In the United States, Orphan Drug designation is granted by the U.S. FDA to therapies or biologics intended to treat, diagnose, or prevent rare conditions affecting fewer than 200,000…
Right now, there is an urgent need to identify and develop treatments for people with malignant gliomas, including glioblastoma. Unfortunately, there are limited effective treatment options; these cancers are…
Clinical trials are essential for evaluating the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of various therapies, as well as their impact on the patient population. According to a recent news release…
Rare Community Profiles Rare Community Profiles is a new Patient Worthy article series of long-form interviews featuring various stakeholders in the rare disease community, such as patients, their…
In July 2023, the U.S. FDA granted Orphan Drug designation to ABM-1310, an investigational treatment option for people living with malignant gliomas such as glioblastoma. Now, reports clinical-stage biopharmaceutical…
370 words (source - 3% match) vs. 496 words (mine - 2% match) GEENIE can be used to develop in vitro and in vivo delivery mechanisms for drugs, gene editing…
At the moment, there are limited treatment options for glioblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. While surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and electric-field therapy are all utilized in the fight…
Medical research has yielded a significant number of breakthroughs that have advanced the field and helped people in need. But in the rare disease sphere, it has sometimes been…
TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. (“TransCode”) was founded with a mission to revolutionize the cancer treatment landscape and improve patient outcomes. The company is currently working to uphold this mission through the…
Given that glioblastoma tumors are capable of making their own blood supply, these tumors are often aggressive and difficult to treat. The current standards-of-care are still relatively ineffective. As…
Republished with permission from Personalize My Medicine, a Patient Worthy partner organization. Written by Eleanor Doherty Glossary Antibody, Antidepressant, Antigen, Apoptosis, Astrocyte, CAR-T Cell Therapy, Atypia, Clinical Trial, CNS, Dendritic Cell Vaccine, Epidermal Growth Factor, Ex-Vivo, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Glioma, Immunotherapy, Metastasis, Mitotic Activity, Monoclonal Antibody, Necrosis, Neuron, Neurotransmitter, Oncology, Oncolytic Virotherapy, Prognosis, Radiotherapy, Stem Cell, Surgical…
It’s no secret that, in many cases, funding for rare disease research and drug development is slim; the financial burden often falls to families and patients. 40 years ago, the…
The 1980 World Series was a grand event for the Philadelphia Phillies. It was the last inning, and the Phillies were up by 3. With two players out and…
Currently, a glioblastoma multiforme (also known simply as glioblastoma or GBM) diagnosis comes with a poor prognosis. There is a 40% survival rate after one year which falls to…
In the past, it was difficult to incentivize the development of treatments for rare diseases, given issues with both profitability and small patient populations. However, all people are deserving…
Have you ever heard of Orphan Drug designation? This designation is granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to drugs or biologics intended to diagnose, prevent, or…
Unfortunately, the prognosis associated with glioblastoma is poor; some studies suggest that survival rates are 40% within one year of diagnosis and 17% within two years, with less than 7%…
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…
Researchers at Brown University, in collaboration with an MIT research team, discovered a method of penetrating the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in mice and delivering medication to treat lethal tumors…
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…
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is notoriously difficult-to-treat. This cancer is both aggressive and invasive, spreading “tentacles” and becoming hard to remove even with surgery. As a result, finding more effective therapeutic…
Glioblastoma is notoriously difficult to treat and manage. The cancer is not only aggressive and quickly spreading, but is often treatment-averse. Because of this, glioblastoma comes with a poor prognosis…
This week SciTech Daily published news of the successful eradication of a heretofore incurable form of brain cancer. The research was conducted at Israel’s Tel Aviv University in collaboration with…
Neuroscience News recently published an intriguing article suggesting that letrozole, a drug developed to treat breast cancer, has the potential to treat brain tumors. The discovery began with a question…
Happy Friday! A tropical storm system will be traveling up through the mid-Atlantic this weekend, bringing wind and rain. Hunker down! This week, we have stories on Duke University being…
Sign Up With a Patient Worthy Account and Share Your Rare Story
- OR -
Make a difference, share your experiences and get paid. Opt-in and join Patient Worthy's panel for paid opportunities such as surveys, market research, patient advisory panels and more.
- OR -
Make a difference, share your experiences and get paid. Opt-in and join Patient Worthy's panel for paid opportunities such as surveys, market research, patient advisory panels and more.
