Mar 02, 2022
Chemotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors, targeted therapies, and antibody-drug conjugates are being used for treating Urothelial Carcinoma(UC) patients and now PARP inhibitors are being studied in UC in the neoadjuvant, first-line, maintenance therapy, and subsequent lines of the setting. It is worth n...
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Mar 01, 2022
GSK’s Covifenz, A Plant-Based COVID Vaccine, Receives First Approval The recombinant COVID-19 vaccine developed by Medicago, now known as Covifenz, has received approval in Canada, the company's home country. Covifenz employs Coronavirus-Like Particle (CoVLP) technology, with the vaccine consisting of recombinan...
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Feb 28, 2022
Osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma are two of the most common malignancies of bone tissues present in children. Osteosarcoma treatment usually involves surgery and chemotherapy and Ewing sarcoma treatment typically begins with chemotherapy only. Dr. James Ewing who described the tumor in the 1920’s distinguished the tu...
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Feb 25, 2022
Padcev (Enfortumab vedotin) for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer, Adcetris (Brentuximab vedotin) for the treatment of several types of CD30-expressing lymphomas, and Tivdak (Tisotumab vedotin) for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer are the three ADCs that Seage...
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Feb 25, 2022
Phase II study of neoadjuvant cabozantinib in patients with locally advanced non-metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma Based on the findings from the Phase II study (NCT04022343), neoadjuvant cabozantinib was safe and induced a reduction in tumor size in all patients with locally advanced nonmetastatic ccRC...
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Nov 06, 2025
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects movement, causing tremors, stiffness, and balance problems. The condition develops when nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine, a chemical that helps control muscle movements, become damaged or die. As one of the most com...
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Feb 24, 2022
Use of CAR-T treatments and their efficacy in Prostate Cancer We already know that Immunotherapies have not performed well in the treatment of prostate cancer. Such medicines have failed to elicit a long-term response in patients with advanced prostate cancer. Surgery, radiation treatment, chemotherapy, androgen...
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Feb 24, 2022
Major Key player Arvinas announced completed Phase I and interim Phase II ARDENT data for ARV-110 degrader targeting the androgen receptor (AR). According to the results, Arvinas mentioned that at the data cut-off date, December 20, 2021, the PSA50 response rate was 46% in 28 patients with AR T878X/H875Y tumor muta...
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Feb 24, 2022
US FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Motus GI’s Pure-Vu EVS System On February 15, 2022, The Pure-Vu® EVS System received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration, according to Motus GI Holdings, Inc., a medical technology company that provides endoscopy solutions that improve clinical outcomes and...
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Feb 23, 2022
Adrenal Crisis refers to overwhelming and life-threatening adrenal insufficiency. The most common signs of Adrenal Crisis are shocking (very low blood pressure with a loss of consciousness), dehydration, and an imbalance of sodium and potassium levels in the body. In some cases, shock is then preceded by several ot...
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