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Be The Match® Celebrates One Thousand “Get in the Game” Life-Saving Donors!

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

“Student athletes have a way of breaking through the noise more effectively than we could do without their assistance.

Key Points: 
  • “Student athletes have a way of breaking through the noise more effectively than we could do without their assistance.
  • His cells were hand-delivered to his recipient in an undisclosed hospital where the patient received the transfusion of healthy stem cells.
  • “If I was in need of a donor, I would hope someone would do the same for me,” Cobb said.
  • Be The Match operates the most diverse registry in the world, but thousands of patients still do not have matching donors.

NRMP® releases the 2023 Main Residency Match Results and Data report, the most trusted data resource for the Main Residency Match®

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP) has published its 2023 Main Residency Match Results and Data report, the comprehensive data resource for the Main Residency Match and its participants. The report documents matches by specialty and applicant type, trends in applicant match rates, applicant preferred specialty, and the Match Week Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®).

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP) has published its 2023 Main Residency Match Results and Data report , the comprehensive data resource for the Main Residency Match and its participants.
  • We are so pleased that The Match continues to provide consistent and reliable results and that the Match data offers value to the community."
  • In the 2023 Main Residency Match, there were a total of 27,184 active U.S. seniors (MD and DO seniors combined).
  • There were a record number 18,312 categorical primary care positions offered in the 2023 Main Residency Match.

Results of Study on COVID-19 Vaccine Response in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Patients Published in eClinicalMedicine

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

“Nonetheless, vaccine responses remained lower than observed in non-immunocompromised patients, underscoring the need for other prevention and treatment strategies.”

Key Points: 
  • “Nonetheless, vaccine responses remained lower than observed in non-immunocompromised patients, underscoring the need for other prevention and treatment strategies.”
    “Vaccination continues to be important following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) due to the higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection in these vulnerable patients.
  • “Study results confirm recommendations from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control for initiating SARS-CoV-2 vaccination early after allogeneic HCT.
  • The results show similar effectiveness in those vaccinated less than four months versus at or after four months post-treatment.
  • The Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN) conducts rigorous multi-institutional clinical trials of high scientific merit, focused on improving survival for patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation and/or receiving cellular therapies.

Be The Match BioTherapies® To Provide Robust Cell Therapy Infrastructure to Support Garuda Therapeutics’ Potentially Ground-Breaking Off-The-Shelf Cell Therapies

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Be The Match BioTherapies will supply an extensive cell therapy infrastructure that provides Garuda with regulatory compliant starting material.

Key Points: 
  • Be The Match BioTherapies will supply an extensive cell therapy infrastructure that provides Garuda with regulatory compliant starting material.
  • To support the development of Garuda’s approach, Be The Match BioTherapies will:
    Provide bioinformatics consulting designed to aid in determining the best coverage for Garuda’s approach.
  • Provide regulatory support to ensure donor consent and that sourced materials are compliant with health regulatory agencies worldwide.
  • Support supply chain logistics to ensure that valuable starting material gets to Garuda in a predictable and timely manner.

Tour de TC 2023 Kicks Off Nationwide Cycling Tour to Help Raise Funds and Awareness to Support Patients In Need of Blood Stem Cell Transplants

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

In 2022, Be The Match Foundation provided $6.1 million in grants to 2,320 patients and their families in need of financial assistance.

Key Points: 
  • In 2022, Be The Match Foundation provided $6.1 million in grants to 2,320 patients and their families in need of financial assistance.
  • Last year Tour de TC raised $134,131 and 27 cyclists rode 2,915 miles and visited 15 transplant centers.
  • "I am alive today because a blood stem cell transplant from a willing donor cured my leukemia,” said Bob Falkenberg, founder of the Tour de TC cycling program.
  • “We are so grateful for Bob’s vision and his invitation to others to offer hope to patients in need through this bike tour.

The National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP)/Be The Match® and Be The Match BioTherapies® Mark Clinical Trials Day With New Resources and Services for Patients, Researchers, and Industry Sponsors

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

The new resources are designed to complement and raise awareness about their breadth of services for patients, researchers, and trial sponsors.

Key Points: 
  • The new resources are designed to complement and raise awareness about their breadth of services for patients, researchers, and trial sponsors.
  • Finally, by supporting expanded clinical trial access, the NMDP/Be The Match, is working to ensure that enrollment in clinical trials reflects the diversity of the whole patient population.
  • The NMDP/Be The Match simplifies access to clinical trials for patients, their families, and care teams through navigational and financial support.
  • The National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP)/Be The Match® is the leading global partner working to save lives through cellular therapy.

Be The Match and William G. Pomeroy Foundation® Announce Expansion of HBCU Internships to Diversify the National Registry of Blood Stem Cell Donors

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

“Adding younger, more diverse donors to the Be The Match Registry is absolutely essential to helping us save more lives,” said Joy King, Chief Advancement Officer, Be The Match and Executive Director, Be The Match Foundation.

Key Points: 
  • “Adding younger, more diverse donors to the Be The Match Registry is absolutely essential to helping us save more lives,” said Joy King, Chief Advancement Officer, Be The Match and Executive Director, Be The Match Foundation.
  • In the first few months of their internships, these student leaders added more than 850 new donors to the Be The Match Registry.
  • Bill Pomeroy received a life-saving transplant from a fully matched donor on the Be The Match Registry® in 2005 and used his transplant experience as a catalyst for the creation of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
  • The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has offered critical support for programs that diversify the Be The Match Registry and give hope to patients regardless of their racial or ethnic background.

Match Group Teams Up With Aly Raisman To Advance Conversations Around Healthier Dating Behaviors

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

DALLAS, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) today announced a new partnership with Aly Raisman to advance conversations around boundary setting for yourself and others in an effort to build healthier dating behaviors. 

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) today announced a new partnership with Aly Raisman to advance conversations around boundary setting for yourself and others in an effort to build healthier dating behaviors.
  • The conversation and dating tips and tools are available on A Call To Men's website here .
  • "Dating isn't one size fits all and everyone has different experiences, boundaries and expectations of what it means to be in a healthy relationship," said Raisman.
  • Working with the Match Group team and encouraging these conversations will hopefully help to create spaces where people feel empowered and comfortable discussing their dating needs."

Be The Match Champions Raise Over $420,000 at 2023 New York Gala to Save More Lives Through Blood Stem Cell Transplants

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Monday, May 8, 2023

In 2022, Be The Match Foundation provided $6.1 million in grants to 2,320 patients and their families in need of financial assistance.

Key Points: 
  • In 2022, Be The Match Foundation provided $6.1 million in grants to 2,320 patients and their families in need of financial assistance.
  • The event’s presenting sponsor, Publicis Groupe, continued its long-standing support of Be The Match.
  • The Be The Match INSPIRE Award was created to celebrate individuals, organizations or groups who are making a multi-faceted impact across the organization to save more lives.
  • Through her advocacy and creative expression, Suleika and her body of work have increased brand awareness for Be The Match and the life-saving potential of a blood stem cell transplant.

FINAL DEADLINE TODAY: ROSEN, A TOP RANKED LAW FIRM, Encourages Match Group, Inc. Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important May 5 Deadline in Securities Class Action – MTCH

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Friday, May 5, 2023

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Match class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12766 or call Phillip Kim, Esq.

Key Points: 
  • WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Match class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12766 or call Phillip Kim, Esq.
  • The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation.
  • Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company.
  • 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017.