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FDA panel recommends new breakthrough gene therapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel created history by recommending a gene therapy for patients with cancer. In this therapy the patient’s own genes would be modified to fight the cancer cells. The patient’s cells which are thus altered to treat the cancer would thus be termed as “living drugs” as they act as soldiers to treat the cancer. These cells boost up the immune system and help the body fight the cancer.

14 Jul 2017

Beaumont Health's new Proton Therapy Center starts treating cancer patients

Bill Baker, an 86-year-old Mid-Michigan man with brain cancer, is the first patient to receive treatment at Beaumont Health's new Proton Therapy Center at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.

13 Jul 2017

New stent technology could help preserve vision, reduce risks in glaucoma patients

Glaucoma affects millions of Americans. Common treatments, although highly effective, remain invasive and prone to complications.

13 Jul 2017

Transgender health care targeted in crusade to undo ACA

Solorah Singleton has been waiting years for breast augmentation. She doesn't want to jinx it now, but the Philadelphia resident thinks it's finally within reach.

13 Jul 2017

Ground-breaking new breast cancer drugs have manageable toxicity profile for most patients

A ground-breaking new class of oral drugs for treating breast cancer, known as cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors, are generally well-tolerated, with a manageable toxicity profile for most patients.

13 Jul 2017

ASTRO releases updated insurance coverage recommendations for proton beam therapy to treat cancer

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has issued an update to its recommendations for medical insurance coverage regarding the use of proton beam therapy to treat cancer.

13 Jul 2017

Scientists positively influence immune response in viral and bacterial co-infection

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin were able to positively influence the immune response in severe viral and bacterial co-infection.

13 Jul 2017

Targeting immune cells could lead to new treatments for pulmonary fibrosis

Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that a unique population of immune cells plays a key role in the development of pulmonary fibrosis, and showed that targeting such cells could lead to new treatments for the disease.

13 Jul 2017

Research identifies opportunities to improve performance of clinicians during emergency events

Anesthesiology has a long history of scrutinizing its practice and developing strategies for improvement. In a recent prospective, observational study, 263 board-certified anesthesiologists from across the United States volunteered to participate as part of already scheduled continuing education simulation courses that focused on the management of life-threatening events.

13 Jul 2017

Nursing homes move into the insurance business

Around the country, a handful of nursing home companies have begun selling their own private Medicare insurance policies, pledging close coordination and promising to give clinicians more authority to decide what treatments they will cover for each patient.

13 Jul 2017

Cord-blood-derived natural killer cells can be modified to destroy B-cell cancers

Immune cells with a general knack for recognizing and killing many types of infected or abnormal cells also can be engineered to hunt down cells with specific targets on them to treat cancer, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in the journal Leukemia.

13 Jul 2017

Study demonstrates potential nanoparticle-based therapeutic strategy for deadly brain tumors

Early phase Northwestern Medicine research has demonstrated a potential new therapeutic strategy for treating deadly glioblastoma brain tumors.

13 Jul 2017

FDA advisory committee recommends Novartis' CAR-T therapy for young leukemia patients

Today the FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee, an independent panel of experts, voted unanimously to recommend to the FDA approval of Novartis' experimental CAR-T therapy called Tisagenlecleucel, also known as CTL019.

13 Jul 2017

Bone metastasis-targeting drug shows potential as new therapeutic strategy for osteosarcoma

The treatment of osteosarcoma, the most common tumor of bone, is challenging. A study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found a drug known as bone metastasis-targeting peptidomimetic (BMTP-11) has potential as a new therapeutic strategy for this devastating illness.

13 Jul 2017

New partnership to advance novel airway-delivered gene therapy for treating pulmonary hypertension

Mount Sinai has partnered with Theragene Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to advance a novel airway-delivered gene therapy for treating pulmonary hypertension (PH), a form of high blood pressure in blood vessels in the lungs that is linked to heart failure.

13 Jul 2017

Stroke recovery may be delayed up to decades after injury, study shows

Stroke survivors may experience delayed recovery of limb function up to decades after injury, according to a new case study. The article, published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurophysiology, was chosen as an APSselect article for July.

12 Jul 2017

Novel approach to leukemia therapy can safely improve treatment success, reduce side effects

New University of Liverpool research, presented at an international conference, confirms that a novel approach to the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) can safely increase treatment success and reduce negative side effects.

12 Jul 2017

Novel approach could offer hope in treatment of inflammatory conditions

The team, led by researchers at Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London and Ergon Pharmaceuticals, believes the approach could offer new hope in the treatment of inflammatory conditions like arthritis, autoimmune diseases, and sepsis.

12 Jul 2017

UAB improves dry eye treatment with development of new guidelines and expansion of clinic

Clinical practice and research of dry eye relief in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry is progressing with the development and release of new guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of dry eye, as well as the expansion of services offered by the UAB Dry Eye Relief Clinic.

11 Jul 2017

New DNA-based vaccine protects testes, sperm from Zika-related damage in mouse models

While the Zika virus is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes, research has shown that the disease can affect semen and sperm and can therefore be spread through sexual intercourse.

11 Jul 2017

Therapy News and Research

FDA panel recommends new breakthrough gene therapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Beaumont Health's new Proton Therapy Center starts treating cancer patients

New stent technology could help preserve vision, reduce risks in glaucoma patients

Transgender health care targeted in crusade to undo ACA

Ground-breaking new breast cancer drugs have manageable toxicity profile for most patients

ASTRO releases updated insurance coverage recommendations for proton beam therapy to treat cancer

Scientists positively influence immune response in viral and bacterial co-infection

Targeting immune cells could lead to new treatments for pulmonary fibrosis

Research identifies opportunities to improve performance of clinicians during emergency events

Nursing homes move into the insurance business

Cord-blood-derived natural killer cells can be modified to destroy B-cell cancers

Study demonstrates potential nanoparticle-based therapeutic strategy for deadly brain tumors

FDA advisory committee recommends Novartis' CAR-T therapy for young leukemia patients

Bone metastasis-targeting drug shows potential as new therapeutic strategy for osteosarcoma

New partnership to advance novel airway-delivered gene therapy for treating pulmonary hypertension

Stroke recovery may be delayed up to decades after injury, study shows

Novel approach to leukemia therapy can safely improve treatment success, reduce side effects

Novel approach could offer hope in treatment of inflammatory conditions

UAB improves dry eye treatment with development of new guidelines and expansion of clinic

New DNA-based vaccine protects testes, sperm from Zika-related damage in mouse models

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