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  Gary Vogt

  

  F.D.A. Panel Recommends Approval for Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment

  The New York Times - By Denise Grady

  A Food and Drug Administration panel opened a new era in medicine on Wednesday, unanimously recommending that the agency approve the first-ever treatment that genetically alters a patient’s own cells to fight cancer, transforming them into what scientists call “a living drug” that powerfully …

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  Gary Vogt

  

  First gene therapy — ‘a true living drug’ — on the cusp of FDA approval

  The Washington Post - Laurie McGinley

  PHILADELPHIA — When doctors saw the report on Bill Ludwig's bone-marrow biopsy, they thought it was a mistake and ordered the test repeated. But the results came back the same: His lethal leukemia had been wiped out by an experimental treatment never before used in humans. "We were hoping for a …

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  Gary Vogt

  

  Minimal Residual Disease or Cure in MPNs? Rationales and perspectives on Combo Therapy with Interferon-alpha2 and Ruxolitinib - MPN Cancer Connection

  mpncancerconnection.org - David Wallace

  This abstract is provided by Mads Emil Bjorn & Hans Carl Hasselbalch – Department of Hematology, Region Zealand, Roskilde, Denmark The therapeutic …

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  Gary Vogt

  

  The promise of immunotherapy

  nj.com - Matthew Stanmyre

  Medical centers across New Jersey are reporting achievements with new therapy

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  Gary Vogt

  

  New frontier in cancer care: Turning blood into living drugs

  Associated Press - By LAURAN NEERGAARD

  SEATTLE (AP) — Ken Shefveland’s body was swollen with cancer, treatment after treatment failing until doctors gambled on a radical approach: They removed some of his immune cells, engineered them into cancer assassins and unleashed them into his bloodstream. Immune therapy is the hottest trend in …

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  Gary Vogt

  

  New Cancer Drug Is So Effective Against Tumors, the FDA Approved It Immediately

  yahoo.com - Korin Miller

  A small but significant new study is blowing experts away after it found that a particular cancer drug overwhelmingly helped shrink or eradicate …