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Another breakthrough for HIV: Fourth patient goes into long-term remission
Hope springs yet again in the field of HIV treatment, as another HIV patient (reportedly the fourth in the world) goes into remission 3 decades following diagnosis. The patient stopped antiretroviral therapy (ART) after receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) of CCR5-Δ32/Δ32 donor cells for acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML).
Another breakthrough for HIV: Fourth patient goes into long-term remission
12 Aug 2022
Teclistamab demonstrates clinical activity for R/R MM
The T-cell-redirecting bispecific antibody teclistamab induced deep and durable responses in patients with triple-class-exposed relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM), findings from the phase I/II MajesTEC-1 trial have shown.
Teclistamab demonstrates clinical activity for R/R MM
11 Aug 2022
Canagliflozin blunts end-stage renal disease risk in T2DM patients with CKD
In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with chronic kidney disease (CKD), treatment with canagliflozin safely decreases the risk of developing end-stage renal disease, reports a new Japan study.
Canagliflozin blunts end-stage renal disease risk in T2DM patients with CKD
11 Aug 2022
1 week off methotrexate works okay for RA patients receiving flu shot
Temporarily discontinuing methotrexate treatment for 1 week appears to induce satisfactory response to a seasonal influenza vaccine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with a similar effect as a 2-week interruption schedule, according to a study.
