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Selinexor Combo Yields Strong Responses in Difficult-to-treat Multiple Myeloma

Selinexor Combo Yields Strong Responses in Difficult-to-treat Multiple Myeloma

This post was originally published on this site Selinexor in combination with dexamethasone and Pomalyst (pomalidomide) leads to strong and durable anti-cancer responses, without significant side effects, in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who received at least two prior therapies, data from a Phase 1/2b trial show. The findings were presented in a poster…

FDA Grants Priority Review to GSK’s Zejula for Late Stage Ovarian Cancer

FDA Grants Priority Review to GSK’s Zejula for Late Stage Ovarian Cancer

This post was originally published on this site The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the application of Tesaro, a GSK company, seeking to extend approval for Zejula (niraparib) to women with late stage ovarian cancer who have received three or more prior chemotherapy treatments.  The potentially new indication will cover advanced ovarian,…

Report Identifies Proteins That Drive Spread in Castration-resistant PC

Report Identifies Proteins That Drive Spread in Castration-resistant PC

This post was originally published on this site Inhibiting the protein BRD4 can stop the migration of castration-resistant prostate cancer cells, regardless of the mechanism causing resistance to treatment, new research has shown. This suggests that BRD4 might be a therapeutic target to prevent metastasis (spread) in prostate cancer patients who have become resistant to…

Copiktra Induces Promising Clinical Activity in PTCL Patients, Phase 1 Trials Show

Copiktra Induces Promising Clinical Activity in PTCL Patients, Phase 1 Trials Show

This post was originally published on this site Copiktra (duvesilib) shows promising clinical activity in patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), inducing responses in 44% to 57% of patients included in Phase 1 trials. The findings were presented during an oral presentation, “Duvelisib, an oral dual PI3K‐δ,γ inhibitor, efficacy and safety in…

Having Parent or Sibling with Alzheimer’s Linked to Poorer Verbal, Memory Skills in People Taking ‘MindCrowd’ Test

Having Parent or Sibling with Alzheimer’s Linked to Poorer Verbal, Memory Skills in People Taking ‘MindCrowd’ Test

This post was originally published on this site Regardless of sex, people younger than age 65 who have a first-degree relative with Alzheimer’s disease generally showed poorer verbal and memory skills on a web-based test than their peers without this family history, a study’s results show. The study, “Family history of Alzheimer’s disease alters cognition…

Complete Remission Induced in B-cell ALL Patients After Single Dose of FasT CAR-19 Therapy, Preliminary Data Show

Complete Remission Induced in B-cell ALL Patients After Single Dose of FasT CAR-19 Therapy, Preliminary Data Show

This post was originally published on this site A single infusion of an experimental cell therapy called FasT CAR-19 was well-tolerated and induced a complete remission in all B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) patients included in a Phase 1 trial, the therapy’s developer, Gracell Biotechnologies, has announced. All patients had received multiple prior lines of…

X4 Pharmaceuticals, LLS Collaborate to Develop Mavorixafor to Treat Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia

X4 Pharmaceuticals, LLS Collaborate to Develop Mavorixafor to Treat Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia

This post was originally published on this site X4 Pharmaceuticals and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) have joined forces to accelerate the development of X4’s lead product candidate, mavorixafor, for the treatment of Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Under LLS’ Therapy Acceleration Program (TAP), X4 will conduct a Phase 1/2 clinical…

Empliciti Combo Prolongs Survival in Difficult-to-Treat Multiple Myeloma, New Phase 2 Trial Data Show

Empliciti Combo Prolongs Survival in Difficult-to-Treat Multiple Myeloma, New Phase 2 Trial Data Show

This post was originally published on this site Adding Empliciti (elotuzumab) to a regimen including Pomalyst (pomalidomide) and low-dose dexamethasone extended survival and the time without disease progression in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, according to updated results of a Phase 2 study. The study, “Elotuzumab Plus Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma:…

Educating Others About Alzheimer’s Disease Can Help to Erase the Stigma

Educating Others About Alzheimer’s Disease Can Help to Erase the Stigma

This post was originally published on this site Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition that affects almost 6 million people in the United States. People with the disease experience mental decline, and symptoms include memory loss — but that’s not the only forfeiture. Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia. However, despite its prevalence,…