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Karyopharm Donates 60,000 Medical Masks Across Massachusetts and the United States in Partnership with Family Reach, Myeloma Crowd and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
NEWTON, Mass., May 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:KPTI), an innovation-driven pharmaceutical company, today announced a new
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEWTON, Mass., May 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:KPTI), an innovation-driven pharmaceutical company, today announced a new initiative to donate and distribute 60,000 medical masks to some of the most vulnerable individuals impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic including cancer patients, their families, and the healthcare workers caring for them. Karyopharm will donate masks to Family Reach, Myeloma Crowd and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®, three prominent organizations focused on the well-being of cancer patients, to improve the safety and security of the broader cancer community.\n As part of this initiative, Family Reach, a national 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to eradicating the financial barriers that accompany a cancer diagnosis through their Financial Treatment Program, will distribute masks to hospitals throughout Massachusetts. Family Reach is addressing specific hospitals from across the state where the need is greatest. In addition, masks are being donated to Myeloma Crowd and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, both patient-driven, 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations that offer education and support services to patients with blood cancers, their family members and caregivers, throughout the U.S. “With often already compromised immune systems, patients with cancer are one of the most at-risk groups to be impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” said Sharon Shacham, PhD, MBA, President and Chief Scientific Officer of Karyopharm. “As a trusted partner within the cancer care community across the U.S., as well as a leader in the healthcare ecosystem based in Massachusetts, Karyopharm is pleased to be partnering with three amazing patient-centric organizations to help improve the safety of cancer patients, their families, and supporting healthcare workers.” “COVID-19 has put the cancer community in even greater danger. Not only are they fighting cancer, but they're running from a pandemic their immune-compromised bodies are unlikely to fight off,” said Carla Tardif, CEO of Family Reach. “Karyopharm's donation of medical masks allows Family Reach to arm our Boston hospital oncology network and the cancer patients they treat with much needed protection.” “We are extremely eager to partner with Karyopharm on this initiative to deliver necessary and life-saving personal protection eq...