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Beacon NewsFlashes – March 11, 2013
The Myeloma Beacon Treanda May Enhance Response To Stem Cell Transplant In Myeloma Patients – Results from a Phase 1 clinical trial demonstrate the safety of adding Treanda (bendamustine) to melphalan (Alkeran) as high-dose therapy prior to stem cell transplantation. |
FDA to regulate stem cell treatmentPhilippine Information AgencyAside from the regulation on the sources of raw materials, Go said credentials of the operators will be scrutinized as the number of stem-cell therapies are growing, but most are at experi…
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Wonder fluid keeps cornea safe for 2 weeks
Times of India “In India, there is a requirement of about one lakh cornea donors each year for conducting eye transplant on the needy. The number of donations, however, remains around 46,000. Of this, 20-30% of the organs are wasted mainly because of unsuitability of … |
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Morgan Stanley Reiterates Equal-Weight Rating on Onyx Pharmaceuticals on …
Benzinga Morgan Stanley noted, “Addition of Kyprolis to National Comprehensive Cancer Network or NCCN treatment guidelines for newly diagnosed myeloma patients undergoing stem cell transplant is an expected positive. Front line use is largely upside to … |
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‘Frankenstein’s Cat’: Bioengineering The Animals Of The Future
WFAE There’s a huge shortage of organ donors worldwide, so scientists just imagine that if you could have these pig farms that are just growing organs constantly, it might save a lot of lives. The problem is … rejection. It just shows the potential of if … |
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IPO Recap: Artisan Partners Delivers Best IPO Pop From U.S. Asset Manager In …
Seeking Alpha The company’s lead drug candidate is expected to begin Phase 3 trials in 2013 for the prevention of CMV (cytomegalovirus), an infection found in certain stem cell transplant patients. It also has developed a preclinical compound for the treatment of HIV. |
OncLiveMaking Time for Innovation: Myeloma Expert Sets Brisk Pace of DiscoveryOncLiveIn both diseases, he has conducted studies that have helped identify patients whose prognoses are either better or worse than average, based on biomarkers or response …
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Wife uses Wii Fit to drop SEVEN stone and get the upper hand in weight loss …
Daily Mail Pete, an engineer, said: ‘I was eating loads when I came out of hospital. I had to have a stem cell transplant which left my immune system very low and weak. Eating built my strength back up. ‘We couldn’t go out much so we’d just stay in and eat. PETE … |
The University Daily KansanGraduate student remains without bone marrow matchThe University Daily KansanIf this round of chemotherapy eliminates her cancerous cells, Hollar will receive a stem cell transplant to re-start her immune system. She finds he…
Washing patients with wipes cuts infectionUPI.comWarren and colleagues evaluated the use of antiseptic wipes on nearly 7,000 patients in intensive care or bone marrow transplantation units in six hospitals. For the study, ICUs or bone marrow transplant…