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Disease of the Month: Epilepsy

Disease of the Month: Epilepsy

INTRODUCTION Also known as seizure disorder, epilepsy is a non-communicable chronic disorder of the brain and is the fourth most common neurological disease globally. It is a central nervous system (CNS) disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of seizures that are short changes in normal brain activity which led to brief incidences of involuntary movements either…

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Viewpoints_Dr. Susana Banerjee

Dr. Susana Banerjee, Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden Shares Insights from the SOLO-1 P-III Trial of Lynparza in Patients with BRCA Mutated Ovarian Cancer

Shots: Dr. Susan talked about the results from the SOLO-1 P-III trial of Lynparza in patients with BRCA mutated (BRCAm) newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer presented at ESMO’22 Dr. Susan also spoke about the overall survival of this 7-year follow-up study.The 7-year follow-up of SOLO-1 showed that olaparib provided a clinically meaningful improvement in OS…

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Dr. Bill La Via, Medical Director at Sanofi Shares Insights from the Findings that Support the Need of Protecting Infants from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Shots: Bill spoke about Respiratory Syncytial Virus and how it can severely affect infants' health Bill also talked about the 14 studies on RSV published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases (JID) The interview gives an understanding of how Sanofi’s vision to develop innovative solutions to help reduce the burden of RSV on infants, families,…

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Viewpoints_Simon Portsmouth

Simon Portsmouth, VP, Head of Clinical Development, Shionogi Shares Insights from the New Data on an Antibiotic to Treat Bacterial Infections

Shots: Simon spoke about the new data on FETROJA (cefiderocol), an antibiotic for the treatment of serious Gram-negative (highly resistant) bacterial infections He also talked about Shionogi’s agreement with GARDP & CHAI for the manufacturing and commercialization of cefiderocol in different countries The interview summarizes how Shionogi is advancing by developing medicines to treat serious…

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Viewpoints_Martin Kilsgård

Martin Kilsgård, Head of Product at Trialbee, Shares Insights from the Launch of Trialbee Honey™ Analytics at DPHARM 2022

Shots: Martin gave a detailed view of the newly launched Honey Analytics module associated with the Trialbee Honeyâ„¢ platform He also talked about the how Trialbee Honey platform will help in the screening and recruiting of patients specifically in remote areas The interview gives a profound understanding of how Trialbee is developing real-time monitoring modules…

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Viewpoints_Natalie Shiff

Natalie Shiff, Associate Medical Director, Janssen Rheumatology Shares Insights from the FDA Approval of Stelara to Treat Pediatric Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis

Shots: Natalie spoke about the study design and key findings from the P-III study evaluating Stelara for the treatment of pediatric patients with active psoriatic arthritis She also spoke about the patient support program that is executed by Janssen to support patients to get Stelara  The interview gives an understanding of how Janssen is advancing…

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