Recent findings show that the use of cutting-edge immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (referred to as immunotherapy in this article) has increased rapidly over the past decade in the population of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but the survival benefit is more pronounced in younger people than in older people, who have limited survival benefit with this therapy.
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What Are The Diets And Contraindications For Liver Cancer Patients? How Can Liver Cancer Be Prevented?
We all know that we need to pay attention to our diet after suffering from a disease, because improper diet will affect the recovery of the disease and the health of the patient.
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Gout is an ancient disease. As early as the Babylonian period, gout was one of the most prevalent diseases at that time. It was also called "the disease of kings" and "the disease of kings" because of its frequent occurrence in the court and among the dignitaries.
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Medical
New Treatment For Advanced Cervical Cancer Approved! Significant Improvement In Patient Survival
Recently, the European Commission has approved cemiplimab-rwlc (Libtayo), manufactured by US-based Regeneron, as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer whose disease has progressed during or after platinum-containing chemotherapy. The results of the trial showed that this therapy significantly improved patient survival and had a good safety profile.
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Disease
J Thorac Oncol: Survival Differences In Lung Cancer Patients By Gender And The Impact Of Prognostic Factors On Them
Research suggests that gender-related differences in lung cancer survival are largely determined by known prognostic factors, suggesting an opportunity to explore gender differences in treatment preference, choice and accessibility.
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Newly Approved Targeted Drug Makes 79% Of Patients' Tumours Disappear Altogether, This Type Of Blood Tumour Is Saved!
The US FDA has approved pemigatinib, the first targeted drug to date for patients with specific mutated blood tumours, and the results of the study show that the drug made tumours disappear completely in 79% of patients!
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The World's First Gene Therapy For Haemophilia Approved! A Single Infusion That Greatly Reduces Patient Bleeding!
The European Union has recently approved Roctavian, the first gene therapy for haemophilia A. The therapy has led to a significant reduction in the average number of annual bleeds and the average number of annual clotting factor VIII transfusions in patients with this severe bleeding disorder, and has a good safety profile.
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New Drug Expected For Patients With Low HER2 Expression, FDA Grants Priority Review Status To Enhertu
The FDA granted priority review status to Enhertu (DS-8201) for the treatment of patients with HR-positive, low HER2-expressing breast cancer, and Enhertu has enabled these patients to remain disease-free for an average of 10.1 months, with an average overall survival time of nearly two years. A decision on approval is expected to be made in the fourth quarter of this year.