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A proposed FDA guidance could significantly impact veterinary practices and their ability to compound medicines for animal patients, according to a national survey.1

Biosimilars, which at the most simplistic level can be thought of as a type of generic option for a biologic, offer an opportunity to help reduce total biologic drug spend.

Valoctocogene roxaparvovec (Valrox, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc) would be the first gene therapy in the United States for the most common form of hemophilia if approved by the FDA.1

The shift from fee-for-service to a value-based care payment model represents the growing understanding of the value of health care providers in improving overall patient outcomes.

The release of generic versions of brand name drugs for patients with multiple sclerosis had little overall effect on the price increase.

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Margetuximab plus chemotherapy showed positive results in a second pre-specified interim overall survival analysis for the phase 3 SOPHIA study.

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Antiretroviral therapy may not be entirely effective in restoring the immune protection resulting from viral infections or childhood vaccines received prior to becoming HIV-positive.

The report projects changes in upcoming health care markets, including kidney care, digital health, drug cost transparency, the loneliness epidemic, and the self-care market.

The findings support the inclusion of these patient populations in ICI-based clinical trials and treatment.

Safety net providers, which historically work in underserved communities, have successfully petitioned state legislatures to take action on 340B 2-tier pricing.

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The ErbB inhibitors, gefitinib, erbstatin, and tryphostin AG825, inhibit a cell signaling process controlling the death-rate of neutrophils, immune cells, which cause damage to the lungs.

The app takes the authoritative, evidence-based 2015 World Health Organization pre-exposure prophylaxis guidelines and adapts for a mobile device.

Dawn Hershman, MD, MS, offers some potential treatments for aromatase inhibitor-caused arthralgia in breast cancer patients. This video was filmed at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Tofacitinib, currently used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis, has a correcting effect on defects that occur in inflammation.

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Belantamab mafodotin has the potential for durable responses in patients with multiple myeloma whose disease has relapsed or is resistant to standard therapies.

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Because of the vulnerabilities of CDK4/6i-resistant tumors, researchers believe that it is imperative to improve the survival of this group of patients.

Two studies linked ozone levels and wood burning as a source of heat to an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Rita Nanda, MD, discusses various immunotherapy drugs in the pipeline and which she thinks will be approved next. This video was filmed December 11 at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

The rise in value-based reimbursement models has required oncology care providers to assume an unprecedented level of accountability.

The decline in the cancer mortality rate attributed to immunotherapy methods, early detection, and treatment.

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After injecting the flu vaccine into a tumor cell, researchers found that the injection either slowed the growth or shrunk the tumor itself.