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Take action to mitigate CVD risk in RA patients
The mechanisms of increased CVD risk in RA are multifactorial, and risk management strategies should take into account a patient’s apparent risk,...
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PD-1 blockade plus CD19 CAR T boosts CAR T-cell persistence
SAN DIEGO – The combination appears to bolster CAR T-cell effects and persistence in children with relapsed B-ALL.
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FDA: 246 new reports on breast implant-associated lymphoma
The latest update from the Food and Drug Administration includes medical device reports between September 2017 and September 2018.
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New findings raise questions about the role of ANAs in SLE
Studies suggest that 20%-30% of SLE patients are ANA negative at testing and that there is a great deal of variability across tests, which could...
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Enoblituzumab plus pembrolizumab shows promise for select solid tumors
WASHINGTON – Combination enoblituzumab and pembrolizumab showed acceptable safety and encouraging antitumor activity in select patients with B7-H3...
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Rise in HCV infection rates linked to OxyContin reformulation
An effort to deter opioid abuse – namely the 2010 abuse-deterrent reformulation of OxyContin – appears to have fueled a sharp increase in HCV...
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The personal cancer vaccine NEO-PV-01 shows promise in metastatic cancers
WASHINGTON – The NEO-PV-1 neoantigen vaccine plus poly-ICLC adjuvant and nivolumab is well tolerated and shows clinical activity in metastatic...
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Single-cell genomics drive progress toward human breast cell atlas development
SAN ANTONIO – Improved understanding of the cellular landscape of both normal breast tissue and breast cancer could...
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Findings in seropositive arthralgia patients may help to predict RA
Evidence hints that targets of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy may play role in RA risk.
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GALLIUM: MRD response correlates with outcomes in follicular lymphoma
SAN DIEGO – MRD response at the end of induction correlates with outcomes in previously untreated follicular lymphoma patients receiving...
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Experts cite different approaches to try for methotrexate-related nausea, fatigue
Arthritis expert panel: A few different approaches can help address methotrexate-related nausea and fatigue, which is important to prevent...
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Novel bispecific CAR shows promise in B-cell malignancies
SAN DIEGO – This is the first in-human study of a bispecific loop CAR in the United States.
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Uninterrupted ibrutinib with CAR T could improve CLL outcomes
SAN DIEGO – Ibrutinib treatment before and after CAR T-cell therapy in CLL patients may decrease the risk of severe cytokine release syndrome.