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Read the Latest Issue of Pulse: Summer 2021

Dear Friends of LRF, Every five minutes, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with lymphoma. Yet, what brings me hope — and I hope you as well — is that advances in research have improved the way people are diagnosed…

Shining a Light on Lymphoma During Blood Cancer Awareness Month

Shinning a Light on Lymphoma During Blood Cancer Awareness Month Due in large part to the Lymphoma Research Foundation’s (LRF) Advocacy Program, the month of September was designated Blood Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) by the U.S. Congress in 2010. Blood…

The Healing Power of Compassion

For Kami Maddocks, MD of the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, the bonds she creates with her patients go far beyond the call of duty of a doctor and are the most rewarding aspect of her work.

Ride On! 15 Years of the Lymphoma Research Ride

In 2007, LRF Scientific Advisory Board member and past Chair, Dr. Bruce Cheson (Johns Hopkins Medicine/Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders) alongside his wife Christine, founded the Lymphoma Research Ride to give back to his patients, the medical community and raise funds to support life-saving research.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Belumosudil (REZUROCK) for Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Belumosudil (REZUROCK, Kadmon Pharmaceuticals, LLC), is a kinase inhibitor for chronic graft-versus-host disease (chronic GVHD) in adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older.

Ask the Doctor: Is there any increased risk of FL transforming during watch and wait?

Boyu Hu, MD (University of Utah Health), discusses the increased risk of transformation in follicular lymphoma and its impact on treatment effectiveness.

LRF Welcomes Scientific Advisory Board Chair Sonali M. Smith, MD

LRF welcomes new SAB leadership and members Sonali M. Smith, MD of The University of Chicago (Chair); Ann S. LaCasce, MD, MMSc of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Chair-Elect); and Teresa Palomero, PhD of Columbia University (member)

Lymphoma Research Foundation Elects New Board of Director Leadership

Harriet Greenberg and Joel Pollick Joins Lymphoma Research Foundation Board of Directors

2021 Lymphoma Research Foundation Annual Gala and North American Educational Forum on Lymphoma To be Held Virtually

The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) announced today that its premier fundraising event, the LRF Annual Gala, and patient education program, the North American Educational Forum on Lymphoma, will be held virtually in response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The LRF…

Meet the 2021 Career Development Award and Postdoctoral Fellowship Grantees

The LRF Clinical Investigator Career Development Award (CDA) and Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant Program support junior faculty members and PhD and advanced clinical fellows pursuing research in lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

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