Kuopio, Finland – A risk model developed by researchers can help to identify cancer patients who could benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors, ICIs. Published in BMC Cancer, the study was conducted at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are used to treat a variety...
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Mention of valley fever is liable to touch off quizzical looks or bad jokes, but to those who have it or are close to someone with it, it is no laughing matter. Life for Lake Elsinore resident Araceli Jimenez underwent a drastic change after her husband came down with the...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Rivus Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing cardiometabolic health, today reported first patients dosed in the AMPLIFY Phase 2 clinical trial for HU6, a potential best-in-class oral MASH therapy. “We are excited to dose the first patients in our AMPLIFY...
Philadelphia, PA – Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer, representing more than 30% of all pediatric cases. A pilot study in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, published by Elsevier, confirms the feasibility of implementing an RNA sequencing analysis (RNA-Seq) workflow for clinical diagnosis of molecular subtypes...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital described the gene regulatory networks contributing to differences between subtypes of the most common childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The work examined chromatin, the packaging that compacts DNA, in a cohort of patient samples six times greater than any...
Nice, France – Roca Therapeutics (Roca), a pioneer in non-invasive, first-in-class therapies for severe ocular diseases, today announces the granting of Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its lead clinical candidate, RCT002, in the treatment of Radiation Maculopathy. This regulatory milestone is the result of Roca’s...
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Hoffmann-La Roche Limited (Roche Canada) is pleased to announce that on March 5, 2024, the Institut National d’Excellence en Santé et en Services Sociaux (INESSS) recommended Columvi® (glofitamab for injection) for public reimbursement. This recommendation follows the recent positive recommendation from the Canadian Agency for Drugs and...
The VENTANA TROP2 (EPR20043) RxDx Device is an immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay combined with a digital pathology algorithm to determine patient treatment. The device uses artificial intelligence-based image analysis with a level of diagnostic precision not possible with traditional manual scoring methods. This Breakthrough Device Designation (BDD) demonstrates Roche’s continued...
BASEL, Switzerland – Roche (SIX: RO, ROP; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it introduces the cobas® HDV test for use on the cobas® 5800/6800/8800 systems, a diagnostic tool for the detection and quantification of Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) RNA, in countries accepting the CE mark. Available on the industry-leading cobas 5800/6800/8800...
Roche Diagnostics today announced the launch of a new tuberculosis test for South Africa. Worldwide, South Africa is one of the countries with the highest prevalence of tuberculosis. The new kit detects different species of Mycobacterium from human sputum samples using the LightCycler® 2.0 Instrument. The diagnosis of tuberculosis in...