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NIH clinical trial shows promise for people with treatment-limited, life-threatening disorder. A clinical trial at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has shown that an experimental treatment for patients with severe aplastic anemia resulted in a 94% survival rate without…
Chemotherapy-free approaches could offer comparable efficacy with less toxicity (ORLANDO, Dec. 7, 2025) — Targeted therapies and immunotherapies are increasingly offering viable alternatives to the chemotherapies that have stood for decades as a mainstay of treatment for…
Key Takeaways The combination therapy achieved a 91% overall response rate, with 45% complete remission and 46% marrow complete remission rates. Median overall survival was 30 months, with 1- and 3-year survival rates of 68.8% and 40.7%, respectively. SHOW MORE Decitabine…
This publication offers summaries of selected abstracts presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Hematology Society held in December 2024. It provides new and updated information about research into the diagnosis…
Dr. Lin received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and her MD from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University. She earned a Master of Science degree in Clinical Research from Tulane University. She completed Internal Medicine residency at the University of Maryland and Medical Oncology Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. She then completed a post-doctoral fellowship at UCLA in the laboratory of Dr. Kathleen Sakamoto with a focus on leukemia stem cells. She served on the faculty in Hematology/Oncology at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Jen had a great life. She was married with two children, and she’s just transitioned from teaching to school counseling. At 41, life was busy yet wonderful.
Her symptoms were unusual, but not alarming. The leg pain was new, as was the bruising. Then fatigue set in, far beyond usual tiredness from her schedule. A visit to the doctor did not offer a definitive diagnosis. They suggested it was her condition with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, but with the new bruising, they ordered labs. It was February 2022.
Information on workplace rights & responsibilities for individuals with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
This guide provides important information about bone marrow and stem cell transplantation
