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Carvykti gains new ground and competes with its "predecessor"!

Recently, the US FDA has granted orphan drug status to two new therapeutics in a row. One is a small molecule inhibitor, PCLX-001, for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia; the other is a T-cell therapy, ET140203, for the treatment of hepatoblastoma. Both therapies are currently in relevant trials.

The results of a new study recently showed that Olutasidenib monotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukaemia carrying the IDH1 mutation elicited high rates of complete remission with manageable toxicity.

The "me better" strategy has always been a great story for pharmaceutical companies.

Stroke is the main cause of disability in Americans. More than 6.5 million Americans survive stroke every year, and most of them cannot fully recover their walking ability. Experts said that because of the difficulty in walking, these patients would not even go out to the store to buy things, but they were inactive for a long time, which led to other health problems and a spiral decline in their quality of life.

Nectin-4 is an important target that has been shown to be available as a treatment for locally advanced and advanced bladder cancer. Based on this, Padcev (enfortumab-vedotin-ejfv), the first ADC drug (antibody-coupled drug) for uroepithelial carcinoma, has also received accelerated FDA approval for the treatment of locally advanced or advanced bladder cancer in patients who have previously received immune checkpoint inhibitors (PD-L1, PD-1) and platinum-containing chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant therapy) or after surgery (adjuvant therapy). Adult patients with advanced or late-stage uroepithelial carcinoma (a common type of bladder cancer).

Misconceptions about how to treat a sore throat are fuelling the overuse of antibiotics, according to STAR research.

When it comes to the breath detector, everyone will think of the thing used by the traffic police to check drinking and driving. For those who drink and drive, they will lose their temper when they see the breath detector. In fact, the gas exhaled by the human body has many characteristics. It can not only detect alcohol, but also reflect the health of the human body and detect some diseases. This breath detector introduced in this article can detect breast cancer, diabetes, lung cancer, Parkinson's disease, asthma, schizophrenia, kidney and liver failure and other diseases.

Medical engineers at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center are using additive manufacturing to develop customized prosthetic solutions for veterans. In fact, the center is even operating a 3D Medical Application Center (3DAC). There, a team of specialized engineers and 3D printing technicians are developing customized equipment according to the requirements of veterans.

Eisai and Biogen have partnered to develop Leqembi and have priced it at $26,500 per year.