Sentences with phrase «line treatment medicines»

More importantly, the shortage may have caused the deaths of 15 people in 2011 when substitute drugs were used instead of first - line treatment medicines that were in short supply, according to one news report.

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Its over-the-counter product line includes non-drowsy antihistamines, treatment for occasional constipation, decongestant - free cold / flu medicine for people with high blood pressure, nasal decongestant spray, and treatment for frequent heartburn.

«Considering that PDPN is associated with poor prognosis in GBM, CAR T - cell therapy that targets this protein is promising for treatment of patients with relapsed or resistant tumors following first - line chemotherapy,» says Toshihiko Wakabayashi, a coauthor and the chair of Department of Neurosurgery Nagoya University School of Medicine.

«Most researchers have relied on cell lines to screen the effect of drugs and other treatments including viruses,» said Dr. Cripe, who also is a professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

Pembrolizumab is set to become a new option for first line treatment of patients with advanced lung cancer and high PD - L1 expression, according to the results of the phase III KEYNOTE - 024 trial presented at the ESMO 2016 Congress in Copenhagen and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

In veterinary medicine, immunotherapy will be employed for the treatment of mammary ridge cancer (milk line cancer) in dogs.

Based primarily on clinical trials led by Arjun V. Balar, MD, assistant professor of medicine and director of the Genitourinary Medical Oncology Program, the FDA approved atezolizumab (Tecentriq ®) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda ®) as first - line treatments for these particularly frail patients with advanced bladder cancer in early 2017.

Led by Leena Gandhi, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and director of thoracic medical oncology, researchers from the KEYNOTE - 021 study demonstrated for the first time that combining an immune checkpoint inhibitor — in this case, pembrolizumab — with a platinum - doublet chemotherapy regimen might be more effective than chemotherapy alone as first - line treatment for advanced, non-squamous NSCLC.

Key services include robust medical and surgical service lines, six operating rooms, a 24 - hour emergency department and senior emergency room, state - of - the - art cancer center with TrueBeam ™ linear accelerator, physical medicine and rehabilitation department, a comprehensive head pain treatment unit and behavioral health services.

Since homeopathic medicines use the body's own defences to combat infection, this line of treatment is comparatively non-intrusive.

Bottom line: Integrative medicine is a bridge between conventional medicine and natural cancer treatment.

The internal medicine service at the Institute of Veterinary Specialists provides consultation, diagnostic evaluation and treatment pertaining to all aspects of internal medicine including endocrine disorders; liver, kidney, respiratory, and gastrointestinal diseases; infectious and immune - mediated diseases; and critical care cases (including placement of feeding tubes, central lines, transfusion therapy, and total parenteral nutrition).

Dr. Brown also utilizes on - line discussion groups and veterinary networks to assist the clinic in maintaining the highest level of care and providing the newest treatments available in feline medicine.