Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have successfully edited the genome of human- induced pluripotent stem cells, making possible the future development of patient-specific stem cell therapies. Reporting this week in Cell Stem Cell, the team altered a gene responsible for causing the rare blood disease paroxysmal nocturnal...
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Baltimore, MD – Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed an algorithm to identify high-risk precancerous lesions on the fallopian tubes. Known as serous tubal intraepithelial carcinomas (STICs), these lesions are thought...
Baltimore, Maryland – Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have developed a computer model to help scientists identify tumor-fighting immune cells in patients with lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. In their study published Feb. 3 in Nature Communications, the team,...
Baltimore, Maryland – A gene associated with colorectal cancer appears to also play a role in the development of other solid tumors, according to a study of over 350,000 patient biopsy samples conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Foundation...
CHICAGO, Ill. – Skeletal muscle loss is a risk factor for developing dementia, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Skeletal muscles make up about one-third of a person’s total body mass. They are connected to the bones...
Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) has been designated a National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Rare Disease Center of Excellence. The newly established designation recognizes centers who are leaders in the diagnosis and care of people with rare diseases. JHM shares the recognition with the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Each year, clinicians...
HORSHAM, Pa. — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new, simplified monthly dosing schedule* for RYBREVANT FASPRO™ (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj). When administered in combination with oral LAZCLUZE® (lazertinib) for the first-line treatment of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), monthly...
HORSHAM, Pa. — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), a worldwide leader in multiple myeloma therapies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved TECVAYLI® (teclistamab-cqyv) plus DARZALEX FASPRO® (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who have received at least one prior line of therapy,...
RARITAN, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), a worldwide leader in multiple myeloma therapies, today announced positive topline results from the investigational Phase 3 MajesTEC-9 study of TECVAYLI® (teclistamab-cqyv) monotherapy, showing a 71% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death and a 40% reduction in the risk of death in a...
SPRING HOUSE, Pa. — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced positive topline results from the Phase 2b JASMINE (NCT04882878) study of adults living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the initiation of a Phase 3 program. The JASMINE study met the primary endpoint (percentage of patients achieving Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Responder...