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Metabolic activity in the immune cells of patients with primary immunodeficiency was used as a biomarker due to cellular metabolism, which serves as a key regulator in immune cells.

At the ESMO Congress 2019, Eileen O'Reilly, MD, from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discussed the common themes among emerging therapies in the advanced pancreatic cancer setting.

Ron Lanton III, Esq., discusses the specialty pharmacist's role in educating patients about biosimilars and biologics.

National Institutes of Health experts discuss optimization of existing strategies for HIV treatment and prevention, as well as the development of new approaches.

Patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma were more likely to discontinue treatment early when prescribed rituximab by physicians who had less experience with the drug.

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Ron Lanton III, Esq., discusses challenges in launching biosimilars after they've been approved.

Psoriasis may increase the risk of cancer incidence and cancer-related mortality in affected individuals.

Effective December 31, 2019, Amgen’s 60% annual list price cut for evolocumab (Repatha) will be fully implemented.

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Patients with metastatic breast cancer who receive care aligned with National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines experienced less financial burden than patients who received guideline-discordant treatment.

Niraparib (Zejula) received approval for patients with advanced homologous recombination deficiency-positive status ovarian cancer who have received 3 or more prior chemotherapies.

Bemcentinib is being evaluated as a treatment for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia whose disease has relapsed.

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The high cost of treating blood cancer may contribute to delayed initiation of active treatment in newly-diagnosed Medicare beneficiaries.

Researchers note that a metabolic imbalance in some patients with cancer following treatment with nivolumab is associated with shorter survival.

One in 8 pharmacies closed from 2009 to 2015, despite an overall increase in the number of pharmacies during this time.

Pegilodecakin in combination with pembrolizumab and nivolumab achieved measurable responses in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and kidney cancer.

The new, standardized, ready-to-use formulation of phenylephrine HCl can help reduce medication errors and improve patient safety.

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At the ESMO Congress 2019, Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, spoke about how a collaborative program between pharmacists and oncology providers at her institution helps prevent medication errors.

Elexacaftor/ivacaftor/tezacaftor (Trikafta, Vertex Pharmaceuticals) is indicated for patients aged 12 years and older with cystic fibrosis who have at least 1 F508del mutation.

Ustekinumab both induced and maintained clinical remission in a significantly greater proportion of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis compared with placebo.

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Research explores why patients with mutated KRAS genes in tumor cells are sensitive to cetuximab.

Limited supply of chemotherapy agent that treats several pediatric cancers may lead to rationing of doses.

Ravulizumab-cwvz (Ultomiris, Alexion) is indicated to inhibit complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy in adult and pediatric patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.

The open-label Phase 2 trial looked to expand treatment for patients with newly diagnosed and persistent immune thrombocytopenia.