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Shop Online and In-Store at Walgreens to Support LLS
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and Walgreens are in your corner.
Since 2019, Walgreens has helped to raise more than $30 million for LLS and Susan G. Komen, all with a clear goal in mind: to advance research for tough-to-treat cancers and increase equitable access to care.
Brexucabtagene autoleucel
Brexucabtagene autoleucel is FDA approved for the treatment of
- Adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate and durability of response. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial. - Adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Curing AML in Elderly Patients
Robert Hromas, M.D., a blood cancer expert at the University of Florida's College of Medicine, is looking to discover new drugs that will improve the response of elderly AML patients to chemotherapy. His latest research, funded through a Translational Research Program grant from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, focuses on inhibiting the DNA repair response.
Burlington Stores Raise $3.3 Million to Help Fight Blood Cancer
Burlington Stores and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night campaign’s 16th consecutive year of partnership in the fight against blood cancers was a big success. As LLS’s #1 National Corporate Partner and Honored Friend, Burlington Stores raised $3.3 million to fund blood cancer research and help patients access lifesaving treatments and cures.
LLS “FACEBOOK LIVE” INSPIRES THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS
As schools and education communities across the country have had to adjust to a new way of learning online, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients program (www.penniesforpatients.org), a science-based service-learning program for schools, has shifted in-person school learning events to a virtual semi-weekly STEM+ curriculum program to inspire the next generation of scientists and doctors.
Finding Support in Community: Walgreens and LLS Show Up for Blood Cancer Patients
We all need a helping hand sometimes.
Add on a cancer diagnosis and the everyday suddenly feels... different. In many ways, harder.
