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Bob Dole diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer

Bob Dole diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer Bob Dole, the former longtime Kansas senator and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, said Thursday that he has stage 4 lung cancer. “Recently, I was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. My first treatment will begin on Monday,” Dole, 97, said in a statement. “While I certainly have […]

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Categories Multiple Myeloma

Revlimid Drug Market Strategies, Industry Verticals Forecast to 2027 BY Bristol-Myers Squibb …

Revlimid Drug Market Strategies, Industry Verticals Forecast to 2027 BY Bristol-Myers Squibb … Revlimid, also known as Lenalidomide, is a medication used to treat multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndromes. For multiple myeloma, it is used after at least one other treatment and generally together with dexamethasone. It works by slowing or stopping cancer cells’ growth […]

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Categories Multiple Myeloma

Waldenström Macroglobulinemia 2020 Year-End Update: Diagnosis and Treatment Considerations

Waldenström Macroglobulinemia 2020 Year-End Update: Diagnosis and Treatment Considerations A year-end update1 on Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), a distinct entity of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma presenting with monoclonal pleomorphic immunoglobulin M (IgM) proteins,2 has been published in the American Journal of Hematology. The incidence of WM has not changed over the past 50 years, persisting at a relatively […]

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Categories Parkinson's Disease

Steps and stages of new drug development

The research on innovative drugs is a complex research system, which involves high-tech and interdisciplinary knowledge in chemistry, biology, and computational information science. The research process is mainly divided into two parts: new drug discovery and new drug development. New drug discovery research starts with the discovery and confirmation of drug targets, followed by screening […]

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Categories Cancer

Newcastle University: Gentle stroll on treadmill helps prevent liver cancer

Newcastle University: Gentle stroll on treadmill helps prevent liver cancer Regular gentle exercise could play a role in reversing liver damage that can lead to cancer, suggests a new study. Scientists at Newcastle University showed that aerobic exercise in mice reduced the levels of inflammation in the liver that develops with ageing, which reversed liver […]

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Categories Cancer

Newcastle University: Prestigious honour for cancer drug development

Newcastle University: Prestigious honour for cancer drug development A world-leading cancer expert has been recognised for her clinical trials to help fight the illness, including developing new drugs that are now standard treatments for patients. Ruth Plummer, Clinical Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine at Newcastle University, has received the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies (TAT) 2021 […]

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MSK physician shares kidney cancer research at annual ASCO GU Symposium

MSK physician shares kidney cancer research at annual ASCO GU Symposium Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) physicians and scientists presented new research at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium held virtually February 11-13. Notably, MSK medical oncologist Robert Motzer, MD, presented encouraging data from a phase III randomized study that […]

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