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Hospital Universitario and Josep Carreras develop cell therapy for leukaemia

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Spain’s Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre researchers, along with the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, have developed a new cell therapy based on STAb cells to treat a type of leukaemia. The post Hospital Universitario and Josep Carreras develop cell therapy for leukaemia appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Serplulimab increases survival in small cell lung cancer patients

European Pharmaceutical Review

A Phase III trial from Shanghai Henlius Biotech is the first study to suggest that the programmed cell death (PD) 1 receptor immune checkpoint inhibitor Hansizhuang (serplulimab) plus chemotherapy can markedly improve survival for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) patients. A follow-up after 12.3 months).

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ESMO: TIL therapy improves on Yervoy in melanoma trial

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With the results in hand, the developers of the therapy – from the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Norway’s National Center for Cancer Immune Therapy – say they now intend to file for regulatory approvals in Europe before the end of the year, without a commercial partner “to try to ensure that it remains affordable.”

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STAT+: Foundation charges cancer patients $83,000 for unproven but promising experimental drug

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Still, when doctors told her last year that the cancer was growing despite two operations, radiation therapy, and a fifth regimen of chemotherapy, the retired business-meeting facilitator decided to do something unorthodox: spend $83,000 out of pocket on an unproven experimental cancer vaccine. Her husband said he had no regrets.

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NICE recommends first CAR-T cell therapy on NHS in England

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More specifically, CAR-T cell therapy engineers a patient’s own immune cells (T-cells) to detect, target, and destroy cancer cells. After initial chemotherapy, up to 45% of patients with DLBCL will require a second line treatment, which often involves high-dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant.

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Hospital Pharmacy FAQ

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What can I expect once I entered hospital provisional registered pharmacist training? In most hospitals, you first introduction to your workplace is through an induction period during which you are shown many different areas and meet many new people. What to do if I did not know the answer to questions from patients or doctors?

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A history of blood cancer treatment

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During his time working in the pathology museum at Guy’s Hospital in London, Hodgkin studied several preserved specimens of human organs affected by disease. Crucially, he observed a connection between certain tumours and inflammation, noting that neoplastic tissues were often covered with leukocytes of the immune system.