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☆ Immunotherapy improves survival in people with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —An immunotherapy approach to treating advanced Hodgkin lymphoma may drastically increase patients’ chances of survival, including those as young as 12, according to a new clinical trial. “The standard endpoint in studies of Hodgkin lymphoma is progression-free survival, because we think that best predicts the future,” he said. Hodgkin lymphoma can develop at any age, but it’s most common in early adulthood. ‘An immunotherapy revolution’The new study included nearly 1,000 people who were at least 12 years old and newly diagnosed with stage III or IV Hodgkin lymphoma that had previously been untreated. “However, insights in the field of cancer biology identified other potential approaches to cancer treatment in general and Hodgkin’s lymphoma in particular.

Persons: Hodgkin, Dr, Jonathan Friedberg, ”, ” Friedberg, it’s, Friedberg, Bristol, “, we’ve, Ann LaCasce, Dana, Farber, Brigham, Sanjay Gupta, James Armitage, Dan Longo, ” Armitage, Longo Organizations: CNN, New England, of Medicine, “, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester, American Cancer Society, Bristol, Myers Squibb, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Bristol Myers, Brigham Fellowship, CNN Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Brigham, Women’s Locations: United States, Canada, U.S

Those Big East titles, automatic. Neptune's second season has all the potential to not only surpass his first one, but to stake the No. A big season from Moore -- who has plenty to prove to NBA scouts -- should mean a big season for Villanova. THE SCHEDULELong the dominant team in the Big East, the Wildcats are again looking up. There are games against Maryland, a potential matchup with North Carolina at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, Kansas State and UCLA on the slate before Big East play.

Persons: — Kyle Neptune, Neptune, Jay Wright, Cam Whitmore, Neptune’s, Wright, Neptune's, “, John’s, Rick Pitino, ” Pitino, Justin Moore, Moore, Achilles ’, Eric Dixon, Dixon, Jordan Longino, Mark Armstrong, Chris Arcidiacono, NILs didn’t, TJ Bamba, Hakim Hart, Bamba, Hart, Hart isn’t, Tyler Burton, Lance Ware, Burton Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, Villanova, of Fame, Wildcats, NIT, Liberty, “ Villanova, NBA, NCAA, Big East, Washington State, Spiders, Big, UConn, Marquette, Creighton, Maryland, North, Kansas State, UCLA, AP Locations: Temple, ” St, Maryland, New York, Richmond, Kentucky, North Carolina

☆ More Clematis, Please: How to Make Those Flowers Last All Season
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Margaret Roach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s hard to imagine that the aphorism warning about too much of a good thing could ever apply to Clematis, whose charming flowers and mostly lightweight climbing vines make them irresistible. Mr. Long has amassed a collection of more than 400 kinds of Clematis. He is quick to note, however, that you don’t need a collection the size of his to achieve a season-long Clematis display: It’s within reach of every garden. But it does require a strategic choice of varieties, based on staggered bloom times. You also have to master what Mr. Long calls the “refreshing techniques” that can coax maximum flowering.

Persons: Dan Long, . Long, Long Locations: Athens, Ga

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