Good News Notes: “One individual treated with the broadly neutralizing antibody 3BNC117 plus the latency-reversing agent romidepsin remains in remission nearly four years after stopping antiretroviral therapy, according to study results presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2022). He and other study participants who received the antibody showed enhanced HIV-specific CD8 T-cell responses….
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St. Jude patient from Ballard County, Kentucky, in remission from leukemia
Good News Notes: “Earlier this month, we introduced you to Hudson Pace, a Ballard County sixth-grader who’s battling leukemia. We’re happy to tell you that Hudson’s family says he is in remission! They announced it on their Facebook page, Healing 4 Hudson. His mom, Heather, says Hudson has a long treatment to complete, but they are…
Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. Reveals He’s Cancer-Free After March Surgery
Good News Notes: “Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. revealed Thursday that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February but has made a full recovery following surgery. Ripken told reporters on a Zoom call that he was diagnosed after a routine checkup and underwent surgery in March. ‘The surgery couldn’t have gone better,’ Ripken…
Reducing urinary protein for patients with rare kidney disease slows kidney decline
Good News Notes: “Reducing the amount of protein in the urine of patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a rare disease in which scar tissue forms on the parts of the kidneys that filter waste from the blood, can significantly slow declines in kidney function and extend time before patients’ kidneys fail, a new analysis…
Mathew Knowles Wants to Save Lives After Surviving Breast Cancer
Good News Notes: “The first time Mathew Knowles spotted a pinprick-size red dot on his shirt, in July 2019, he didn’t think much of it. Nor the next day, when the music producer and father to superstars Beyoncé and Solange found another spot on his shirt. When it happened a third time, though, Knowles, 68, brought it up to…
Tyler father using leukemia battle to encourage life-saving help for others
Good News Notes: “A Tyler dad is using Father’s Day to encourage others to join the fight against cancer. Cody Chandler is himself a cancer survivor, now in his eighth year of remission after being diagnosed with leukemia in 2011. Through aggressive treatments and with the support of family and friends, CChandler battled through his…
Fairfield hockey goalie in remission after cancer, bone marrow transplant from brother
Good News Notes: “Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on what we’re grateful for, but this Thanksgiving, no one is more grateful for his brother than Charlie Capalbo.” “He went from being a high school kid, the goalie of his hockey team, to fighting for his life — battling cancer, not just once, but twice.”…
Cancer in remission for boy swarmed with birthday cards
Good News Notes: “The family of a 10-year-old Kentucky boy whoreceived thousands of birthday cards during his last bout of chemotherapy has given him more great news: His cancer is now in remission.” “News outlets report Carter Matthew Willett’s family announced the news Wednesday on a Facebook page documenting his illness. His most recent round…
Complete remission within reach for rare autoimmune disease
Good News Notes: “Pemphigus, an autoimmune disease mediated by B cells and which causes painful blisters and sores on the skin and mucous membranes, is a rare chronic autoimmune condition that can be fatal if not treated.” “Treatment for pemphigus, most commonly through an oral medication, was often slow and would not result in complete…
Family donates 36 inches of hair to Wigs For Kids after child’s five-year cancer remission anniversary
Good News Notes: “Justice Garcia lives in Socorro. She lost all of her hair during chemo, after she was diagnosed with leukemia at 20 months old. After years of growing it back, now she’s cutting it off. Her family took her for a haircut this week in Albuquerque, but it wasn’t just an ordinary trip…