For patients who were given a diagnosis of advanced, inoperable (unresectable) biliary tract cancer, an article appeared in Healio with some encouraging news. Gemcitabine and cisplatin drugs have…
Rare diseases are, by their nature, rare—and because of this, it can be difficult to spur drug development. The FDA worked to overcome this through the creation of the…
Nelson Ambrogio had always looked up to his older brother, Daniel. He has many positive memories of growing up with him. They both shared a passion for soccer, and Nelson…
Updates from the Phase 3 clinical trial called FIGHT-302 were just released at the 2021 European Society for Medical Oncology World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer. The trial is comparing two…
According to MPR, the FDA recently granted Orphan Drug designation to CPI-613 (devimistat), an investigational treatment designed for patients with biliary cancer. Altogether, "biliary cancer" can consist of bile…
As reported in Fierce Pharma; BridgeBio has earned FDA approval for their new targeted cancer treatment, Truseltiq. The approval is the biotech company’s first ever approval for a cancer drug,…
As reported by Oncology Nursing News, gunagratinib (ICP-192) was recently granted Orphan Drug designation by the FDA. Altogether, this treatment is being evaluated as a potential treatment for patients…
In late May 2021, the FDA granted accelerated approval to Truseltiq (infigratinib). As reported by Cure, this therapy is designed for adult patients with unresectable locally advanced, previously treated, or…
A study conducted at the University of Texas has discovered that combination therapy may be a viable treatment for cholangiocarcinoma with BRAF mutations. Researchers treated participants with both dabrafenib and…
According to a story from curetoday.com, Dr. Tara Seery is an investigator in a phase 3 trial called PROOF, and she has just one goal: finding better treatments for cholangiocarcinoma,…
BridgeBio Pharmaceuticals has recently announced that their drug, infigratinib, has received the Fast Track and Orphan Drug designations from the FDA. This drug is meant for the treatment of…
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Health News Digest recently published an article that describes a simple blood test called DELFI, meaning DNA evaluation of fragments for early interception. Its simplicity belies the fact that it can detect…
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