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Study offers insights on why the elderly are more susceptible to COVID-19

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Elias, an immunologist and dean of medicine and biological sciences at Brown. “It shows that levels of a protein called chitinase 3-like-1 increase with age as well as co-morbid diseases and infection. Of particular interest is a chitinase-like protein referred to as chitinase 3-like-1, a molecule naturally found in blood.

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Clinical Data From Full Phase 1 Cohort Of Investigational Sotorasib Published In New England Journal Of Medicine

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20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced that updated data from the full Phase 1 cohort of the CodeBreaK 100 clinical study, evaluating sotorasib (proposed INN for AMG 510) in 129 patients across multiple advanced solid tumors, were published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.