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Research finds that introducing medication sooner than current guidelines call for can help patients with obesity who struggle to lose weight with diet and physical activity alone
“I really have to give resounding kudos to our team of research nurses and research coordinators because coordinating CAR T cell therapy is very complex,” said Lester Lledo, DNP, RN, CRNP, the unit’s director.
The clinical trial, led by Dr. Angela DeMichele aims to take a more active approach than “watchful waiting” after a patient completes breast cancer treatment and is deemed cancer-free, by monitoring the bone marrow for “sleeping” cancer cells and treating them if found, with the goal of preventing a recurrence.
Contributors from the ACC CRU include:Maria Hendricks (ACC CRU Central) for Advisory Panel, Danielle Zubka, CRN (Myeloma Research Team) as Content Expert, and Lynn Glenn (CRN from Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center) as Content Expert.
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