ASH: Repurposed Drugs Show Promise in Multiple Myeloma
ASH: Repurposed Drugs Show Promise in Multiple Myeloma
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Today we speak with Steven T. Rosen, MD, director of the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern University and director of cancer programs at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago. Dr. Rosen will be talking with us about a couple of the …
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Heroin overdoses on the rise in Maryland
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To combat the increase in heroin use, the health department plans to continue to work with health care providers to identify potential heroin users and get them into treatment. For all drugs, overdose deaths were up 6 percent, from 365 in 2011 to 385 …
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Two-year data show new Novartis drug Jakavi(R) significantly reduced …
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In these studies, Jakavi ® (INC424, ruxolitinib) treatment resulted in sustained reductions in spleen size, a hallmark of myelofibrosis, while also improving quality of life and extending overall survival compared to placebo or the best available …
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GlaxoSmithKline in deal with MD Anderson on cancer drugs
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… with the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to develop new drugs that promote a patient's immune system to attack cancer based on discoveries by Anderson researchers. Anderson, one of the world's premier cancer research and treatment centers, …
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