Janssen Marks First Approval Worldwide for AKEEGA ® (Niraparib and Abiraterone Acetate Dual Action Tablet) with EC Authorization for the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer with BRCA1/2 Mutations
BEERSE, Belgium, 21 April 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for AKEEGA® (niraparib and abiraterone acetate [AA]), in the form of a dual action tablet (DAT), given with prednisone or prednisolone, for the treatment of adults with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and BRCA1/2 mutations (germline and/or somatic) in whom chemotherapy is not clinically indicated.2Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Europe, and the sixth-highest cause of cancer-related death worldwide.1...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - April 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
7 Myths About Kidney Cancer, Debunked
Kidney cancer may well be the least-known common cancer in the U.S. An estimated 81,800 new cases will be diagnosed this year, according to the American Cancer Society. In 2022, the disease was the eighth most common cancer, occurring more frequently than leukemia and thyroid cancer. Yet, when people are diagnosed, their reaction is often, “I didn’t even know you could get cancer of the kidneys,” says Dr. Alice C. Fan, an assistant professor of medicine in the division of oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, Calif.
Humans have two fist-sized kidneys (shaped like the eponymous b...
Source: TIME: Health - April 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine Hobson Tags: Uncategorized Cancer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Covid May Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Researchers Find
Men and people with severe illnesses were more likely to develop the condition within a year. But the data does not prove that the coronavirus causes diabetes. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: Diabetes Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Research Men and Boys Disease Rates Pancreas Viruses Long Covid JAMA Network Open Canada British Columbia (Canada) Source Type: news
Mouse Study Points to New Way to Shrink Pancreatic Tumors
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 -- New research in mice shows promise for a potential therapy for pancreatic cancer, which can be aggressive and hard to treat.
Researchers from Houston Methodist tested a device that, while smaller than a grain of rice, could... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Survival Gains After Surgery for Small Pancreatic NETs? Survival Gains After Surgery for Small Pancreatic NETs?
A new study found that surgery improved overall survival for patients with tumors 1.1 to 2.0 cm but not 1 cm or smaller. The results may provide some clarity as to who can benefit from resection.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - April 11, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Test to diagnose cancer-causing syndrome
The NHS has begun rolling out a genetic test for Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that increases the risk of certain cancers, including bowel, ovarian and pancreatic. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - April 11, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Traumatic pancreas, kidney, liver, spleen, gastric and diaphragma rupture with enterothorax after blunt trauma caused by falling in an adolescent: a case report - Suda AJ, Fritsch G.
Injury of almost all intra-abdominal organs in blunt trauma without bone and brain injury is very rare. This is the case report of a 16-year-old adolescent with severe abdominal trauma who was hit on his abdomen by a falling maytree. After admission to a L... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
What to Know About Pancreatic Disorders and IBD
Although inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) starts in the gut, it doesn’t always stay there. According to a 2015 study in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Disease, up to 47% of people with IBD will develop what are called “extraintestinal manifestations,” or EIMs. That means the disease ranges outside of the gut and causes problems in other tissues or organs. Not only are EIMs common, but many people experience more than one of them. That same 2015 study found that up to a quarter of IBD patients who develop an EIM will have more than one.
The skin, joints, and eyes are among the most common sites of these be...
Source: TIME: Health - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Gut health Source Type: news
Could Gut Microbes Affect Pancreatic Cancer Survival?
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 -- Bacteria in the gut microbiome may be the key to why some patients survive pancreatic cancer long-term, despite its notoriously low survival rate.
Only about 9% of pancreatic cancer patients survive past five... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Nanoparticle with mRNA appears to prevent, treat peanut allergies in mice
Key takeawaysPeanuts are one of the most common food allergens for children.UCLA scientists have developed a nanoparticle that delivers mRNA to liver cells in order to teach the immune system to tolerate peanut protein and alleviate allergies.In mice, the nanoparticle successfully dampened symptoms of serious allergy.Peanut allergies affect 1 in 50 children, and the most severe cases lead to a potentially deadly immune reaction called anaphylactic shock.Currently, there is only one approved treatment that reduces the severity of the allergic reaction, and it takes months to kick in. A group of UCLA immunologists is aiming ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
‘Horrible smell’ could help doctors diagnose pancreatic cancer at an early stage
If the smell persists for longer than two weeks, it may be wise to visit your GP. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough: Discovery Suggests Possible Way To Treat Deadly Disease — And A Drug Already Exists To Do It
The breakthrough, which targets the unique metabolic pathway used by cancer cells, could starve tumors while leaving the rest of the body unharmed. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Breaking breaking-news Source Type: news
Artificial pancreas controls blood sugar in young children with type 1 diabetes
Children aged 2 to 5 with type 1 diabetes who received an artificial pancreas had more stable blood glucose levels than those who received standard care. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - March 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gut bacteria in babies may predict type 1 diabetes in later life, study finds
Researchers identify ‘microbe signature’ found to be in infants who went on to develop disease in childhood or adolescenceBacteria in the gut of one-year-old infants could be used to predict their chances of developingtype 1 diabetes in later life, scientists have announced. The disease most often occurs in children and adolescents and is triggered by the body ’s immune system when it attacks and destroys insulin-making cells in the pancreas.“Our findings indicate that the gut of infants who go on to develop type 1 diabetes is notably different from healthy babies, and that several microbial biomarkers associated w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 26, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Science Editor Tags: Diabetes Health Children's health Society Medical research Source Type: news
Parts of Intestinal Scope Devices Can Break Off Inside Patients
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 -- A medical device used to diagnose and treat pancreatic and bile duct disease is getting attention from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after pieces have fallen off and remained in patients’ bodies.
Previously,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
