Latest Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Stories
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was saddened to learn of the death of Senator Arlen Specter from complications related to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Specter, Senator from Pennsylvania from 1980 until 2010, had previously fought Hodgkin's disease in 2005, and later survived a brain tumor and heart bypass surgery. Specter was an ardent advocate for medical research, continually pushing for more funding for the National...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Louis J. DeGennaro, Ph.D, LLS chief mission officer has been appointed to two prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) boards created to help overcome the bottlenecks in the translational research pipeline and accelerate the pace of drug development. Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, tapped Dr. DeGennaro to serve as a member of the newly created National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Throughout the entire month of October, consumers can take advantage of great discounts while helping to save lives, thanks to a partnership between The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and Valpak. LLS and Valpak have created an online coupon promotion that kicks off today and runs through October 31, 2012. The promotion offers visitors to Valpak a variety of money-saving offers, while a percentage of their purchases are...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to support funding from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. has been advancing rigosertib, the lead compound under development for treating patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). In an announcement made this week, European commercial rights for rigosertib have been licensed to Baxter International providing significant resources to advance the program toward U.S. and...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past eight years, the Nike Women's Marathon and -- Half Marathon -- a Race to Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in San Francisco, has become one of the biggest races of its kind in the world. Building on its success and popularity, Nike and LLS are now excited to announce an expansion of this partnership to Washington, D.C. The inaugural Nike Women's Marathon Half in Washington, D.C., is scheduled for...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading biopharmaceutical company in the field of epigenetics, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) to advance the development of a novel BET inhibitor for the treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies. Under the terms of the agreement, LLS will provide up to $7.5 million in funding to support Constellation's...
DETROIT, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Storage Warz returns to Metro-Detroit as Compass Self Storage will be holding its second annual Storage Warz events at two locations in September. The events will feature an auction of prizes in select units. Attendees will also be greeted with live entertainment, food, and fun. These family friendly events will also feature a 50/50 raffle, a drawing for Kindle Fire and a prize wheel. Don't miss your chance to bid on a variety of great prizes...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) today announced it has awarded four new grants through its prestigious Marshall A. Lichtman Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) research initiative, bringing the program's total funding to $260 million since its inception in 2000. All Principal Investigators have long-time connections to LLS. They are Jerry M. Adams, Ph.D, The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research; Jon C...
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Illinois Chapter (LLS) teams up with Fundinco.org to offer a unique fundraising option for their upcoming Light The Night Walk on October 20th and 21st in Chicagoland and Rockford. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 29, 2012 Fundinco.org and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society are teaming up to offer a unique new fundraiser that allows Light The Night Walk teams to raise funds without soliciting for direct donations. Instead, supporters simply shop online and a...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Remarkable progress has been made in treating patients with blood cancers, with survival rates for many having doubled or tripled, and in some cases quadrupled, since The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was founded in 1949. Yet, more than 1 million North Americans are fighting blood cancers, the third leading cause of cancer death. Each September LLS observes Blood Cancer Awareness Month to shed light on these diseases and...
