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Disc wins orphan drug tag for rare blood cancer  

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The humanised monoclonal antibody DISC-3405 is under investigation in a Phase I clinical trial, with data expected this year.

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What you need to know about treating skin tags

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Skin tags are one of those things you probably don’t think about until you spot one. At first glance, you may fear it’s a symptom of psoriasis , eczema , HPV warts, or skin cancer —but skin tags are common, noncancerous, and essentially harmless. But just because you can cut off a skin tag at home doesn’t mean you should.

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (June 05 – 09, 2023)

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Quell Therapeutics Signed an Exclusive Option and License Agreement with AstraZeneca to Develop, Manufacture and Commercialize Engineered Treg Cell Therapies Date: June 09, 2023 | Tags: Quell Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, Engineered Treg Cell Therapies, Type 1 Diabetes, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Biotech, Treg cell engineering modules Astellas and the (..)

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5-Adapted Bivalent Booster to Treat COVID-19 in Children ≤5 Years Date: Mar 15, 2023 | Tags: Pfizer, BioNTech, Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted 5-Adapted Bivalent Booster to Treat COVID-19 in Children ≤5 Years Date: Mar 15, 2023 | Tags: Pfizer, BioNTech, Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted

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After a slow start for expensive CAR-T therapies, drug developers revisit oral therapies for blood cancer

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There’s been huge progress in treatments for blood cancer in recent years – but drawbacks of expensive CAR-T cell and injected antibody therapies have led drug developers to look at novel oral therapies as patient-friendly alternatives. These are particularly important in the progression of certain blood cancers.

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4 benefits of GLP-1 drugs

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These drugs mimic GLP-1, a hormone responsible for regulating appetite and food intake, leading to weight loss and improved control of blood sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes. These are the benefits of GLP-1 drugs , beyond blood sugar control. Diabetes Blood glucose control was the first known benefit of GLP-1 drugs.

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Second unanimous FDA adcomm vote boosts bluebird bio

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The panel voted 13 to 0 on the question of whether beti-cel’s benefits outweighed the risks of the gene therapy in patients with beta thalassaemia who are dependent on blood transfusions, in a dream result for the biotech which just a few weeks ago was expressing doubts about its ability to continue as an operating concern.

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