According to study investigators, about a third of patients could benefit from this therapy that may offer remissions, relieve symptoms and save lives.
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"This is a great avenue of exploration, particularly for the 30 percent of children who struggle or don't make it with standard therapy."
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August 30, 2018
These findings increase our understanding of how the brain is affected by Parkinson's disease...
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"These findings provide a glimmer of hope for people with a form of multiple sclerosis that causes long-term disability but does not have many treatment options,"
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August 29, 2018
"By laying the groundwork for more rational design and deeper understanding of focused-ultrasound-based treatment, our work could help improve treatment of any brain tumor -- primary or metastatic -- and could also revolutionize approaches to immunotherapy of tumors by improving localized delivery of tumor-killing immune cells."
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"These findings of incredible mental flourishing even in the context of cancer is a wonderful testament to the resiliency of patients and an encouraging message for patients, their families and their health care providers" stated Fuller-Thomson.
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August 27, 2018
"The best part is that our combined drug candidate was so much more effective than one of the most powerful cancer drugs on the market," said Jonathan Sessler
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August 27, 2018
"We were thrilled to see such a dramatic change even after only a single dose of the new drug. Nearly all of the lab mice's leukemia signs disappeared overnight," said Professor Ben-Neriah.
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August 24, 2018
"Our findings could provide an opportunity to improve future engineering of CAR T cells against tumors...."
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August 23, 2018
"We believe we've found an approach that is most relevant to humans, in that our models of gene dysfunction mimic the etiology of Parkinson's disease rather than its pathology....
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August 23, 2018
This opens up new treatment strategies for diseases that involve impairment of the body's ability to break down...
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August 23, 2018
The breakthrough provides a better understanding of the individualized nature of the disease says the research team.
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August 07, 2018
Lower prices negotiated and provided as part of our ongoing mission to make medicines more accessible.
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August 02, 2018
2018 has been a good year for new cancer treatments says the U.S. AACR.
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August 02, 2018
Kisqali is now the only CDK4/6 inhibitor for use with an aromatase inhibitor for the treatment of pre-, peri- or postmenopausal women in the US.
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The approval marks a significant advance in the field of neurology — and one that migraine patients will no doubt welcome.
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The new preventive medicine for migraine Aimovig (erenumab) has been approved by the EMA. Read more...
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July 24, 2018
7 need-to-knows about migraine as well as some updates on the latest treatment developments
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July 20, 2018
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July 20, 2018
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The dramatic before-and-after images show eight men's incredible response to cutting-edge treatment.
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It’s believed that this immunotherapy and its dual approach to fighting cancer will be a notable complement to existing immuno-oncology treatments.
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Researchers believe these differences are due to a reduced immunosuppressive tumor environment in older patients.
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July 04, 2018
The latest approval renders the previous 'temporary approval' a full approval, without further results needed.
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July 04, 2018
The 52% (95% CI, 41-62) ORR included a complete response rate of 40% and a partial response rate of 12%.
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July 04, 2018
The FDA has approved a wearable device to treat withdrawal symptoms such as agitation, anxiety, depression, and opiate cravings.
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July 04, 2018
Researchers say the addition of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in this study almost doubled the response rate of chemo for patients with NSCLC.
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July 04, 2018
The study showed that the relative survival gain almost doubled in men, compared to female patients, regardless of the type of cancer and drugs given.
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June 14, 2018
Tagrisso (osimertinib) has been approved in Europe to treat Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as a first-line treatment.