Collaborative teams that include Southwest Research Institute staff received two of six recently awarded San Antonio Medical Foundation (SAMF) bioscience grants. SwRI, in collaboration with UT Health San Antonio and University Health System, received a nearly $200,000 grant to develop machine learning algorithms for cancer detection. A team from SwRI, UT Health San Antonio, The […]
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Alunbrig
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ALUNBRIG CMI AU VERSION 1.0 This medicine is subject to additional monitoring. This will allow quick identificationof new safety information. You can help by reporting any side effects you may get.You can report side effects to your doctor, or directly at www.tga.gov.au/reporting-problems. […]
Opdivo
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. OPDIVO CMI _V17.0 (op-DEE-voh) Nivolumab (nee-vol-u-mab) Consumer Medicine Information WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS – COMBINATION OF OPDIVO AND IPILIMUMAB Both OPDIVO and ipilimumab act on your immune system and may cause inflammation in parts of your body. Inflammation may cause serious damage to […]
CAR T-cell therapy found highly effective in patients with high-risk non-Hodgkin lymphoma
A CAR T-cell therapy known as axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) drove cancer cells to undetectable levels in nearly 80% of patients with advanced non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in a phase 2 clinical trial, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators report at the virtual 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. While NHL tends to be a slow-growing disease, […]
Low muscle mass, density linked to shorter survival in lymphoma
(HealthDay)—The combination of low muscle mass (LMM) and low muscle density (LMD) is associated with shorter survival in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), according to a study published online March 13 in Leukemia & Lymphoma. Hánah N. Rier, from Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Dordrecht, Netherlands, and colleagues examined the association between LMM and […]
Nitrite consumption may up risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
(HealthDay)—Nitrite consumption is associated with an increased risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), according to a meta-analysis published online Jan. 17 in Scientific Reports. Mengxia Yu, from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, and colleagues examined the association between nitrite or nitrate consumption and risk for NHL in a meta-analysis. Studies presenting risk estimates across categories of […]