The specific drug tested in the trial -- Idelalisib -- was shown in a first phase of study to be safe in high-risk populations, and to help reduce the size of affected lymph nodes for long periods of time.
The Biosensor works by incorporating antibodies to the specific chemical (drug, hormone, viral protein or pesticide, for example) that it has been designed to detect.
Bear's work suggests that a specific class of drug already sitting on drug company shelves may help patients with an inherited disease called fragile X syndrome, a common cause of autism.
Your doctor recommends, based on your family history and drug tolerance, a specific course of chemotherapy.
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These drugs were tested in small patient populations who have a specific genetic defect that the new drug was designed to repair.
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In a potentially historic victory, a drug targeted to a specific genetic defect has improved the ability of cystic fibrosis patients to exhale.
And a clear outcome we don't have in place at this point is the ability to compare two different policies that might achieve the same result - and let's just for the sake of argument say reducing the amount of drug dealing in a specific neighborhood - two different approaches that police might use to that particular problem.
It is important to realize that the grapefruit interaction is specific to only certain medications within a drug class and not the entire class of drugs.
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Drugmakers looked for proteins called ligands, which dock to specific GPCRs, and then created a drug that either blocked or enhanced the ability of the ligand to connect with its receptor.
One big question: would the limited data Sarepta has so far collected from a very small clinical trial of its drug eteplirsen, a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy that is caused by a very specific type of mutation, be enough to warrant filing with the Food and Drug Administration and perhaps even gain approval?
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SmithKline, over whether drug reps should be covered under a specific exemption for salespeople under federal labor laws.
Before rushing to criminalize a new drug, legislators ought to ask: What specific regulatory options would help to reduce the harm to individuals, families and society?
And if the police are engaged in proactive policing measures such as aggressive enforcement of vehicle code standards as a way of showing law enforcement presence and attempting to keep drug dealers out of a neighborhood or a specific area or something.
Then, instead of administering a one-size-fits-all drug, doctors would use one that addresses the specific mutation.
Herceptin is a breast cancer drug that was developed to treat tumors that have a specific mutation in the Her2 gene.
They found that resistance to this drug could be traced back to the 1950s and to specific events in south-east Asia, South America and Papua New Guinea.
The deal includes provisions that are more specific than the sort of restrictions that the Feds often impose on drug makers, such as agreeing not to misuse continuing medical education programs for marketing or awarding grants to doctors based on their prescribing habits.
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Both of these drugs are emblematic of avant-garde, precise, individualized medicine in which a specific genetic mutation in a patient is matched up with the action of the drug.
Drug resistance and disease progression have been observed all for anticancer drugs that target specific genetic alterations.
Because of his work, Genentech knew to give the drug only to those patients with elevated HER-2, a much more specific target.
Sir David expects that the company will put its first drug, one of a new type of gene-based drugs designed to combat specific cancer tumours, to clinical trial later this year.
Proven quantitative screening techniques are better for specific assessments, if necessary, including: IQ tests, psychological profiles, ethics tests, drug tests, style assessments, etc.
As a result drug researchers have to sift through millions of compounds in order to find the right formulation for a specific target.
In the Chanin case, Teva argues, Propofol contained several specific warnings, both on the package containing vials of the anesthetic and on the vials themselves, against using the drug on multiple patients.
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