Does the ‘Quality Adjusted Life Year’ Measure Leave Behind Rare Disease Patients?
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Does the ‘Quality Adjusted Life Year’ Measure Leave Behind Rare Disease Patients?

According to a story from Salon, the Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) is a statistical measure that is used in order to calculate the value of a certain medication. First…

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Venclyxto® Plus Obinutuzumab Offers Previously Untreated CLL Patients Chemotherapy-Free Treatment
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Venclyxto® Plus Obinutuzumab Offers Previously Untreated CLL Patients Chemotherapy-Free Treatment

  A recent press release by the global biopharmaceutical research company, AbbVie, reported a positive opinion by CHMP granted to VENCLYXTO® combined with obinutuzumab to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). A positive opinion by…

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Patient Screening Completed for Clinical Trial of Zygel, a Treatment for Fragile X Syndrome
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Patient Screening Completed for Clinical Trial of Zygel, a Treatment for Fragile X Syndrome

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals has recently announced that they have finished the patient screening for their clinical trial of Zygel, a treatment for Fragile X syndrome. Zygel is a CBD gel that…

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Support “The Making of Justice” a Documentary About Seeking Treatment with a Rare Disease
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Support “The Making of Justice” a Documentary About Seeking Treatment with a Rare Disease

When Jennifer Payne was born in 1973, she was diagnosed with a rare disease: phenylketonuria (PKU). This genetic disorder is typically screened for at birth. This early screening process is…

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A Teenager’s Plan to Help her Friend with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Takes Off
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A Teenager’s Plan to Help her Friend with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Takes Off

According to a story from Essex Live, Lily Wythe is a fourteen year old girl who was recently diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine…

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Translarna Results in a Preserved Ability to Walk in Those with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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Translarna Results in a Preserved Ability to Walk in Those with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

PTC Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical company that has been working with Translarna, a medication intended for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). They analyzed this treatment and presented the…

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New Treatment for X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease Granted Orphan Drug Designation
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New Treatment for X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease Granted Orphan Drug Designation

Orchard Therapeutics is investigating their gene therapy, OTL-102, for the treatment of X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (X-CGD). This treatment has recently received the Orphan Drug designation from the FDA, which…

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ICYMI: Johnson & Johnson and the UK Government: Genomics For Disease Prevention
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ICYMI: Johnson & Johnson and the UK Government: Genomics For Disease Prevention

  Janssen R&D, a division of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), has partnered with the UK Biobank and others according to a recent news release by 3BL Media. It is noteworthy…

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Anticoagulation Beneficial for Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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Anticoagulation Beneficial for Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

According to a story from Pulmonary Advisor, the results of a recent analysis led researchers to conclude that systemic anticoagulation therapy can be beneficial for patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial…

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New Study Examines Biomarkers of Hereditary Angioedema not Caused by C1-INH
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New Study Examines Biomarkers of Hereditary Angioedema not Caused by C1-INH

Hereditary Angioedema Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare disease which causes swelling episodes throughout the body, including the airways, gastrointestinal system, and extremities. Most commonly, HAE is caused by a…

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ICYMI: Company Announces Halt of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Clinical Development Program
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ICYMI: Company Announces Halt of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Clinical Development Program

According to a story from newswiretoday.com, the biopharmaceutical group Ipsen has recently announced its decision to halt its dosing of patients in its phase 3 clinical trial and its phase…

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One Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Trial is on Hold but Another has Shown Promise
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One Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Trial is on Hold but Another has Shown Promise

Ipsen is a pharmaceutical company based out of Paris. Sadly, they have just announced that they have pressed pause on not one but two studies for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). FOP…

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Phase 2b Trial for Mitochondrial Diseases has Begun
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Phase 2b Trial for Mitochondrial Diseases has Begun

Khondrion has just announced that the very first patient has been dosed in their Phase 2b study for mitochondrial diseases called KHENERGYZE. This patient population has a high unmet need…

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ICYMI: The Affordable Care Act May be Ruled Unconstitutional: Patient Groups Unite to Ask for a Prompt Decision
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ICYMI: The Affordable Care Act May be Ruled Unconstitutional: Patient Groups Unite to Ask for a Prompt Decision

As originally reported in NewsRoom, the US's political volatility over the past years has thrown many policies and legislation into debate. While switching the party in both the executive and…

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