Leah Lawrence

Leah Lawrence is a freelance health writer and editor based in Delaware. She has contributed to trade, consumer, and medical association publications and websites focused on hematology/oncology, cardiology, primary care, endocrinology, and general health.

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COVID19

Two Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Appear Necessary to Protect Cancer Patients on Active Treatment

Leah Lawrence

July 21, 2021

Cancer patients had a low rate of seropositivity after the first vaccine dose but not after the second dose.

The approval is based on evidence that the vaccine can prevent anogenital infections, with an ongoing trial looking at throat infection prevention in men likely to be critical for continued approval.

Prevention

European Myeloma Network Provides Vaccine Recommendations for MM

Leah Lawrence

September 11, 2020

Patients with myeloma should receive 2 doses of the trivalent or quadrivalent vaccine influenza vaccine and vaccinations should continue annually.

Two studies characterize hematological recovery after CAR-T cell therapy.

Hepatitis

ASCO Issues Provisional Opinion Update on Hepatitis B Screening

Leah Lawrence

August 24, 2020

ASCO recommends that patients with newly diagnosed cancer slated to receive systemic anticancer meds be tested for HBV by 3 tests prior to starting therapy.

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Two Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Appear Necessary to Protect Cancer Patients on Active Treatment

European Myeloma Network Provides Vaccine Recommendations for MM

ASCO Issues Provisional Opinion Update on Hepatitis B Screening

Safety, Efficacy of 8-Week Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir for Treatment-Naive HCV Examined