Cancer Research recently ran an article based on an original review published in the journal Oncology that explored reasons why small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients have refused treatment. Although…
It is now commonplace for patients to find that a drug such as prednisone, usually prescribed for relief of allergic and rheumatic symptoms, is also prescribed to treat leukemia. According…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
Gene editing, CRISPR specifically, has become much more well-known and heavily used in the recent past. Advances in this field have allowed medical professionals to treat conditions that had seen…
According to FirstWord Pharma, patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) in the United Kingdom (UK) may soon have a more effective and efficient, and less invasive, treatment option. Currently, the…
In 2009, the FDA approved Tyvaso (treprostinil) Inhalation Solution to reduce symptoms associated with Group 1 pulmonary hypertension (PH), also known as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Beyond symptom reduction, the…
For small patient groups, creating momentum towards rare disease solutions often seems futile. To tackle such expensive and extensive endeavors, rare communities find strength and hope by putting their minds…
Researchers have been able to identify similarities in outcomes between colorectal liver metastases that cannot be completely removed by surgery (unresectable) and patients with the KRAS mutation. Surgical resection…
According to Healio, an open-label study of oral octreotide has reported that the treatment is able to maintain its response in acromegaly patients without additional safety signals. This data is…
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