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Study Reveals Gaps in GINA Guideline Adherence for Asthma Treatment

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Pulmonary function tests and provider documentation were manually reviewed to confirm asthma diagnoses, while individuals with other pulmonary diseases were excluded. 1 The study also observed that 65% of patients had a documented visit with an asthma specialist during the follow-up period. 2019;380:2020-2030. N Engl J Med.

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How AI Brings Pharmacogenetics to the Frontline of Precision Medicine

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A man aged 55 years with metastatic colorectal cancer was initiated on a standard fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy regimen. While the European Medicines Agency mandated pre-treatment DPD testing in Europe as early as 2020, and the UK’s National Health Service followed suit the same year, the US only reached a consensus in 2025.

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FDA looks at pulling speedy approvals for three cancer drugs

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Briefing documents published by the FDA ahead of the meeting suggest that discussion will focus on ongoing trials that may serve as alternative confirmatory studies. A similar trial called Impassion131 of Tecentriq with regular paclitaxel flopped, and even suggested patients treated with paclitaxel alone may have fared better.

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FDA won’t back Lilly’s PD-1 antibody based on Chinese data alone

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In briefing documents released by the FDA reviewer, the agency has made it clear that the Chinese clinical results filed in support of the PD-1 inhibitor do not meet the criteria for foreign data fled in support of a marketing application in the US.

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Scotland backs three new uses for MSD’s Keytruda

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The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) gave the go-ahead to the regimen based on data from the KEYNOTE-775 study , which showed that the duo can increase survival time for patients and may improve quality of life by reducing the symptom burden compared to standard chemotherapy.

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How my experience as a patient helped shape NICE guidelines for colorectal cancer

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Contributing my personal experience to the discussion, I shared my experience of developing chronic peripheral neuropathy, which came about as a side effect following chemotherapy. about managing and monitoring symptoms and reducing dosage of chemotherapy if necessary will also help. So, what’s next for me?

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SPuMoNI: Enhancing Pharma Data Quality through Smart Technologies

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Although the pharmaceutical industry has consistently improved manufacturing processes 3 in compliance with good manufacturing practices, 4 there are documented deviations from good practices 5 including the continued falsification of medicines. Mexican Governor: Cancer Children Given Water Instead of Chemotherapy.” link] 7 He, J.,