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  1. Thyroid cancer

    The UK institute NICE gives 3 nods in thyroid cancer: Cometriq (cabozantinib), Nexavar (sorafenib) and Lenvima (lenvatinib).
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  2. Parkinson’s disease

    FDA Approves Osmolex ER (amantadine) for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease and Drug-Induced Extrapyramidal Reactions. 
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  3. Lung cancer

    Imfinzi (durvalumab), already approved for some bladder cancers, is now FDA approved for some patients with lung cancer.
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  4. New prices negotiated! Reductions for 38 products

    Price decreases for 38 medicines

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  5. Leukemia

    In a recent trial, 80% of patients with (MRD)-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who were treated with a drug called Blincyto (blinatumomab) achieved a complete response.
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  6. Prostate cancer

    The FDA has approved Erleada (apalutamide) for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer that has not spread, but that continues to grow despite treatment with hormone therapy.
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  7. MS

    The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved Mavenclad (cladribine) as a treatment for highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis.
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  8. 10 Things You Need to Know About Lung Cancer

    In 2015, an estimated 221,200 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer, which is 13 percent of all cancer diagnoses.

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  9. Oncology

    Scientists experimenting with an innovative treatment for cancer have now devised a targeted injection that has already successfully eliminated tumours in mice.
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  10. Immunotherapy

    The first ever patient to be treated with a new type of CAR-T cell therapy in a novel clinical trial is now in remission.
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  11. New microneedle product could help people with ALS, MS and diabetes

    Remember the hypospray from Star Trek? Maybe it's close to reality.

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  12. Breast cancer

    A new combination of medicines is showing positive results in ER/HER2-Positive breast cancer.
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  13. Autism

    The experimental drug from Roche (balovaptan) has now been given Breakthrough Therapy Designation, potentially placing the drug on a faster path to market as the first pharmacological treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Pharmatimes, 30/01/2018.
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  14. Digestive tract cancer

    Following the EMA’s approval in late 2017, the FDA has now also approved Lutathera (lutetium Lu 177 dotatate) for certain digestive tract cancers.
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  15. What are the latest breakthroughs in multiple sclerosis (MS)?

    The potential of neuroprotective agents for a whole new form of treatment.

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  16. New medicines coming soon!

    A list of medicines TheSocialMedwork will soon be making available.

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  17. Ovarian cancer

    New test detects ovarian and 7 other cancers using simple blood sample.
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  18. Lymphoma

    Brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) has now been approved by the European Commission for the treatment of patients with CD30-positive cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) who have had at least 1 prior systemic therapy.
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  19. Breast cancer

    Lynparza (olaparib) is the first PARP inhibitor approved to treat breast cancer, and the first medicine ever for metastatic breast cancer who have a “BRCA” gene mutation.
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  20. Multiple sclerosis

    Ocrevus (ocrelizumab), the first ever FDA approved medicine for primary progressive MS has now also been approved by the EMA.
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  21. Kidney cancer

    A new study found that cabozantinib (Cabometyx) was more effective than everolimus in advanced renal cell carcinoma and bone metastases.
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  22. Seeing orange: a quick recap of 2017

    A groundbreaking year helping patients access the latest approved medicines.

    TheSocialMedwork Team

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  23. Esophageal cancer

    Pembrolizumab showed positive results in heavily pretreated, PD-L1–positive advanced esophageal carcinoma.
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  24. Melanoma

    Specific strains of intestinal bacteria can improve the response rate to immunotherapy for patients being treated for advanced melanoma.
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  25. Lung cancer

    Eight important updates in lung cancer.
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  26. Promising Developments in Treatment of Multiple Myeloma!

    Darzalex (daratumumab) combination under review as first-line option.

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  27. HIV/AIDS

    Immunotherapy nivolumab has been linked to HIV reservoir decrease in a lung cancer patient. 
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  28. Breast cancer

    In a pilot study immunotherapy proved active in some patients with metastatic, trastuzumab (Herceptin)-resistant HER2-positive breast cancer.
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  29. Spinraza, the new medicine for spinal muscular atrophy

    Is there substance to the claims that it's a groundbreaking treatment?

    Spinraza

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  30. Lung cancer

    Researchers are suggesting that metastatic tumours in the lung can be successfully eradicated using cryotherapy – literally turning the masses into ice balls that are then resorbed by the body.
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