Vitravki and Xospata- Cutting-Edge Cancer Drugs Now Approved by FDA
Two new cutting-edge cancer treatments, Vitravki and Xospata, have now been approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Both drugs were given Priority Review status, which means the FDA reviewed them in six months instead of ten. This status allows the FDA to quickly approve drugs that promise to make significant […]
Continue readingJAK Mutations a Possible Indicator of Drug Resistance
JAK Mutations are genetic abnormalities that affect the production of red blood cells. They are often found in individuals with polycythemia vera, as well as a number of other myeloproliferative neoplasms. The anti-PD-1 agent, Keytruda (pembrolizumab) was approved in 2014 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of advanced melanoma. Since then, it has received […]
Continue readingEuropean Committee Approves Opdivo Advance
Opdivo Advances in Europe In response to the decision made in the United States last March, manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced a new dosing schedule for Opdivo (nivolumab), recommended by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency. This new dosing schedule lets physicians choose to prescribe Opdivo as a […]
Continue readingPossible Link Between Gut Bacteria and PD-1 Inhibitor’s Ability to Combat Advanced Melanoma
PD-1 Inhibitors & Gut Bacteria Researchers from the University of Chicago are now finding a commonality connecting the presence of certain intestinal bacteria and the efficiency of PD-1 Inhibitors given to Melanoma patients. What is PD-1?: Programmed Cell Death Protein 1, frequently referred to as PD-1, is an immune checkpoint on the surface of […]
Continue readingCHIPSA Hospital Files Patent on Cancer Immunotherapy Combination of Checkpoint Inhibitors and Coley Vaccine
Preclinical and Clinical Data Support Efficacy of Novel Approach to Cancer Immunotherapy Developed by CHIPSA Hospital CHIPSA Hospital, dedicated to the accelerated development of nontoxic cancer immunotherapies announced today filing of a patent application covering the combination of FDA approved antibodies known as “checkpoint inhibitors” together with Coley Vaccine, a stimulatory of innate immunity. CHIPSA […]
Continue readingSteep Rise in Prices of Older Cancer Drugs
The study included oral and intravenous chemotherapy cancer drugs covered by Medicare Part B. Medicare is the federal health insurance plan for people 65 or older. “Higher costs lead to higher copays,” said study co-author Dr. Sham Mailankody. He’s a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. “And empiric research […]
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