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Margaret “Peggy” Spencer: Finding a Specialist Right For You
Hear from Peggy about living with myelofibrosis and how her son did research to find a specialist. Peggy’s symptoms continued to increase, making everyday li…
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Myelofibrosis: Now and What’s Coming for Treatment
Dr. Moshe Talpaz, world renowned myeloid disease specialist from the University of Michigan, explains the continuing progress in the treatment of myelofibrosis and the promise of better treatments to come. Dr. Talpaz expresses his excitement for the ongoing research in this challenging and at times frustrating condition. With the discovery… Continue reading
Funding aids potential new therapy for CLL, lymphomas and myeloma
The Leukaemia Foundation is buoyed by recent news reports that an experimental pill, ABT-199, has “dramatically” reduced leukaemia cells in the blood within eight hours of being administered to a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) in a Melbourne trial.
The pill, known as ABT-199, is reported to attack the… Continue reading
Myelofibrosis Stem Cells Could Exist In The Spleens Of Sufferers
Myelofibrosis control tissues in the spleens of patients with this disorder might sustain difference programs equivalent to those located in normal hematopoietic control tissues, based on research outcomes.
The researchers carried out the study to establish the effects of innate qualities of and regulating alerts supplied by the microenvironment in… Continue reading
An Expert’s Perspective: The Explosive Research in Myelofibrosis
Things are changing in myelofibrosis. As researchers better understand the genetics of the condition, they are working to develop new drugs to reduce or eliminate side affects of the illness and treat the underlying condition in a patient’s blood cell factory, the bone marrow. A leading scientist and clinician in… Continue reading
The Promise of Better Treatments for Myelofibrosis
The landscape of care is changing for patients with myelofibrosis. A new drug, that experts say can significantly improve symptoms for many patients, has been recently approved while significant research is underway to better manage the progressive scarring in the bone marrow which is at the root of the condition.… Continue reading
The Promise of Better Treatments for Myelofibrosis
The landscape of care is changing for patients with myelofibrosis. A new drug, that experts say can significantly improve symptoms for many patients, has been recently approved while significant research is underway to better manage the progressive scarring in the bone marrow which is at the root of the condition.… Continue reading
Blood Cancer Research Foundation Changes Name
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 4, 2011
The MPD Foundation, a patient-led foundation dedicated to the discovery of treatments and a cure for three rare blood cancers (myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, and essential thrombocythemia) announces today a new name for the organization, which will now be known as the MPN Research Foundation.… Continue reading
MPN Research Foundation and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Partner to Spur Innovation in Fibrosis Research
Chicago and White Plains, New York (PRWEB) January 23, 2012
Applicants for this concept grant program (titled the MF Challenge) will have until April 1, 2012 to submit their proposal for funding in the amount of up to $ 100,000 per grant. The grant review will take place in June… Continue reading
Catriona Jamieson – UCSD | CIRM Spotlight on Genomics
This seminar, presented to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine governing board on January 17th, 2012, provides a glimpse into a future of personalized medicine in which genomics, the study of genes and their function, is applied to pinpoint specific treatments for patients. Speakers include Catriona Jamieson, director for stem… Continue reading