When a new drug is up for FDA approval, trials may be held not only in the U.S. but other countries as well. A study looks at global availability after approval. Big Pharm disagrees with the findings.
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Results from the Phase II cohort of the CodeBreaK 100 study showed that treatment with the KRAS G12C inhibitor sotorasib achieved a 37.1% objective response rate and 12.5 months median overall survival in previously treated patients with KRAS G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Lisa Latendress had been âsliced and diced and radiatedâ to keep the cancer in her breast from spreading to the rest of her body.
When she learned sheâd need chemotherapy as well, she couldnât bear the thought of losing her hair as a side effect of treatment.
It wasnât a matter of vanity, she said, but a desire to feel like she was still herself, that she had control over one aspect of her life when the cancer seemed to be taking over every other.
Latendress had heard about a process that cools the scalp during chemotherapy in an attempt to prevent hair loss. After a lot of research, the Stafford County woman found a practice that offers it, less than a mile from her home.