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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. Early identification of genetic markers associated with treatment efficacy or adverse reactions helps reduce late-stage clinical trial failures and improves the overall efficiency of the development pipeline.

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Exploring Natural Compounds: Prunus Armeniaca, Bee Venom, and Bioactives in Breast Cancer Therapy

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Usual treatments like chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation, and surgery have undeniably helped patients live longer. Yet, these come with substantial adverse effects and, often, therapy resistance. There is therefore a growing push to integrate natural compounds to help boost efficacy and potentially lessen those adverse effects.

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FDA approves Regeneron’s Libtayo and chemotherapy combination for NSCLC

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals ’ PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) and chemotherapy combination as the first-line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The regulatory approval is based on results obtained from the international Phase III EMPOWER-Lung 3 trial.

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Japan’s MHLW approves Daiichi Sankyo’s breast cancer treatment

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The treatment is indicated for usage in such patients following previous chemotherapy, comprising trastuzumab and a taxane. Nausea, fatigue, vomiting, reduced neutrophil count, alopecia and anaemia among others were observed to be the most prevalent adverse reactions.

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Gilead’s Trodelvy approved in metastatic urothelial cancer

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Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) has been approved for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer, following a platinum-containing chemotherapy and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor immunotherapy. Adverse reactions leading to treatment discontinuation occurred in 10% of those receiving Trodelvy, with 4% discontinuing treatment due to neutropenia.

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FDA approves AbbVie-Genmab’s Epkinly to treat DLBCL

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As a non-chemotherapy, single-agent treatment for DLBCL patients, we hope that Epkinly can effectively treat this aggressive cancer type and can be used for patient care quickly and in an off-the-shelf form for physicians. The FDA approval of Epkinly represents a new treatment mechanism of action for third-line DLBCL patients. “As

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US FDA approves Novartis’ Tafinlar and Mekinist combination therapy

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According to the findings, participants treated with Tafinlar + Mekinist had a 47% overall response rate (ORR) compared to those who received chemotherapy.