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EC approves Regeneron’s Libtayo along with chemotherapy for NSCLC

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Commission (EC) has granted approval for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ Libtayo (cemiplimab), along with platinum-based chemotherapy, as the first-line treatment for PD-L1 expression positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adult patients.

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Personalising peptide vaccines for treating glioblastoma: expert pharmacist commentary

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The goal for cancer vaccines is straightforward: to harness what has been achieved for infectious diseases and their antigens to focus the immune system on eradicating cancer cells. Moving forward, exploring the factors contributing to variability in patients’ immune responses will be critical.

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Amitriptyline for NERVE PAIN (REVIEWED)

Druggist

Internation Association for the Study of Pain describes a nerve pain (neuropathic pain) as an umbrella definition for a ‘syndrome’, which is ’caused by different diseases or lesions ” (IASP, 2011). 2003) and additionally may affect the immune system which plays a big part in neuropathic pain (Fornasari, 2017).

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Neoadjuvant nivolumab improves long-term survival for lung cancer

European Pharmaceutical Review

One patient experienced a recurrence within the first ten months post-treatment but has since been disease-free after definitive chemoradiation. Only one late-onset immune-related adverse event (AE) occurred, 16 months post-treatment. The one death in this subgroup was unrelated to cancer.

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Pembrolizumab by Merck for Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma): Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Keytruda is indicated in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients whose tumors express PD-L1 and who have received at least one prior chemotherapy regimen. It is also indicated for the treatment of metastatic transitional (urothelial) tract cancer and gastric cancer.

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Selenium: The Nutrient That Can Reduce Thyroid Antibodies by 40%

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Selenium is vital to our body’s ability to convert T4 to T3, and has a balancing effect on our thyroid and immune health. There are many different types of selenoproteins that focus on different functions relating to thyroid and immune system support. Why such an impact on so many? This is how autoimmunity starts.

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Fluoride And Your Thyroid

The Thyroid Pharmacist

They include anesthetics, antacids, anti-anxiety medications, antibiotics, antidepressants, antifungals, cholesterol-lowering medications, anti-malarial medications, chemotherapy, appetite suppressants, arthritis medications, psychotropics, and steroids.