Large cell B-cell lymphoma: efficacy of genetically modified lymphocytes (CAR-T)
40% of patients with treatment-refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma had a response that was both complete and durable.Diffuse large B-cell ...
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Hodgkin’s disease: survivors are 14 times more likely to develop another cancer
In children who have survived Hodgkin's lymphoma, the risk of developing a new cancer afterwards is 14 times higher than ...
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Blood cancer: revolution in the treatment of lymphomas
A new form of therapy is changing the way blood cancers, also called lymphomas, are treated. Analysis investigating a blood ...
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Alsace: a patient becomes pregnant after cancer thanks to an autograft of ovarian tissue
In Strasbourg, Alsace, a 33-year-old woman became pregnant after a transplant of her own ovarian tissue, saved to preserve her ...
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World Lymphoma Day: a still poorly understood cancer
On the occasion of the World Day of lymphoma held on September 15, 2016, the France Lymphoma Espoir association publishes ...
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Glyphosate: a study over more than 20 years revives the debate
A long follow-up epidemiological study of farmers and herbicide applicators in the United States shows unexpected results on the risks ...
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Nantes University Hospital: the deaths of three patients remain unexplained
The first results of the Igas mission on the unexplained deaths of three patients at the Nantes University Hospital did ...
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Hodgkin’s disease: patients should save their oocytes before treatment
On the occasion of World Lymphoma Day this Saturday, a study indicates that treatment for Hodgkin's disease can make women ...
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Cancer: a strange new symptom discovered
A 35-year-old Briton was diagnosed very late with cancer of the lymph nodes. The young woman did not have swelling ...
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Blood cancer: two revolutionary anticancer treatments soon available in France
Two revolutionary drugs in the treatment of blood cancer will obtain their temporary authorization for use (ATU) in France. In ...
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Mantle lymphoma: efficacy of a 2nd generation inhibitor of Bruton tyrosine kinase
Acalabrutinib, a highly selective Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor, shows clear benefit in relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphomas.Mantle cell lymphoma ...
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Cancer: a “vaccine” successfully eradicates lymphomas in mice
American researchers have successfully tested a vaccine capable of eradicating cancer cells in mice with lymphoma, then suffering from breast, ...
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Advanced Hodgkin’s disease: the high-performance PET scan to adjust treatment
The PET scan is a painless and reliable test that can accurately assess the activity of Hodgkin's disease and reduce ...
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Physical activity improves survival for patients with lymphoma
Generally speaking, increasing physical activity decreases the risk of death. A recent study shows that it even improves survival for ...
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Blood cancers: revolution with gene therapies
CAR-T cells, a new form of gene therapy, are revolutionizing the treatment of severe forms of various blood cancers.The most ...
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Crohn’s disease: increased risk of lymphoma with treatment
The two main treatments for chronic inflammatory bowel disease are anti-TNFs and thiopurine. Researchers have shown that their use can ...
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Lymphoma: a revolutionary genetic therapy
The US drug agency, the FDA, has approved a second gene immunotherapy using modified T cells for certain types of ...
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Healing thanks to genes
In different forms, gene therapy is part of the therapeutic arsenal of physicians, and the prospects are immense.The Food and ...
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Cancer: personalities break the taboo
Jean-Paul Bret, mayor of Villeurbanne, and Patrick Chêne, former journalist for France Télévisions, spoke about the disease that struck them.About ...
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Nantes University Hospital: the investigation into suspicious deaths closed
The investigation did not reveal any infringement in the hematology service of the Nantes University Hospital and in the laboratory ...
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Nantes University Hospital: the 3 unsolved deaths one month after the tragedy
After the suspicious death of 3 patients treated for lymphoma at the Nantes University Hospital, the Ministry of Health recommends ...
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Nantes University Hospital: suspicious deaths and hypotheses
Between November 10 and 13, 3 lymphoma patients treated at the Nantes University Hospital died of a cardiac complication. Four ...
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Lymphoma: a common and little-known cancer of the blood
Lymphoma is the most common malignant tumor in the blood. It includes a number of rare diseases, hence the ignorance ...
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Breast implant: the suspicions about the Allergan brand become clearer
29 cases of lymphoma associated with breast implants have been reported in France. The number is still increasing. The majority ...
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Childhood leukemia: immunotherapy as a back-up
The combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy could become the standard therapy for children with advanced leukemia or lymphoma. Immunotherapy continues ...
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Lymphoma: the cancer from which Françoise Hardy suffers
© Fotolia11 years ago, François Hardy learned that she had lymphoma, a form of cancer that affects the entire lymphatic ...
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Lymphoma: a campaign to raise awareness among young people
© DRThe France Lymphome Espoir association is organizing for the 7th consecutive year the French edition of World Lymphoma Day, ...
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Bone marrow donation: 2,000 patients need it
On the occasion of International Bone Marrow Donor Day, the Biomedicine Agency emphasizes the importance of giving, to save up ...
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Françoise Hardy: her formidable fight against lymphoma
Victim of an indolent lymphoma, the artist Françoise Hardy confides in her disease which has been eating her away for ...
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Drugs: Colombia bans pesticide spraying
The fight against drug trafficking in Colombia is slowing down. The government has banned the spraying of pesticides on coca ...
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