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New Gene-Therapy Treatments Will Carry Whopping Price Tags – New York Times

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2017-09-11 NEWS

New York Times

New GeneTherapy Treatments Will Carry Whopping Price Tags
New York Times
The first gene therapy treatment in the United States was approved recently by the Food and Drug Administration, heralding a new era in medicine that is coming faster than most realize — and that perhaps few can afford. The treatment, Kymriah, made by …
A new cancer drug may be the first in a line of revolutionary treatmentsChicago Tribune

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Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Improves Survival Versus Sunitinib in mRCC
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In those with PD-L1 expression ≥1%, the Median PFS was significantly longer with the immunotherapy combination than with sunitinib (22.9 vs 5.9 months; HR, 0.48; P = .0003). Those with PD-L1 expression <1% did not benefit from the combination (HR, …
Nivolumab cuts relapse by one third compared to IpilimumabEuropean Pharmaceutical Review
Combination targeted adjuvant therapy doubles relapse-free survival in stage III melanomaMedical Xpress

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Modulating T-Cell Metabolism Uncovers New Technology for Enhancing Immunotherapy
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Newswise — PHILADELPHIA — (Sept. 11, 2017) — T lymphocytes found in tumors and implicated in killing tumor cells cope with the shortage of oxygen and nutrients in the tumor microenvironment by using fat as the main source of energy. Promoting a …

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