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Receipt of Opioid Use Disorder Treatments Prior to Fatal Overdoses and Comparison to No Treatment

Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

Receipt of Opioid Use Disorder Treatments Prior to Fatal Overdoses and Comparison to No Treatment "The findings revealed that exposures to MOUD, even if not continued throughout the six-month exposure period was associated with reduced risk of a fatal poisoning compared to non-MOUD forms of treatment and no treatment exposure.

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Transforming cancer treatment for greatest impact

Drug Target Review

Could you provide insights into the driving factors behind exploring novel treatments for cancer types? Could you provide further details on how this phenomenon could impact broader treatment outcomes? What aspects prompted this research direction? The concept of the ‘abscopal effect’ in the 4T1 tumour model is intriguing.

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Advancing CAR-T therapy: how CD5 modulation is shaping cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

However, these treatments will eventually fail for the majority of patients, so there is a strong need for better CAR therapies. How might the CD5 knockout approach impact the treatment of other types of cancers beyond T-cell lymphoma?

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Opioid Substitution Treatment in the UK

Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

Opioid Substitution Treatment in the UK "Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is an evidence-based treatment for opioid dependency, with treatment engagement shown to be protective against drug related deaths ( Santo et al., 2019 ; Public Health England, 2018 ). 2019 ; Public Health England, 2018 ). Towl, G., & Harris, M.

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Behind the new kind of cell therapy that just won FDA approval

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

One expert views Amtagvi’s approval as a catalyst for further investment in TIL therapies, akin to how Kymriah’s 2017 clearance buoyed CAR-T treatment.

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Pregnant People With Substance Use Disorders Need Treatment, Not Criminalization

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Nora's Blog

Pregnant People With Substance Use Disorders Need Treatment, Not Criminalization mfleming Wed, 02/08/2023 - 15:33 Nora's Blog February 15, 2023 Image ©Getty Images/ Caia Image This blog was also published in STAT on February 8, 2023. People seeking treatment for addictions face additional obstacles, especially if they have children.

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Cost Benefit Analysis of Opioid Treatment, Syringe Service Programs, and Test & Treat

Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

Cost Benefit Analysis of Opioid Treatment, Syringe Service Programs, and Test & Treat "Although model projections can only provide estimates of health benefits and costs, such analyses can provide intuition around critical mechanisms and assumptions to inform decision making. Published 2017 May 24. 2017;14(5):e1002312.