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[ by | Jun 4, 2009 6:51 pm | Comments Off ]
Brand Name: Istodax
Generic Name: romidepsin
Code Name: depsipeptide
Company: Celgene
FDA Clinical Phase: 2

Description:

Istodax is a bicyclic depsipeptide antibiotic that binds and inhibits an enzyme known as histone deacetylase (HDAC). It alters the production of protein from DNA, inhibits the cell cycle, and causes …

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[ by | May 9, 2009 10:15 pm | Comments Off ]
Brand Name: Treanda
Generic Name: bendamustine
Code Name: SDX-105
Company: Cephalon Oncology
FDA Clinical Phase: 1/2

Description:

Treanda (news articles) is a drug that is used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) .  It is also being studied in …

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[ by | Apr 20, 2009 9:18 pm | Comments Off ]
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Code Name: CX-4945
Company: Cylene
FDA Clinical Phase: 1

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CX-4945 is an oral anti-cancer agent.  It inhibits CK2, an enzyme that plays a role in the development of cancerous cells through cellular processes such as cell cycle regulation, cellular signaling, …

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[ by | Oct 15, 2008 10:00 am | Comments Off ]

John C. Davis Myeloma and Amyloid Program
800 Washington Street
North Building, 7th floor
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 636-5291 (new patients)
(617) 636-6227 (current patients)

General Website:
https://www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/

Multiple Myeloma Specific:
https://www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/patient-care-services/ ... /Myeloma-and-Amyloid.aspx

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[ by | Oct 15, 2008 9:00 am | Comments Off ]

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02144

(617) 724-4000

General Website:
http://www.massgeneral.org/cancer/

Multiple Myeloma Specific:
http://www.massgeneral.org/cancer/services/treatmentprograms.aspx?id=1175

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[ by | Oct 15, 2008 8:00 am | Comments Off ]

1365-C Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322
1-888-946-7447 (1-888-WINSHIP) (Main & Appointments)

General Website
http://winshipcancer.emory.edu

Multiple Myeloma Specific
http://winshipcancer.emory.edu/multiple-myeloma/WinshipContentPage.aspx?nd=709

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[ by | Oct 15, 2008 8:00 am | Comments Off ]

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the transplantation of blood stem cells derived from the bone marrow (that is, bone marrow transplantation) or blood. Stem cell transplantation is a medical procedure in the fields of hematology and oncology, most often performed for people with diseases of the blood, bone marrow, or certain types of cancer.

Stem cell transplantation was pioneered using bone-marrow-derived stem cells by a team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center from the 1950s through the 1970s …

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