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Playing the Long Game in Lymphoma Research

Playing the long game is not a new concept for Lymphoma Research Foundation Grantee and Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) member Ari Melnick, MD, of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. Lymphoma research is not a field for those looking for instant gratification, but Dr. Melnick has never taken a sprinter’s approach to finding cures for lymphoma. He is more of a marathoner.

LRF Advocates for Patient Access to Cellular Therapies

On November 2, 2019, the Lymphoma Research Foundation sent a letter to Donald Thompson, Director, Division of Acute Care at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requesting for MS-DRG reclassification for certain cases involving the use of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T-cell) therapies.