Understanding Cancer

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Finding More Targets for CAR-T Cells

CAR-T cell therapy has successfully treated patients with some cancers. Read to learn about other cancers where researchers are hoping to use the treatment in juvenile cancers and others.

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Cancer and COVID-19, When Will I Be Safe?

What do cancer patients need to know as states "open up" amidst the coronavirus pandemic? Watch as experts discuss this evolving situation.

Meredith McKean, MD, MPH, William Donnellan, MD, Andrew Schorr

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May 27 2020

Answers Now: The Latest in Blood and Antibody Tests for COVID-19

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Time: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

We are learning more about antibody tests for COVID-19. Join host Andrew Schorr on Wednesday, May 27th, at 10:00 am PT/ 1:00pm ET for our follow-up session with noted laboratory science experts Susan Leclair, PhD, and Jim Griffith, PhD.

Topic Area: Navigating Cancer

Type: Online

Time: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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