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…
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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…
Editor's Note: We believe that patients are a key part of developing and leading the conversation in disease communities. Patient Worthy sometimes partners with reputable agencies that wish to speak…
For the first two months of her pregnancy, Kristine Koser felt pretty good. Koser and her husband, Andrew, couldn't wait to welcome their daughter Aubrey into the world. Everything seemed…
Jessie Slater built her name in the Duluth, MN news scene; she acted as a news anchor, as well as a producer, at KBJR-TV from 2017 to 2022. After stepping…
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…
The Phase 3 LITESPARK-005 trial sought to understand whether Welireg (belzutifan) was effective in treating advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) when compared to other treatments, such as everolimus. According to…
Retinoblastoma is a rare cancer that begins in the retina, or the sensitive lining in the back of your eye. While it can affect people of all ages, it is…
INT230-6, developed by clinical-stage biotechnology company Intensity Therapeutics (“Intensity”), is an investigational therapy comprising three moieties: cisplatin, SHAO-FA (a penetration enhancing molecule), and vinblastine sulfate. A moiety, in this sense,…
Currently available therapeutics may not be adequately effective in the fight to treat late-stage acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Researchers and drug developers are working to identify…
In Jordyn Sava's reporting from Targeted Oncology, readers learn that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted clearance to a global Phase 3 study. This means that the…
Despite advances in research and the advent of multiple investigational treatments, pancreatic cancer is still incredibly difficult to treat. The five-year survival rate sits at just 12%. Existing therapies…
When Camille Wahl was a child, she loved Irish step dance. She translated her love physically, becoming a competitive dancer until she was ten years old. It was then, reports…
Even with available therapies, pancreatic cancer is incredibly tough to treat and comes with a poor prognosis. Only 12% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are still alive after…
A Phase 2 clinical study set out to determine whether prexigebersen, alongside decitabine and venetoclax, would be effective in treating and stopping the progression of a rare cancer of…
If gastric cancer is localized (has not yet spread), it carries a significantly higher 5-year survival rate of 72-75%. But once the cancer spreads, the rate falls lower: 35%…
Having a rare or uncommon condition can be undoubtedly overwhelming. The diagnosis comes with associated mental health, financial, physical, and social burdens that can weigh heavy on your mind. But…
According to a story from Market Screener, the drug company AbbVie recently announced that its investigational therapy epcoritamab has received a positive opinion from the European Union's Committee for Medicinal…
According to a story from WGN-TV Chicago, treatment for esophageal cancer can be grueling on patients, even if successful. Surgery is often a critical aspect of the process and can…
According to a story from news-medical.net, a recent study found that elevated body-mass index (BMI) was associated with worse outcomes for people living with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, with this study…
According to a July 11 article from Maaisha Osman, commercial-stage biotechnology company ADC Therapeutics has voluntarily halted enrollment for the Phase 2 LOTIS-9 study evaluating Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) and…
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