Have you ever heard of bacteriophage therapy for recurrent UTI? Research has shown great promise in this area, and we're excited to announce that a clinical trial is planned for 2025. To provide more insight into phage therapy and how PHIOGEN's new phage products work, Amanda (Curtis) Burkardt and Mayukh Das discussed the following questions in our recent video interview: 👉 What is bacteriophage therapy? 👉 Could phage therapy be used anywhere in the body, for instance, the bladder, vagina or respiratory system? 👉 Does there need to be a certain level of bacteria present in order for phage therapy to work? 👉 Can they kill bacteria embedded within the bladder wall, or in biofilms? 👉 What makes someone more or less likely to be a good candidate for phage therapy? 👉 Do you need to be able to culture someone’s infection in order to develop the right phages for therapy? 👉 How long does it take to eradicate a chronic UTI with phage therapy? 👉 Are there any potential side effects of phage therapy? 👉 Can phages negatively impact the good organisms in the normal microbiome? 👉 How will people be able to participate in PHIOGEN’s clinical trial? Watch the full interview over on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ewQDcyNb
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Want to learn more about the work we are doing behind the scenes at PHIOGEN? Curious about what a clinical trial for recurrent UTIs looks like with phage as a treatment? Watch out interview below with our CEO Amanda (Curtis) Burkardt and COO Mayukh Das and see if you qualify for the survey to help us develop products that are patient centric!
Have you ever heard of bacteriophage therapy for recurrent UTI? Research has shown great promise in this area, and we're excited to announce that a clinical trial is planned for 2025. To provide more insight into phage therapy and how PHIOGEN's new phage products work, Amanda (Curtis) Burkardt and Mayukh Das discussed the following questions in our recent video interview: 👉 What is bacteriophage therapy? 👉 Could phage therapy be used anywhere in the body, for instance, the bladder, vagina or respiratory system? 👉 Does there need to be a certain level of bacteria present in order for phage therapy to work? 👉 Can they kill bacteria embedded within the bladder wall, or in biofilms? 👉 What makes someone more or less likely to be a good candidate for phage therapy? 👉 Do you need to be able to culture someone’s infection in order to develop the right phages for therapy? 👉 How long does it take to eradicate a chronic UTI with phage therapy? 👉 Are there any potential side effects of phage therapy? 👉 Can phages negatively impact the good organisms in the normal microbiome? 👉 How will people be able to participate in PHIOGEN’s clinical trial? Watch the full interview over on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ewQDcyNb
Bacteriophage Therapy Clinical Trial for UTI: PHIOGEN
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Happy to share that we recently published a meta-analysis on the use of ticagrelor monotherapy after short duration of DAPT in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing PCI. The results are in favor of ticagrelor monotherapy with reduced major bleeding, net adverse clinical events and all-cause death with comparable ischemic outcomes. Mansuri Z, Ashraf H, Taikadan T, Rajith G, Ayesha A, Fatima U, Erzinger G. Ticagrelor monotherapy after short duration of dual antiplatelet therapy compared to continued dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: an updated meta-analysis. Coron Artery Dis. 2024 Aug 23. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000001417. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39171570.
