Small study offers hope for Alzheimer's drug
A Baxter International six month study of its intravenous immune therapy Gammagard in 24 elderly patients shows preliminary memory improvements and signals potential to slow Alzheimer’s progression. Experts caution the study is small, but see parallels to AIDS era research and a push to develop immune based treatments with FDA trial design forthcoming.
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New tumor sorting system could expand lung cancer surgeries
A new tumor classification system aims to reassign many lung cancer cases to operable categories, potentially helping thousands more patients annually. Based on 100,000 tumor samples worldwide, the overhaul shifts some patients from non operable to operable as policy groups prepare to adopt the guidance.
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