The At its November 2022 meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines for Human Use (EMA) Renewal recommended for Trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu, Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH): The antibody-drug conjugate directed against HER2 will also be indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with advanced HER2-positive gastric […]
Users of the Drug Registries subject to Monitoring are informed that, following the publication of the AIFA Determination in the Official Gazette no. 1 of , starting from the end of the monitoring of the Registries for the following therapeutic indications: is indicated in adult patients suffering from: chronic phase myeloid leukemia with Philadelphia chromosome […]
Milan, 31 Jan. (Adnkronos Salute) – An 84-year-old woman, originally from Trani, donated her kidneys and liver. The operations of what is the second multi-organ donation of 2023 to Andria ended overnight. And the doctors applaud the example given by the elderly woman’s family. “There are no age limits to donate organs – highlights Giuseppe […]
Address Document for the Metaproject of the Community Hospital The research work for the elaboration of the general meta-design strategies for the realization of the CdC, OdC and COT, has been methodically articulated in three consequential phases: a cognitive one, an investigation and analysis phase, and a final elaboration proposal – Reproduction reserved and for […]
Model of quali-quantitative performance appropriateness in diagnostic imaging 10 years after the publication of the “Model of qualitative -quantitative performance appropriateness in Diagnostic Imaging” the SIRM has deemed it necessary to produce a new document that would take into account the regulatory and technological adaptations in force, necessary to provide the contribution of the scientific […]
The active ingredient is a unique substance, its pharmaceutical effect on the body allows for the necessary treatment to take place. The effectiveness of the drug depends on accurately selected AI. Active Ingredient (AI) has an international non-proprietary name (INN). INN is selected based on the chemical name of the AI and is usually set […]
Key messages Antibiotic use is associated with the risk of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, especially after the age of 40. The risk increases with cumulative exposure to antibiotics and is highest in the first two years after exposure. That the use of antibiotics is a risk factor for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD, short for […]
Erkenntnis The monkeypox virus (MPXV) may have been transmitted through anal sex, even in male patients presenting without proctitis (rectal pain or discomfort). Why this matters If MPXV is suspected, take smears of both anorectal lesions and penile lesions, even if there are no rectal symptoms. Key results Clinical evaluation and anorectal testing averaged 4.6 Days […]
An information sheet of the Department of technological innovations and safety of plants, products and anthropic settlements (DIT), recently published on the Inail website, explains the methods of decontamination of plants and devices used in the health sector. The possibility of contracting an infectious disease as a result of exposure to biological agents, during the […]
Add Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) seems to provide a survival benefit to patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), especially those with macrovascular invasion. This is the result of a clinical trial of phase 3 presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. The current standard of care for unresectable HCC […]