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I met with a wonderful patient recently at The Deprescribing Clinic. His primary complaints were shortness of breath and dizziness. We PGx tested him a few weeks ago. He came back as a CYP2D6 poor metabolizer on metoprolol ER dosed twice daily. I faxed cardiology to consider an alternative beta blocker not metabolized by CYP2D6. Hopefully, this will resolve the dizziness and shortness of breath. He is also taking high dose atorvastatin and has SLCO1B1 decreased function. I faxed cardiology on this gene-drug interaction... consider low-dose statin + ezetimibe or rosuvastatin as an alternative. We addressed anticholinergic burden, drug-induced nutrient depletion, and tapering off of his proton-pump inhibitor with provider approval. (He couldn't remember why he was taking lansoprazole and also couldn't remember ever having symptoms of GERD.) #pharmacist #pharmacogenomics
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On June 10th, Advanced Technology Company, in partnership with Stago havr hosted an event at the Symphony Hotel in #Kuwait. The focus was on the latest advancements and clinical applications of three vital diagnostic parameters: D-dimer, Anti-Xa, and Lupus Anticoagulant. The event attracted a distinguished audience, including doctors and senior Hematology lab professionals from the #Kuwait Ministry of Health, as well as physicians from private hospitals. This gathering provided an excellent platform for education, discussion, and networking, ultimately enhancing patient care practices. Key topics discussed included: - D-dimer: Its importance in diagnosing and managing thrombotic disorders. - Anti-Xa: Its role in monitoring anticoagulant therapy. - Lupus Anticoagulant: Its clinical significance in autoimmune conditions and blood clotting disorders. #InnovatingHealthcare
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Abstracts looking at alternative dosing for venetoclax/azacitidine are always interesting, as very often it is difficult to maintain the venetoclax dose. One strategy that is commonly employed is to give granulocyte-colony stimulating factors to "rescue" patients from neutropenia, but that does increase side effects like bone pain, and comes at an additional cost to the patient. Here, investigators did a retrospective chart review looking at giving patients a 7-day dose of venetoclax + 7 days of hypomethylating agent (done at French centers), as compared to 21-28 days of venetoclax (done at MD Anderson). The majority of patients at MD Anderson received 10 days of a hypomethylating agent. There was no difference in overall survival or progression-free survival between the two groups. However, looking at the molecular prognostic risk signature (https://lnkd.in/eUWwCm2c), high benefit patients who received 21-28 days of venetoclax appeared to have better overall survival. The curves appear to start to separate at 12 months, at which point many of the intermediate and low benefit patients were deceased. So perhaps in high benefit patients, it may be better to treat them more aggressively with the regimen done in the VIALE-A trial, as compared to 7+7. #venclexta #aml https://lnkd.in/eEF3tvQu
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Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan (Italy) - Head, Respiratory Unit, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, MIlan (Italy)
Patients with central neoplasms and haemoptysis show low survival rates. Bleeding control without recurrence 48 hours after bronchoscopic interventions may improve the prognosis of these patients. Bronchoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) is a useful technique for endobronchial management of haemoptysis in these patients. Nevertheless, limited data are available in the literature on its efficacy and safety and the main predictors of success are still unclear. We are glad to share the findings of our recent study which demonstrates that bronchoscopic APC is a safe and effective procedure in the treatment of patients with haemoptysis caused by endobronchial malignancies, regardless of the clinical characteristics of the patients, the endoscopic and histological features of the neoplasm and the severity of the symptom. #Bronchoscopy #LungCancer #ArgonPlasmaCoagulation #APC #Haemoptysis
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Empathetic HEOR Leader | Health Economist | Preference Measurement | Patient Centered Research at Evidera
Our discrete choice experiment found that European gastroenterologists incorporated 7 efficacy, adverse event, and mode of administration attributes into their treatment decision-making when escalating patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis to their first advanced therapy. Probability of remission at 1-year had the strongest influence on gastroenterologists’ decision-making, and it was about 5 times more important as the next attribute 5-year risk of malignancy. “Understanding gastroenterologist preferences at the time of treatment escalation to first-line advanced therapies in ulcerative colitis: A discrete choice experiment conducted in five European countries” was presented at the United European Gastroenterology 2024 Conference in Berlin, Germany.
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#IWTech - 🚨 Car-T: a breakthrough in treating autoimmune diseases! Car-T therapy is redefining the treatment landscape for severe autoimmune and rheumatological diseases. 🌟 Here are some key insights from a recent article by About Pharma: ✔️ The first adult patient in Italy treated for systemic sclerosis. ✔️ Promising findings from the Catarsis clinical study, paving the way for new solutions for diseases like SLE, dermatomyositis, and severe asthma. ✔️ The critical role of closed systems and isolators in enabling cutting-edge ATMP research and production. 🔗 Dive deeper into this milestone achievement: 👉 Read the full article: https://buff.ly/3DLEEmv 👉 Learn more about how IWT solutions can support ATMP manufacturing needs: https://buff.ly/3WhrLHv Together, we’re driving innovation in advanced therapies and contributing to a healthier future. 🌐 #ATMP #CarT #AdvancedTherapies #InnovationInHealthcare
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First-in-human trial of intravenous infusion of allogeneic placenta-derived human amniotic epithelial cells for patients with cirrhosis. Clinical outcomes showed decrease of hepatic inflammation, liver stiffness, and portal hypertension. https://lnkd.in/evGSjbAD
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