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November 24th 2024
Data show that a child’s insurance status is independently associated with mortality after hematopoietic cell transplantation.
FDA Fast Tracks Padeliporfin Immune Photo Activated Cancer Therapy for Upper-Tract Urothelial Cancer
January 19th 2021A minimally invasive, targeted treatment option, ImPACT is also under evaluation in patients with other localized tumors, such as urothelial cancer, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, and pancreatic cancer.
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Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that men with localized prostate cancer who reported a baseline dietary pattern that more closely follows the key principles of a Mediterranean-style diet fared better over the course of their disease.
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FDA Grants Rare Disease Designations to Novel Agent That May Directly Elicit Tumor Cell Death
January 8th 2021FDA approves request submitted by Moleculin Biotech, Inc. for rare disease designations to be granted their drug candidate that appears to directly elicit tumor cell death and prompt the immune system to eliminate tumors.
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Study: Statins May Protect the Heart from Chemotherapy Treatment of Early Breast Cancer
January 7th 2021According to the study authors, previous small studies suggested that women taking statins may have less heart muscle damage from these types of chemotherapy, yet the exact mechanisms of how statins protect against the cardiac cell damage remains unknown.
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FDA Grants Breakthrough Designation to Tiragolumab Plus Atezolizumab for NSCLC
January 7th 2021The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to tiragolumab for use in combination with atezolizumab (Tecentriq) in the frontline treatment of patients with metastatic non­–small cell lung cancer.
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Potential Source of Chronic Inflammation in Patients With Obesity May Lead to Treatment
January 6th 2021Chronic, low-level inflammation is one of the main causes of the diseases associated with obesity. For this reason, researchers investigated which cell type was responsible for triggering inflammation in fat tissue.
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Managing Therapies in Patients With Cervical and Endometrial Cancers
January 5th 2021Pharmacists play a key role in educating patients on risk factors for cervical and endometrial cancers and can assist with treatment decisions, and management of potential adverse effects in patients with these cancers.
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