Different blood cancers may need different approaches to treatment.

Types of blood cancer include:

Lymphoma

  • Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma including:
    • Burkitt Lymphoma
    • Diffuse Large B-cell 
Lymphoma (DLBCL)
    • Follicular Lymphoma (FL)
    • Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)
    • Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL)
    • Richter’s Transformation (RT)
    • Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL)
    • Waldenstrom’s 
Macroglobulinemia (WM)

Leukemia

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Other blood cancers

  • Essential Thrombocythemia
  • Multiple Myeloma

Current clinical trials for blood cancers explore investigational medications including: pembrolizumab, bomedemstat, vibostolimab, nemtabrutinib, zilovertamab vedotin, or favezelimab.

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Lymphoma clinical trials

Lymphoma is the most common type of blood cancer.
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Leukemia clinical trials

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood cells, and typically starts in blood-forming tissue, such as bone marrow.
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Additional blood cancer clinical trials

Outside of the two most common blood cancer categories, leukemia and lymphoma, there are multiple other types of blood cancers that we research.
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There is a lot to consider when deciding whether to participate in a clinical trial. Any clinical trial includes risks, which the study doctor will review with you. Make sure you understand the risks before participating

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About clinical trials

Learn what clinical trials are, how they work, and if you may be eligible to participate.
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