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Who should not take probiotics?

The Checkup by Singlecare

A healthy gut biome is crucial to your immune system and regulates proper digestion, bowel movements, and other bodily functions. People with compromised immune systems. For those with a weakened immune system, allergies, or illness, it’s crucial to consult with your healthcare provider. People with a severe illness.

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Developing point-of-care CAR T manufacturing

European Pharmaceutical Review

Bridging therapy has been shown to correlate with an inferior response to CAR T-cell therapy due to both progression of the chemotherapy-refractory malignant disease during the manufacturing period and increased toxicity. After this incident CAR-related toxicity scales and guidelines were established to prevent adverse reactions.

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FDA slaps hold on trials of Gilead’s CD47 drug magrolimab

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It covers three phase 3 trials involving subjects with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), as well as ‘unfit’ AML patients who are unable to be treated with intensive treatment like high-dose chemotherapy.

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Methotrexate interactions to avoid

The Checkup by Singlecare

It is known as an antineoplastic (chemotherapy) agent, a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug ( DMARD ), and an immunosuppressant agent. Methotrexate has distinct mechanisms of action for its use as chemotherapy versus immunosuppression in autoimmune diseases.

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How pharmacists can counsel patients on a bad reaction to a new medication

The Checkup by Singlecare

The first step in identifying or managing a medication reaction is knowing what you’re dealing with. Drug reactions may be immunologic or non-immunologic. Meaning, they may be caused by the immune system or other factors. . Immunologic reactions. Nonimmunologic reactions. Most common culprits of reactions.

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EC approves Libtayo® for metastatic cervical cancer

European Pharmaceutical Review

s Libtayo ® (cemiplimab) for adults with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer and disease progression while on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. “Libtayo ® was the first programmed cell death protein (PD)-1 inhibitor to demonstrate significant improvements in survival compared to chemotherapy in a Phase III trial.

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EC approves Regeneron’s immunotherapy for cervical cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

Libtayo is also indicated for treating progression of the disease on or following platinum-based chemotherapy. The trial enrolled 608 subjects in 14 countries, regardless of their PD-L1 expression status or histology and assessed Libtayo versus a chemotherapy of investigator's choice.