Suzanne Trudel, MD, MSC, FRCPC, of the University of Toronto and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, discusses what belantamab mafodotin and pomalidomide are, and how they work together to treat relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Hagop Kantarjian, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the reasons that the use of second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with chronic-phase CML who have failed one or more second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors needed further investigation.
The update outlines that all 5 patients in the high dose 3 x 1013 vg/kg cohort have had at least 1 year of follow-up and showed sustained factor VIII (FVIII) activity levels, with a group median FVIII activity of 56.9% and a group geometric mean FVIII activity of 70.4% via chromogenic assay from week 9 to 52.
BIVV001 is currently being studied as a recombinant factor VIII treatment for hemophilia A.
The early stage of COVID-19 is typically characterized by lymphocytopenia and thrombocytopenia, whereas the late stage may be characterized by more severe lymphocytopenia and other changes.
Female patients being treated for heart attack also tend to be older and have more complicated medical histories.
Study supports a more individualized approach to pharmacological thromboprophylaxis over a universal one in patients with COVID-19.
The objective of the study was to quantify glucocorticoid dose-dependent cardiovascular risk in people with 6 immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.
Delirium was the sixth most common presenting symptom in all patients, suggesting the clinical importance of including delirium on checklists of presenting signs and symptoms for COVID-19.
Intravenous immunoglobulin administered to hypoxic non-ventilated COVID-19 patients with an A-a gradient of more than 200 mg Hg significantly decreases the rates of progression to mechanical ventilation.
The study found that the infusion helped to prevent spontaneous bleeding in patients with hemophilia A.
The proportion of patients with hemophilia A receiving Hemlibra who experienced zero treated bleeds increased with each consecutive 24-week period.
In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Stefan Behrens, PhD, CEO and co-founder of GYANT, and Justin Graham, MD, MS, chief medical officer, said preparing patients for the process of receiving a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine is essential.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Christopher Moxham of Fulcrum Therapeutics, on his closing thoughts on the research he conducted into the induction of fetal hemoglobin by FTX6058.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Charles Nakar, MD and Amy Shapiro, MD, of the Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, on 3 new patient cases from their presentation and the significance of these cases to their research.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Christopher Moxham of Fulcrum Therapeutics, on the results observed in his research when treating donors who were healthy or had sickle cell disease with FTX-6058.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Charles Nakar, MD and Amy Shapiro, MD, of the Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, on the process for the diagnosis of patients with congenital plasminogen deficiency.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Christopher Moxham of Fulcrum Therapeutics, on what their parallel target identification efforts were able to identify, and how this identification was important in his research.
Hagop Kantarjian, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses what the response rates and survival outcomes were for ponatinib among patients who failed second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the OPTIC trial.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brady Stein, MD, MHSc, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, on the implications of the results of his research on further investigation and treatment opportunities for patients with polycythemia vera.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brady Stein, MD, MHSc, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, on the noteworthy results observed in the study in relation to cause of death among patients with polycythemia vera.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brady Stein, MD, MHSc, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, on the issues existing around prior data on the causes of death for patients with polycythemia vera (PV) and why it was important to have greater clarity in this area.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Charles Nakar, MD and Amy Shapiro, MD, of the Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, on how airway obstruction and respiratory distress can impact pediatric patients versus adult patients.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Charles Nakar, MD and Amy Shapiro, MD, of the Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, on what the treatment options are for patients with congenital plasminogen deficiency with airway obstruction and respiratory distress.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Christopher Moxham of Fulcrum Therapeutics, on what FTX-6058 is, how it was developed, and what it is able to treat.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Christopher Moxham of Fulcrum Therapeutics, on how maintaining expression of the anti-sickling gamma ortholog could be beneficial for children and adults with sickle cell disease, and why this is important to investigate.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Charles Nakar, MD and Amy Shapiro, MD, of the Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, on the common manifestations of congenital plasminogen deficiency, and whether it is life threatening for patients.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brady Stein, MD, MHSc, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, on the common treatments for patients with polycythemia vera.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brady Stein, MD, MHSc, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, on the survival estimates for patients with polycythemia vera in the past and the mortality rates among these patients.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Brady Stein, MD, MHSc, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, on what polycythemia vera (PV) is and why it was important to understand mortality and causes of death among patients with PV.
