Recently, the US FDA has granted orphan drug status to two new therapeutics in a row. One is a small molecule inhibitor, PCLX-001, for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia; the other is a T-cell therapy, ET140203, for the treatment of hepatoblastoma. Both therapies are currently in relevant trials.
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Helicobacter Pylori Is The Biggest "Bane" Of Stomach Cancer In China, 3 Ways To Effectively Eradicate It
Generally speaking, mild gastritis, i.e. superficial gastritis, does not increase the risk of gastric cancer, but if not adjusted in time, it may further develop into atrophic gastritis, which is a state of "precancerous lesion".
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Can i Still Have Surgery For Pancreatic Cancer With Portal Vein Invasion? What Are The Symptoms Of Pancreatic Cancer And How Can It Be Detected?
Pancreatic cancer is a very complex and common tumour of the pancreas, and the malignancy of this disease is relatively high.
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Study Confirms Widespread Presence Of Nectin-4 Target In Head And Neck Cancer, ADC Drug In Play!
Nectin-4 is an important target that has been shown to be available as a treatment for locally advanced and advanced bladder cancer. Based on this, Padcev (enfortumab-vedotin-ejfv), the first ADC drug (antibody-coupled drug) for uroepithelial carcinoma, has also received accelerated FDA approval for the treatment of locally advanced or advanced bladder cancer in patients who have previously received immune checkpoint inhibitors (PD-L1, PD-1) and platinum-containing chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant therapy) or after surgery (adjuvant therapy). Adult patients with advanced or late-stage uroepithelial carcinoma (a common type of bladder cancer).
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Long-Term Antihypertensive Drugs Hurt Liver And Kidneys? Doctors: No Medication Is More Risky!
Many elderly people have high blood pressure themselves, but refuse to stick to their antihypertensive medication, thinking that taking it for a long time will have many side effects.
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Cancer Vaccine Shows Its Power! Survival Of Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer Extended By More Than 3 Times!
Data from a study of a cancer vaccine combined with a PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor has recently been released, and the treatment has increased the survival of patients with advanced colorectal cancer by more than three times, with some patients surviving for more than 22 months so far.
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Eye cancer is a very dangerous disease, and as the disease develops, it will affect the patient's body more and more, so it is important for eye cancer patients to receive timely treatment.
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For many patients after early lung cancer surgery, it is common for them to worry about recurrence. For this reason, many patients tend to undergo CT examinations more closely to ensure that they have not had a recurrence. However, a recent new study conducted by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that even with more frequent CT reviews, post-operative outcomes for lung cancer did not improve...
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On November 4, 2022, the U.S. FDA has approved the marketing of mivituximab soratansine (Elahere), a cutting-edge antibody-coupled drug targeting folate receptor alpha (FRα), for the treatment of adult patients with epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who have received one to three systemic treatment regimens and are folate receptor alpha (FRα)-positive and platinum-resistant.
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Medical
Cutting-edge Medicine: Getting Immune Cells To Kill Immune Cells Can Actually Shrink Solid Tumours!
CAR-T therapy is a cellular immunotherapy treatment that has become very popular in recent years. This therapy uses genetic engineering techniques to upgrade the patient's immune T cells in vitro, before entering the body to exert a powerful anti-cancer effect. Currently, CAR-T therapy has performed very well in blood cancers such as lymphoma and leukaemia.