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First launch for Daiichi Sankyo’s oncolytic virus Delytact in Japan

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Approval was based on data from a single-arm phase 2 trial which showed that Delytact improved chances of survival at one year in patients with residual or recurrent glioblastoma previously treated with radiotherapy and temozolomide chemotherapy who residual or recurrent disease.

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Targeting tumours with novel radiopharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

How do you perceive radiopharmaceuticals complementing existing cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy? There is great hope of this class of drug specifically to work in conjunction with immunotherapeutics, given the lack of toxicity of radiopharmaceuticals in general compared to most chemotherapies.

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Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs

RX Note

Personal Protective Equipment Wearing chemotherapy gloves ( ASTM D6978-tested gloves ) Use powder-free gloves because the powder can contaminate the work area and might adsorb and retain hazardous drugs. The Hidden Truth Studies have shown that the antineoplastic residues can be found be on the external packaging of both oral and IV drugs.

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How Myo-inositol Can Improve Hashimoto’s Symptoms

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Selenium may also interact with other supplements and medications, such as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, antacids, chemotherapy drugs, corticosteroids, niacin, and even birth control pills. 2005 May;83(5):1454-60. Those with a CBS gene mutation have difficulty breaking down selenium. Biomedical Research. 2017;28(4). Fertil Steril.

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Beating the Big C

Pharmaceutical Technology

It has boosted anti-tumour research by 60% since 2005, at a cost of $1.6bn, in the hope of increasing the share of company sales attributed to cancer drugs from the current level of 5% “There are a lot of patients that are suffering,” said Pfizer chief executive Jeffrey Kindler.

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Fluoride And Your Thyroid

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Izuora 2011; Whyte 2006; USDA 2005). They include anesthetics, antacids, anti-anxiety medications, antibiotics, antidepressants, antifungals, cholesterol-lowering medications, anti-malarial medications, chemotherapy, appetite suppressants, arthritis medications, psychotropics, and steroids.

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How Does Carnitine Support Hashimoto’s?

The Thyroid Pharmacist

10-13) For example, research relating to cancer and the use of chemotherapy drugs found that carnitine supplementation was able to help reverse muscle damage and weakness caused by toxic side effects of anticancer drugs. (38). Role of carnitine in cancer chemotherapy-induced multiple organ toxicity. Neuropharmacology. Sayed-Ahmed MM.