Although the healthcare industry has a long way to go before PGx testing for DPYD and other genes becomes widespread, it's encouraging that regulatory bodies and professional organizations are making recommendations and raising awareness among healthcare providers.
Breast cancer survivor Kate Dilligan is the CEO of Cooler Heads, a company that sells a portable and self-administered scalp cooling device. The system helps chemotherapy patients retain their hair, and therefore their self-esteem and privacy.
Finding the best analytics tools for health care revenue management can revolutionize operational processes. Compare the leading software options to discover helpful team resources.
A Fennec Pharmaceuticals drug that prevents hearing loss in children receiving cancer treatment is now approved. The regulatory decision comes more than two years later than expected, but the company now claims its drug, Pedmark, is the first and only FDA-approved therapy for reducing the risk of chemotherapy-induced hearing loss in pediatric cancer patients.
San Francisco-based Blumio and Saint Paul, Minnesota-based NxGenPort tied for the top prize in the Remote Patient Monitoring and Smart Devices track of INVEST Pitch Perfect, the startup competition integral to MedCity News' INVEST conference. Here is an in-depth look at each company.
BeyondSpring Pharmaceuticals’ corporate reorganization comes about six weeks after the FDA rejected the biotech’s drug for a complication experienced by cancer patients. The company still plans to develop the drug for that application and others, but it added that layoffs are needed to reduce expenses.
BeyondSpring Pharmaceuticals said the FDA wants another clinical trial to demonstrate patient benefit for its drug, a small molecule developed to treat a dangerous and life-threatening complication of chemotherapy. Shares of the biotech plunged more than 60% after the FDA’s complete response letter was announced.
Discover Houston's best orthopedic surgery centers and what features — from personalized treatment plans to rehabilitation services — make these top providers stand out in their industry.
Athenex’s bid to offer an oral version of an intravenous chemotherapy has stalled after the FDA rejected the drug. Among the remedies proposed by the regulator is another Phase 3 study.
The drug offers greater convenience and efficacy than the old chemotherapy combination, but its high cost and first impressions among doctors may explain why Jazz had to lower its sales guidance.
The study can assure clinicians that Sandoz's Zarxio works just as well in febrile neutropenia as originator Amgen's Neupogen, author says in interview.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology is recommending that all patients age 65 and older receive a geriatric assessment when considering or undergoing chemotherapy.
Discover what tools are essential for efficient, safe surgical extractions in today’s health care landscape, from elevators to forceps and beyond.
While it's hard to get excited about a modified chemotherapy drug in an era of personalized medicine, checkpoint inhibitors, and CAR-T immunotherapies, Modra Pharmaceuticals' modified taxane drugs could make a sizeable impact in the field.
Symberix just raised $500,000 in SBIR grants to build out its microbiome-based drugs.
It takes several months and several tests to determine whether chemotherapy is working. San Diego startup Biological Dynamics just raised $22.8 million for its simple, inexpensive blood test that can tell whether a patient is responding to a cancer treatment.
Billionaire investor Patrick Soon-Shiong buys the rights to a next-gen Abraxane from Sorrento Therapeutics - building on the drug that launched his own fortune.
After 17-year-old Cassandra in Connecticut was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, cancer of the lymph system, she decided to refuse chemotherapy treatment against her doctors recommendations. But now she’s being forced to undergo treatment against her will. Doctors reported Cassandra’s single mother Jackie Fortin for neglect, which led to a court giving the state Department […]