This post was originally published on this site Early treatment with a triple combination therapy containing Ninlaro (ixazomib), Revlimid (lenalidomide), and dexamethasone in patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma — a precursor of multiple myeloma — is safe and may halt the disease’s progression into the full-blown condition, a Phase 2 trial shows. The results will…
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Sutro’s Investigational Antibody-Drug Conjugate Shows Promise in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Phase 1 Trial
This post was originally published on this site STRO-002, an investigational antibody-drug conjugate being developed by Sutro Biopharma, is safe and shows promising efficacy in women with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer, early Phase 1 clinical data show. The findings were presented during the recent AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics Conference…
Relugolix Induces Sustained Testosterone Reduction in Advanced PC, HERO Phase 3 Trial Results Show
This post was originally published on this site Treatment with Myovant Sciences’ relugolix induces a long-lasting reduction in testosterone to castrate levels — similar to testosterone levels after medical or chemical castration — in nearly all men with advanced prostate cancer who are sensitive to androgen deprivation therapy, updated results from the HERO Phase 3…
Repeat Coding in Gene Region Linked to Risk of Late-onset Alzheimer’s, Study Suggests
This post was originally published on this site Longer sequence repeats in or near two genes may be linked to a higher risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, a study reports. The study “Alzheimer Disease Pathology-Associated Polymorphism in a Complex Variable Number of Tandem Repeat Region Within the MUC6 Gene, Near the AP2A2 Gene” was published…
How to Prevent Alzheimer’s Patients from Wandering
This post was originally published on this site “All that is gold does not glitter / Not all those who wander are lost / The old that is strong does not wither / Deep roots are not reached by the frost.” — J.R.R.Tolkien Why do people with Alzheimer’s disease wander? The tendency to wander in…
CHMP Favors Kadcyla Approval in EU for Certain HER2-positive Early Breast Cancer Patients
This post was originally published on this site The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), an arm of the European Medicines Agency, has recommended that Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab emtansine) be approved as an adjuvant (post-surgery) treatment for certain HER2-positive early breast cancers, the treatment’s maker, Genentech, has announced. Specifically, the advisory committee for the European Union’s…
Tecentriq-chemo Combo OK’d as First-line Treatment for Certain Metastatic NSCLC Patients
This post was originally published on this site The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy — Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) plus carboplatin — as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors do not have any mutations in the EGFR or ALK genes. Tecentriq is…
HHS Secretary Alex Azar Touts White House Efforts to Cure Rare Diseases
This post was originally published on this site Despite skyrocketing healthcare costs, President Trump is committed to protecting the 30 million or so Americans with rare diseases and ensuring timely, affordable access to lifesaving treatments, the nation’s highest-ranking health official said. “We have to think about how our financing system can protect those with serious…
Kyprolis Combo Followed by Stem Cell Transplant is Effective for Most Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Data Show
This post was originally published on this site A combination of Kyprolis (carfilzomib), Revlimid (lenalidomide), and dexamethasone, given before and immediately after a stem cell transplant, is effective for the treatment of patients with smoldering multiple myeloma — a precursor condition to multiple myeloma — at high risk of progressing to the full blown disease,…
China OKs Lynparza as Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Ovarian Cancers with BRCA Mutations
This post was originally published on this site Oral Lynparza (olaparib) has been approved in China as a first-line maintenance treatment for women with BRCA-mutated advanced ovarian cancer who responded to initial platinum-based chemotherapy, AstraZeneca and Merck (known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada) announced. Lynparza is now the first PARP enzyme inhibitor approved in that…
Onvansertib Helps Overcome Resistance to Zytiga in mCRPC Patients, Interim Phase 2 Data Show
This post was originally published on this site Trovagene’s investigational oral therapy onvansertib may help overcome resistance to Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), updated Phase 2 data continue to suggest. The trial (NCT03414034) is testing onvansertib as an add-on to Zytiga (by Janssen Biotech) and prednisone in men who experienced…
ADDF Awards $6M to Projects Looking to Better Diagnose Alzheimer’s, Dementia
This post was originally published on this site The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced a second round of research awards totaling about $6 million, part of its Diagnostics Accelerator initiative into better diagnostics for Alzheimer’s (AD) and related dementia. These six global investigative efforts are in various stages of development, and include an advanced blood…











