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ASCO: AstraZeneca's Tagrisso, Imfinzi break new ground in lung cancer—with one standing ovation

Fierce Pharma

A 50% improvement on the time patients could live without disease progression would typically be considered remarkable for a new drug. AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso just delivered an 84% improvement. | A 50% improvement on the time patients could live without disease progression would typically be considered remarkable for a new drug. AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso just delivered an 84% and earned a standing ovation at ASCO 2024.

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Why the Cyberattack on Ascension Scared 5 Hospital Execs & How They’re Responding

MedCity News

As majorly disruptive cyberattacks continue to make headlines in the healthcare world, hospitals are prioritizing cybersecurity more than ever before. This piece explores reactions from five different health system executives about the recent attack on Ascension — as well as what they’re doing to prevent a similar fate at their own organization and how they want things to change going forward.

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Akeso, Summit's Keytruda win draws 'explosive' interest at ASCO. But what does Merck think?

Fierce Pharma

On the eve of the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting last week, a piece of news set off vigorous discussions. | After Akeso and Summit's ivonescimab beat Keytruda in a head-to-head trial in non-small cell lung cancer, analysts are trying to sort out the financial ramifications while biopharma insiders are eager to see the exact data.

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How Testosterone is Revolutionizing Menopause Care

MedCity News

Shedding light on misconceptions about testosterone and women’s health The post How Testosterone is Revolutionizing Menopause Care appeared first on MedCity News.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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ASCO: Conversational AI tackles missed colonoscopies

pharmaphorum

An AI tool has shown impressive results in raising colorectal cancer screening rates in underserved populations, according to data presented at ASCO

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Gameto Secures $33M To Support Clinical Development of Fertility Treatment

MedCity News

Gameto’s $33 million Series B funding round was led by Two Sigma Ventures and RA Capital. The funding will help with the clinical development of its in vitro maturation product called Fertilo. The post Gameto Secures $33M To Support Clinical Development of Fertility Treatment appeared first on MedCity News.

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At ASCO, AstraZeneca Adds Data Supporting Expanded Use of Its Drugs in Lung Cancer

MedCity News

AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso and Imfinzi helped patients live longer in separate pivotal clinical trials evaluating the drugs in two different types of lung cancer. The results will be presented Sunday during the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The post At ASCO, AstraZeneca Adds Data Supporting Expanded Use of Its Drugs in Lung Cancer appeared first on MedCity News.

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Elements for a Sustainable Environmental Monitoring Program

PharmaTech

Asking why things are done a certain way will help make an accurate assessment of an organization’s EM program, says Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, and Zachary S. Anderson, global market segment lead—Sterility Assurance, Nelson Laboratories.

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Newborn Screening + Genome Sequencing: The Formula for Faster Rare Disease Diagnosis?

MedCity News

Now is the time for the entire industry to understand what newborn screening and newborn sequencing programs are, how they benefit the rare disease community, and how to maximize their benefits. The post Newborn Screening + Genome Sequencing: The Formula for Faster Rare Disease Diagnosis? appeared first on MedCity News.

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ASCO24: Enhertu aims to replace Herceptin in first-line metastatic breast cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

If Enhertu gets approved in the first-line setting metastatic breast cancer setting, 4,200 patients a year could be eligible to receive it.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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GSK’s Quest to Bring Myeloma Drug Back to the Market Stops for a Data Drop at ASCO

MedCity News

GSK’s Blenrep has pivotal clinical trial results showing the multiple myeloma therapy reduced the risk of disease progression or death by nearly 50%. The results were presented Sunday during the annual meeting of the America Society of Clinical Oncology. The post GSK’s Quest to Bring Myeloma Drug Back to the Market Stops for a Data Drop at ASCO appeared first on MedCity News.

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Advancing Targets: Latest FDA Approvals, Strategies in NSCLC Treatment Unveiled at ASCO 2024

Pharmacy Times

Matthew A. Gubens, MD, MS, FASCO, highlights the importance of identifying genetic targets in metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), emphasizing the latest updates and strategies.

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Risk-Based Development to Support Process Qualification for Spray-Dried Dispersions

PharmaTech

Webinar Date/Time: Thu, Jun 20, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

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Addressing Medication Adherence is Crucial in Multiple Sclerosis

Pharmacy Times

Understanding patients’ specific experiences and challenges is crucial to helping them improve medication adherence.

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten

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REACH PC Trial: Early Palliative Care Via Telehealth Has Equivalent Efficacy to On-Site Visits for Patients With Advanced NSCLC

Pharmacy Times

Results from the trial provide evidence bolstering ASCO’s clinical practice guideline supporting the integration of early palliative care into standard oncology practice.

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T-DXd New Standard of Care Following ET in HER2-Low, -Ultralow HR+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

Pharmacy Times

Data presented at ASCO 2024 show fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (T-DXd) delayed cancer growth in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+), HER2-low or -ultralow disease that progressed following endocrine therapy (ET).

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Osimertinib New Standard of Care for Stage 3, EGFRm NSCLC

Pharmacy Times

The phase 3 LAURA trial data presented at ASCO 2024 showed osimertinib (Tagrisso; AstraZeneca) reduced risk of disease progression or death in patients with stage 3 EGFR-mutated (EGFRm) non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by 84%.