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The discovery of insulin represented a milestone in medical history because it meant that people no longer died from diabetes. But what exactly is insulin and why are there so many different types of insulin?
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The discovery of insulin represented a milestone in medical history because it meant that people no longer died from diabetes. But what exactly is insulin and why are there so…
The commercial potential of CAR T cell therapy could exceed $1.5 by 2020. But how much do you know about this new immunotherapy set to potentially change the way advanced…
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is the latest form of personalized cancer treatment which could give us the first gene therapy in the U.S. Here, review the use of…
Long-term, uncontrolled, high blood glucose levels are extremely detrimental to nerves. Everybody with diabetes needs to completely understand the importance of adhering to treatment recommendations before irreparable nerve damage occurs.
The success of CAR T-cell therapy in hematologic cancers has not been extrapolated to solid tumors, to date. What are the roadblocks, and besides CAR T, what other engineered T-cells…
Mammograms are the currently recommended screening tool for breast cancer. But how safe are they and do they find all cancers?
Constipation is not fun to talk about. But it's the number one long-term side effect linked with opioid pain relievers. What's the best way to deal with this troubling side…
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy study results demonstrate positive results in advanced cancers where patients have few, if any, options. Final FDA review for approval is ongoing, but expected…
CAR T-cell therapy is gene therapy - not a drug in the traditional sense - but a process to strengthen a patient's cancer-fighting cells. Here, review the steps involved in…
Investigational CAR T-cell therapy has shown tremendous success in leading to high rates of responses in blood-borne cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. Review the targeted cancers types, including an update…
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy study results are impressive in aggressive lymphomas and leukemias where cancer patients have run out of options; however, side effects can be challenging. What…
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy clinical trial results are impressive in aggressive blood cancers where patients have run out of options. Review some of the latest data for axicabtagene…
CAR T-Cell therapy is the latest investigational targeted immunotherapy that is leading to high remission rates in certain difficult-to-treat cancers. But how does this personalized gene therapy work, and what…
Immunotherapy is becoming a standard method of cancer treatment. Learn the basics of the cancerous tumor type, how cancers can evade the immune system, and which novel immunotherapy treatments are…
Private payers, government assistance programs, and especially patients are getting hit by exorbitant US drug costs that continue to climb. Many of these specialty drugs are for life-threatening conditions for…
