Scott Merville
Comms manager, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Opinions are mine. Tweet about cancer and other stuff. Favs = bookmark, RTs not endorsements, etc.
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Use of CAR-Transduced Natural Killer Cells in CD19-Positive Lymphoid Tumors | NEJM
Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Use of CAR-Transduced Natural Killer Cells in CD19-Positive Lymphoid Tumors
Immune therapy tweak offers new hope to blood cancer patients
In a small trial, a modified form of a cancer treatment had fewer side effects.
Scott Merville
Immune therapy tweak offers new hope to blood cancer patients. Promising results for CAR natural killer cells. nbcnews.com/health/cancer/… via @nbcnews
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CD19 CAR NK-cell therapy achieves 73% response rate in patients with leukemia and lymphoma
According to results from a Phase I/IIa trial at The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center, treatment with cord blood-derived chimeric
antigen receptor (CAR) natural killer (NK)-cell therapy targeting CD19
resulted in clinical responses in a...
Scott Merville
CD19 CAR NK-cell therapy achieves 73% response rate in patients with
#leukemia and lymphoma with no major toxicities. #immunotherapy
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Heated post-surgical chemotherapy improves survival for stage IV stomach cancer
Adding heated chemotherapy in the abdomen after surgery for stage IV stomach cancer improves survival in a clinical trial.
Scott Merville
Heated post-surgical #chemotherapy improves survival for stage IV stomach cancer bit.ly/383fA5F #StomachCancer #endcancer @MDAndersonNews
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These Were the Iowa Caucuses We Always Needed
That wasn’t a fiasco. It was a godsend.
Scott Merville
Opinion | These Were the Iowa Caucuses We Always Needed politi.co/395Fki2 via @politico
"Thanks to this monumental whiff, we need never spend a moment’s attention on the Iowa caucuses again."
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Experimental HIV vaccine regimen ineffective in preventing HIV
No safety concerns found; NIH and partners discontinue vaccinations.
MD Anderson supports World Cancer Day through dedication to eliminate cancer
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center honors World Cancer
Day, Feb. 4, as the campaign celebrates 20 years of bringing awareness
and action to the global fight to end cancer.
Scott Merville
MD Anderson supports World Cancer Day through dedication to eliminate cancer bit.ly/393xlCb #WorldCancerDay
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Cervical Cancer Could All But Disappear in North America by 2040
Vaccination and screening could nearly wipe out cervical cancer in North America in the next 20 years and rid the world of the disease within the next century, researchers say.
Scott Merville
Cervical Cancer Could All But Disappear in North America by 2040 consumer.healthday.com/cancer-informa… #HPV #CervicalCancer #HPVvaccine #endcancer
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No, The Wuhan Coronavirus Was Not Genetically Engineered To Put Pieces Of HIV In It
A recent scientific paper published on pre-print server bioRxiv made some very odd claims about HIV and coronavirus that were quickly debunked by other scientists.
Extending cervical cancer prevention around the world
Kathleen Schmeler, M.D., is working to extend cervical cancer prevention and treatment to low- and moderate-income nations.
Scott Merville
Extending cervical cancer prevention around the world bit.ly/37VMHZ8
#CervicalCancer #WorldCancerDay2020 @MDAndersonNews
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Lacing up the Silver Sneakers
I stood behind a straight-back chair, my arms hanging loosely at my sides. I wore gray sweatpants, a black T-shirt and well-worn Nikes…
Column: Cubs spring training is only a week away. So is everybody still in?
Despite the back-to-back collapses that defined the endings of the 2018 and 2019 seasons for the Chicago Cubs, everybody is presumably in for another wild ride in 2020. Well, not everybody.
Scott Merville
Column: Is everyone in for the Chicago Cubs? - Chicago Tribune
True:
“If not for you (WGN), the Cubs would’ve been just another losing franchise without a national following, a Midwest version of the Padres.”
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Lung cancer screening decision aid delivered through tobacco quitlines improves informed decision-making
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have
shown that a decision aid delivered through tobacco quitlines
effectively reaches a screening-eligible population and results in
informed decisions about lung cancer screening.
Scott Merville
Lung cancer screening decision aid delivered through tobacco quitlines
improves informed decision-making bit.ly/2GJXJ7Q #LungCancer #endcancer
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Ovarian Cancer Moon Shot works to broaden immunotherapy impact
MD Anderson’s Ovarian Cancer Moon Shot tests innovative approaches to overcome ovarian cancer’s resistance to immunotherapy.
Scott Merville
Ovarian Cancer Moon Shot works to broaden #immunotherapy impact bit.ly/31jjPI5 @MDAndersonNews #endcancer
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Nell Gifford died on December 8th
The founder of a miniature village-green circus, in the old-fashioned style, was 46
EU parliament gives final approval to Brexit deal
The European Parliament on Wednesday gave its final approval to Britain's d...
American Life Expectancy Rises for First Time in Four Years
Life expectancy, the most basic measure of the health of a society, rose slightly in 2018, after a rare and troubling decline driven by the opioid epidemic.
U.S. National Debt Will Rise to 98% of GDP by 2030, CBO Projects
Sustained federal budget deficits and debt will hit the highest levels since World War II over the next decade, according to a Congressional Budget Office report released on Tuesday.
2018–19 Influenza Illnesses, Medical Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Averted by Vaccination | CDC
Everything you need to know about the flu illness, including symptoms, treatment and prevention.