Diabetes
Sentinel lymph node biopsy may help guide treatment decisions in stage II melanoma
2 monthes ago | By Healio
Sentinel lymph node biopsy was effective as a prognostic and staging tool in stage IIB/C melanoma, according to a study.
“Pembrolizumab , an antibody against programmed cell death receptor 1 , was recently approved as an adjuvant therapy for patients with high risk clinically localized advanced melanoma at clinical stage IIB/C,” Cimarron E. Sharon, MD, of the department of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, told Healio. “This is significant because this is the first modern adjuvant therapy to be
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Novel GIP receptor antagonist/GLP-1 receptor agonist for obesity safe in phase 1 trial
2 monthes ago | By Healio
A novel bispecific GIP receptor antagonist and GLP-1 receptor agonist induced weight loss of up to 14.5% in adults with obesity with no safety concerns, according to data from a phase 1 trial.
In findings presented at the World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease, nearly all treatment-emergent adverse events reported among adults with obesity receiving either single or multiple doses of AMG 133 were mild in nature. The agent also induced significantly greater weight loss in participants receiving a single dose and multiple doses compared with those
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