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Drug-pricing program improved prostate cancer treatment adherence

Written by | 26 Mar 2024

Prostate cancer patients receiving care at hospitals that are part of a special drug-pricing program were more likely to stick to their prescription drug therapy than patients at… read more.

FDA approves Opdivo (nivolumab), plus cisplatin and gemcitabine, for first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma – BMS

Written by | 17 Mar 2024

Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the FDA approved Opdivo (nivolumab), in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial… read more.

An overgrowth of nerve cells appears to cause lingering symptoms after recurrent UTIs

Written by | 6 Mar 2024

A perplexing problem for people with recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) is persistent pain, even after antibiotics have successfully cleared the bacteria. Now Duke Health researchers have identified… read more.

Palliative care is underused for patients with malignant urinary obstruction

Written by | 2 Jan 2024

Less than half of patients with malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) – a serious complication of advanced cancer, with a poor prognosis – receive palliative care (PC) for their… read more.

Study: Colon cancer screenings are more effective than previously understood

Written by | 23 Dec 2023

Screening for colon cancer reduces cancer rates by substantially more than previous analyses of randomized trials suggest, according to a study co-authored by an MIT economist that takes… read more.

FGFR inhibitor erdafitinib for urothelial cancer is filed in Japan – Janssen Pharmaceutical

Written by | 1 Dec 2023

Janssen Pharmaceutical has filed a new drug application in Japan for its oral fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor erdafitinib for the treatment of certain patients… read more.

FDA approval for DefenCath (taurolidine and heparin) catheter lock solution to reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections – CorMedix

Written by | 21 Nov 2023

CorMedix Inc. announced that the FDA has approved DefenCath (taurolidine and heparin) catheter lock solution (CLS) to reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) for the limited… read more.

FDA approves Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz), a first-in-class treatment for adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis – Eli Lilly

Written by | 1 Nov 2023

Eli Lilly and Company announced that the FDA has approved Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz) infusion (300 mg/15 mL)/injection (100 mg/mL), the first and only interleukin-23p19 (IL-23p19) antagonist for the treatment… read more.

Men with metastatic prostate cancer living longer thanks to new meds

Written by | 23 Oct 2023

Survival rates for men with metastatic prostate cancer have increased by an average of six months, something which coincides with the gradual introduction of ‘dual treatment’ since 2016,… read more.

Enzalutamide improves outcomes in in biochemically recurrent prostate cancer

Written by | 21 Oct 2023

In patients with prostate cancer with high-risk biochemical recurrence, enzalutamide plus standard-treatment leuprolide is superior to leuprolide monotherapy for metastasis-free survival. And enzalutamide monotherapy is also superior to… read more.

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) met a primary endpoint of disease-free survival in certain patients with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma after surgery – Merck Inc

Written by | 16 Oct 2023

Merck Inc., known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that the Phase III AMBASSADOR (A031501) trial (KEYNOTE-123) evaluating Keytruda, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, met one… read more.

Padcev and Keytruda significantly improve overall survival and progression-free survival in previously untreated advanced bladder cancer in pivotal phase III EV-302 trial – Seagen + Astellas

Written by | 5 Oct 2023

Seagen Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. announced positive topline results from the Phase III EV-302 clinical trial (also known as KEYNOTE-A39) for Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) in combination with… read more.

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