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Vitamin A and its role in psychiatric and other disorders

Drug Target Review

In other words, a disease state may cause a change in vitamin A levels rather than the vitamin A levels causing a change in disease state. Again, in this circumstance adding the vitamin will not help therapeutically with the disease state. Secondly, it’s difficult to separate causation from reverse causation.

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FDA Approves Updated Indication for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for Treatment.

The Pharma Data

In addition, as part of the label update, this indication has been revised to be for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) who are not eligible for any platinum-containing chemotherapy.

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Accelerating Vaccine Development for the Novel Infectious Disease with Pseudoviruses

PerkinElmer

Time is of the essence when it comes to the development of a vaccine for the novel infectious disease in our current pandemic. As viruses evolve over time, new, agile research applications need to be created to combat these evasive intruders from exploiting host cells.

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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-2 Alpha (HIF-2?) Inhibitor WELIREG™ (belzutifan) for the Treatment of Patients With Certain Types of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Disease-Associated Tumors

The Pharma Data

WELIREG Approved for Adult Patients With VHL Disease Who Require Therapy for Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma, Central Nervous System Hemangioblastomas, or Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, Not Requiring Immediate Surgery. The recommended dose of WELIREG (40 mg tablets) is 120 mg once daily until disease progression or unacceptance toxicity.

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A New Type of Bookworm: Bringing Patient Perspectives Into the Classroom?

KIF1A

In this blog post, KIF1A.ORG Chief Science Officer Dr. Dominique Lessard describes a unique cross disciplinary experience with multiple scientific stakeholders in the rare disease space, all focused around our holistic understanding of KAND. Shi was designed to introduce and engage students in the process of scientific research and inquiry.

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AZ Fasenra shows benefit in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

The Pharma Data

. AstraZeneca’s Fasenra (benralizumab) significantly reduced the size of nasal polyps and cut nasal blockage in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, raising hopes for a new treatment option for this condition. The OSTRO data indicate Fasenra can benefit patients with nasal polyps.”. Source link.

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8 Frequently Asked Questions About Genetic Testing in Clinical Trials

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

Genetic testing provides patients with a diagnosis for their illness, helps patients and family members to understand risks of developing new diseases, and can be used to support clinical trial advancement. What is the difference between a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-approved laboratory vs a research laboratory?