and mast cell leukemia. Avapritinib is a targeted treatment that inhibits a mutation in the KIT gene, which drives about 95% of the cases of this rare type of blood cancer.
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34 Patient Groups: Preservation of protections is an important win — but critical work remains
Posted On: June 17, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C, June 17, 2021 – 34 patient organizations representing millions of people living with serious and chronic health conditions issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act:
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