Nine-figure deals highlight momentum of Stamford biotech firms STAMFORD — Biotech firms Cara Therapeutics and SpringWorks Therapeutics have announced in the past week licensing and acquisition deals for two of their under-development drugs that could be worth several hundred million dollars. Cara signed a deal with Vifor Pharma for the commercialization across the entire U.S. […]

Radiation doesn’t disrupt cellular cancer therapy, Penn study finds Multiple myeloma patients can safely receive radiation therapy while they wait for an infusion of CAR-T cells – a cancer treatment that trains a patient’s immune cells to track down and kill cancerous cells.  A new University of Pennsylvania study found that receiving radiation within 35 […]

Dr. Anderson on current and future treatment for multiple myeloma | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Kenneth Anderson, MD, envisions the future of multiple myeloma treatment with novel therapies, including proteasome inhibitors and immunomodulatory drugs, as well as therapies for smoldering disease. Learn more about the Multiple Myeloma Program at Dana-Farber. https://www.dana-farber.org/multiple-myeloma-program/ View more presentations from the […]

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Dodgers’ Max Muncy persevering through side effect of broken finger Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Muncy is out at second after colliding with Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames during the fifth inning in Game 4 of the baseball World Series Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Tampa Bay Rays’ Randy Arozarena […]

The Future of Multiple Myeloma Key opinion leaders discuss what the future treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma may look like, including a hope for rapid and deep remission for patient’s after initiating treatment. Website: https://www.onclive.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/OncLive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OncLive/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onclive

Dodgers’ Dave Roberts salutes St. Francis football coach during “Stand Up To Cancer” campaign There was a touching moment before Game 3 of the World Series when baseball players, fans and coaches hold up signs during a “Stand Up To Cancer” campaign. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts honored St. Francis football coach Jim Bonds, who is […]

Everybody Loves Raymond Cast Will Reunite to Honor Peter Boyle For the first time since the series ended in 2005, the cast of Everybody Loves Raymond will reunite to honor their late co-star Peter Boyle. Scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23, the special event has been organized to benefit the Peter Boyle Research Fund of The […]

(daratumumab) Treatment Regimen in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients Who are … Sponsored Content by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson About Multiple MyelomaMultiple myeloma is an incurable blood cancer that affects plasma cells and accounts for approximately 10 percent of hematologic cancers. Progress in treating the disease has focused on extending survival through […]

Alex Adams, multiple myeloma survivor After a workout with his son in 2016, Alex Adams felt something pop in his pelvis. Tests revealed he had multiple myeloma, a blood cancer affecting plasma cells in the bone marrow that can cause fractured bones. Alex describes his day-to-day battle, some days up some days down, and the […]