From Pharma Rep to Patient Advocate: My Journey with Neuroendocrine Cancer
My name is Kelly Baughman, and I grew up in a small town in Louisiana—tight-knit, faith-driven, and yes, I went to church and summer camp with the Duck Dynasty family.…
My name is Kelly Baughman, and I grew up in a small town in Louisiana—tight-knit, faith-driven, and yes, I went to church and summer camp with the Duck Dynasty family.…
November 10 is recognized as World Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) Cancer Day, a time to spread awareness about neuroendocrine tumors, a group of rare cancers, among the medical field and in…
According to a recent article, the biopharmaceutical company Amryt has announced a study looking at Mycapssa to treat patients with carcinoid symptoms as a result of neuroendocrine tumors (NET). Neuroendocrine…
A study recently published in the journal ESMO Open has documented new biomarkers which may be able to predict efficacy outcomes of antiangiogenic therapies (such as surufatinib) in patients diagnosed with neuroendocrine…
Compassion [kuhm-pash-uhn] noun A feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. Compassion Corner is…
The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China has recently approved surufatinib for drug registration for the treatment of advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs). HUTCHMED Limited recently announced the news,…
In a press release from early March 2021, radiopharmaceutical therapy company Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. ("MTTI") shared that the FDA approved its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for EBTATE.…
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has announced that it will be contributing funding for four new studies focused on four different rare diseases. The funding will top out at…
Molecular Targeting Technologies (MTTI), a radiopharmaceutical company, announced through Biospace that the FDA has given its approval for MTTI to move forward with a Phase 1 clinical trial to study…
According to a story from businesswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company Ipsen recently presented a total of 9 study abstracts at the recent 18th annual conference of the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society…
Patients with inoperable or metastasized neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) may now benefit from recently FDA approved peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) according to a recent article in MedPage Today. The…
Surufatinib was recently granted Orphan Drug designation by the FDA. This drug was made for the treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs). It was created by Hutchison China MediTech…
According to a story from Pharma Times, the drug company Ipsen has recently made available a pre-filled syringe of its drug lanreotide (marketed as Somatuline) which will allow patients to…
According to a story from Central Charts, the drug developer Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently issued an announcement revealing that the company has begun the initialization of a Phase 1 clinical…
According to a story from EurekAlert!, a recent research study has found that a two part immunotherapy combination treatment has the potential to be a useful treatment for high-grade neuroendocrine…
According to a publication from EurekAlert, new research presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) suggests that a combination therapy of two regularly-administered immunotherapy…
Progress Report Debuts ASCO’s Research Priorities for the Cancer Community, Emphasizes Impact of Federal Funding FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2019 Ashley Yum 571-483-1376 [email protected] ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Over the…
This is week three of this season of The Bachelor on ABC, and week three of a patient-related subject highlighted on the show (Colton's CF foundation, Caelynn's childhood encephalitis)-- so I'm…