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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

BARCELONA, Spain — An AstraZeneca immunotherapy, given both before and after surgery, improved survival rates in patients with bladder cancer, results that could reshape how muscle-invasive bladder tumors are treated.  The regimen using Imfinzi, the company’s anti-PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor, cut the risk of death by 25% compared to treating patients before surgery with chemotherapy alone, researchers reported Sunday.

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BioPharma Dive

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Final follow-up results suggest Opdivo and Yervoy could be close to a cure for some people with advanced melanoma, shifting how doctors administer follow-up care.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Exact Sciences, which has for years sold a stool-based colon cancer test, on Monday announced that a blood-based test it’s developing showed promise in accurately detecting the disease. In a study of more than 3,000 samples, the company reported that its test detected 88.3% of cancers and correctly returned a negative result 90.1% of the time, test features known as sensitivity and specificity, respectively.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Women with HER2-positive breast cancer can be treated with AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's Enhertu, regardless of whether their cancer has spread to the brain, according to a new study.The results of the open-label DESTINY-Breast12 trial – reported at the ESMO cancer congress in Barcelona – showed that nearly two-thirds (61.6%) of patients with brain metastases at baseline who were treated with the HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) were alive without disease progression at one year.

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

This is the online edition of ESMO in 30 Seconds, a pop-up newsletter from the European Society for Medical Oncology’s annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain. Sign up for the remaining editions  here. AZ hits in bladder cancer, as regulatory issue looms The applause mentioned above was for AstraZeneca’s Phase 3 NIAGARA study in bladder cancer, which showed that giving patients the checkpoint inhibitor Imfinzi — both before and after surgery — cut the risk of death by

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

GSK, iTeos TIGIT drug belrestotug shows efficacy in PD-L1-high NSCLC trial at ESMO, giving some positive news for the beleaguered class

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Express Pharma

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Eli Lilly said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its eczema drug for use in adults and children above 12 years old. The drug, which is an injectable medicine and branded Ebglyss, will be available in the next few weeks, the company said. Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is an inflammatory skin condition that can cause itching, rashes and dry patches.

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The Happy PharmD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Wondering how our healthcare professionals, especially pharmacists, are faring lately? Well, now’s the perfect time to dive into a discussion with me about the latest insights from the 2023 report by the Well-Being Index. Whether you’re new here or a regular viewer, a warm welcome awaits you! And if you’re eager to stay updated with insightful content, don’t forget to hit that subscribe button and notification bell.

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Med Ed 101

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Many drugs cause insomnia. What is most frustrating to me in my practice is when we start medications for a “new condition” prior to ruling out medication adverse effects. Here is the list of my top 5 drugs that cause insomnia (an important adverse effect that could show up on your board exam). Corticosteroids. They […] The post Top 5 Drugs That Cause Insomnia appeared first on Med Ed 101.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The published belrestotug/dostarlimab data is still too immature to prove the combination’s capability to disrupt the NSCLC treatment paradigm.

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PharmaTech

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

GlobalData forecasts predict Enhertu will retain its dominant market position in the ADC treatment landscape.

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Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Overall survival results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-522 study provide evidence of improved long-term outcomes from this pembrolizumab-based regimen.

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Pharmacy Joe

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

In this episode, I’ll discuss a recent practice guideline on ketamine use for analgosedation in critically ill patients. Episode 957: Not every professional critical care society is high on ketamine for analgosedation Subscribe on iTunes , Android , or Stitcher The 2018 PADIS Guidelines published by the Society of Critical Care Medicine gave a positive recommendation for the use of ketamine saying: We suggest using low-dose ketamine (0.5 mg/kg IVP x 1 followed by 1-2 μg/kg/min infusion) as an ad

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Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Clinical research presented at ESMO 2024 highlights the significant survival benefits of perioperative and neoadjuvant immunotherapy with nivolumab and nivolumab plus ipilimumab, while emphasizing the role of biomarkers such as ctDNA and KRAS mutations in guiding treatment decisions.

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