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CSL doses first patient with haemophilia B gene therapy Hemgenix

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The high price tag may be hard to defend , but with lifetime treatment costs for haemophilia B reaching as high as $23m for some, the single-dose treatment could prove far more cost-effective. In the study, Hemgenix reduced or eliminated the need for prophylactic treatment in 94% of patients. Haemophilia B is a rare condition.

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Grand Rounds February 9, 2024: Pragmatic Recruitment of Underrepresented Groups – Experience From the Diuretic Comparison Project (Cynthia Hau, MPH)

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It had a pragmatic recruitment model with an embedded design, multicenter study without local study investigators and management teams, and broad recruitment that included patients from all 50 states and Puerto Rico. The study randomized 13,523 patients across the U.S. from 72 VA healthcare systems.

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Can gene therapies for haemophilia defend their high price tags?

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In August 2020, the agency had rejected an approval application, suggesting the company complete its Phase III Gener8-1 study and include two-year follow-up safety and efficacy data. million price tag. But the case becomes more complicated when it comes to comparisons with Hemlibra. IU/dL after 18 months.

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Cartherics grants licence for CTH-004 to Shunxi

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CTH-004 is developed by genetically altering patient T cells for inserting a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) to target a marker (TAG-72) on ovarian cancer cells and delete genes which are involved in T cell function suppression. Shunxi will also hold an option to negotiate rights to other CAR-T products, which include the licenced IP.

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Biogen, Eisai Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab fast tracked by FDA

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The anti-amyloid drug, which also claimed a breakthrough tag from the FDA in July, is being developed for the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. In a statement, Biogen and Eisai said that the FDA has agreed that Clarity AD “can serve as the confirmatory study to verify the clinical benefit of lecanemab.”

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Google’s 2021 Title Shakeup Part 2: Our SERP Title Analysis Study

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blue links) of the organic results appeared to be pulling from content outside of the HTML title tag at a much higher frequency. In this post, we will go over our SERP title analysis study, including the methodology, findings of our aggregate analysis, and recommendations on how best to move forward. Specifically, title links (i.e.,

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Grand Rounds May 19, 2023: Aspirin or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis After a Fracture (Robert O’Toole, MD)

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The North American guideline is to give Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) in cases of orthopedic trauma for VTE prophylaxis. Researchers aimed to test the safety and effectiveness of Aspirin use as prophylaxis in orthopedic trauma cases. The study required an FDA exemption because Aspirin is not approved for this indication.

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