Promising Results from a Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Phase 2 Trial
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Promising Results from a Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Phase 2 Trial

On June 21st, Targeted Oncology posted the results from a phase 2 clinical trial for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The trial examined the effects of combing two therapies--obinutuzumab and bendamustine.…

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This Drug Could be a Second Chance at Renal Cell Carcinoma Remission
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This Drug Could be a Second Chance at Renal Cell Carcinoma Remission

Xynomic Pharma, a United States-based oncology research and development company, announced at the end of last month that it had entered into a partnership with the University of California San…

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World’s First Attempt at Human Head Transplantation for Rare SMA
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World’s First Attempt at Human Head Transplantation for Rare SMA

The line between genius and madness is often closer than people realize. Don’t tell Dr. Sergio Canavero that he can’t help his patient with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). How many…

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Communication Could Mean Progress for Rare Diseases like Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia
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Communication Could Mean Progress for Rare Diseases like Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia

Communication in the medical field doesn’t happen as much as it should. But, when it does, great discoveries often occur. The thing is, science is complicated. Researchers have so much…

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This Big Sister Helped Save Her Little Brother Battling ROHHAD
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This Big Sister Helped Save Her Little Brother Battling ROHHAD

At 5 years old, Holton Jones was diagnosed with ROHHAD, or rapid-onset obesity with hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation. According to the Pensacola News Journal, his parents knew something…

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This Just In: More Support For Exciting New IPF Treatment!
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This Just In: More Support For Exciting New IPF Treatment!

Support for Ofev® just keeps coming! Ofev® (nintedanib) was first approved by the U.S. FDA in 2014 for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) after clinical trials, especially the INPULSIS…

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For Multiple Myeloma Patients: Two Therapies are Better than One
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For Multiple Myeloma Patients: Two Therapies are Better than One

Results from the Phase 3 CASTOR trial from Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies were recently released, finding that Darzalex (daratumumab) was extremely effective at reducing the risk of multiple myeloma progression or…

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Europe’s on Board with This New Treatment for C3 Glomerulopathy
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Europe’s on Board with This New Treatment for C3 Glomerulopathy

On May 23, 2017, a biopharmaceutical company, ChemoCentryx, Inc., made a huge announcement. Not only has the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug designation for their drug, avacopan,…

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How This Pup Changed the Life of a Little Girl with Dravet Syndrome
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How This Pup Changed the Life of a Little Girl with Dravet Syndrome

Elizabeth couldn’t speak. She wasn’t expected to ever utter a word. She couldn’t read. She struggled to make trips outside of the house. Certain smells and loud sounds bothered her.…

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Peut-on guérir l’épilepsie infantile?
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Peut-on guérir l’épilepsie infantile?

GW Pharmaceuticals découvre ... Epidiolex® (fabriqué et testé par GW Pharmaceuticals) est un candidat cannabinoïde médical leader pour le traitement de syndromes d'épilepsie rares, résistants et débutants tels que le…

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Une alternative meilleure et non chimique pour les patients atteints de cancer du sein métastatique muté par BRCA
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Une alternative meilleure et non chimique pour les patients atteints de cancer du sein métastatique muté par BRCA

De grandes nouvelles pour les patients atteints d'un cancer du sein métastatique muté par le BRCA: un traitement connu contre le cancer de l'ovaire a passé des essais cliniques de…

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Una migliore, alternativa non-Chemo per i pazienti affetti da tumore al seno metastatico BRCA-mutato
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Una migliore, alternativa non-Chemo per i pazienti affetti da tumore al seno metastatico BRCA-mutato

Notizie grandi per i pazienti con tumore metastatico mutato BRCA mutato: un trattamento con cancro ovarico conosciuto ha superato le sperimentazioni cliniche di fase III per il tumore metastatico mutato…

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Una comunità che si riunisce per aiutare un ragazzo locale con sma
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Una comunità che si riunisce per aiutare un ragazzo locale con sma

Alexander Davis è di Tipton, Indiana. Ha vissuto con atrofia muscolare spinale (SMA). SMA lo impedisce di muoversi molto e non è in grado di camminare. Pertanto, ha bisogno di…

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Une communauté réunie pour aider un garçon local avec SMA
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Une communauté réunie pour aider un garçon local avec SMA

Alexander Davis est originaire de Tipton, Indiana. Il a vécu avec une atrophie musculaire spinale (SMA). SMA l'empêche de bouger beaucoup et il est incapable de marcher. Par conséquent, il…

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Centro di ricerca sarcoidosi focalizzato sulla cura dei pazienti
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Centro di ricerca sarcoidosi focalizzato sulla cura dei pazienti

Notizie emozionanti per le persone che vivono con sarcoidosi! Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) ha sviluppato un Centro Sarcoidosi di Eccellenza. Attualmente, il dottor Wonder Drake è il direttore del…

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