Whole Genome Sequencing for AML/MDS Risk Stratification
ChromoSeq now covered by Medicare; Two Clinical Trials Also Open Two novel clinical trials for patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are open and enrolling patients at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The clinical trials are utilizing a breakthrough whole-genome […]
Novel Lymphoma Clinical Trials Underway
In just the past five years, the development of new therapeutics has changed the paradigm for the treatment of lymphomas, thereby improving outcomes and quality of life. As research continues, a major goal is to find more tolerable treatment options with higher efficacy. At Siteman Cancer Center, 35 open clinical trials are investigating novel immunotherapies, […]
First-in-human clinical trials at Siteman Cancer Center to evaluate universal CAR T-cell therapies
This summer, the latest generation of CAR T-cell therapies for patients diagnosed with lymphoma, myeloma or leukemia get underway in clinical trials at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The cancer center was one of the first in the U.S. to offer CAR T-cell therapy for the treatment […]
Newly approved drug effective against lung cancer caused by genetic mutation
The new drug sotorasib reduces tumor size and shows promise in improving survival among patients with lung tumors caused by a specific DNA mutation, according to results of a global phase 2 clinical trial. The drug is designed to shut down the effects of the mutation, which is found in about 13% of patients with […]
Personalized cancer vaccines for breast, pancreatic cancers show promise
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that personalized cancer vaccines made using DNA…
Cell-based immunotherapy shows promise against melanoma
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis demonstrates, in mice and human cells, that a cell-based…
Chemo for glioblastoma may work better in morning than evening
Shown are the MRI scans of the brain of a participant in a clinical trial evaluating chronotherapy — or the timed delivery of…