Rafarma Secures Joint Venture Agreement with the Pharmaceutical Industry Development Agency of Uzbekistan
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Nicosia, Cyprus, Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rafarma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. OTC:(RAFA) is pleased to announce its joint venture with the entity known as The Pharmaceutical Industry Development Agency of Uzbekistan which is essentially the Health Department of Uzbekistan. Together the two organizations will produce medicines for use by public health institutions in the Republic of Uzbekistan. This will entail the acquisition of real property (10 hectares in the established Innovative Scientific Production Pharmaceutical Cluster known as “Tashkent Pharma Park”) and construction of a physical plant on the premises. Projected costs are currently at $82,000,000.
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Better Choice Company Interview to Air on Bloomberg International on the RedChip Money Report
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NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Better Choice Company (BTTR) (“Better Choice”) (the “Company”), an animal health and wellness company, today announced an interview with Chairman Mike Young will air on The RedChip Money Report television program. The RedChip Money Report airs in 100 million homes on Sundays at 6 p.m. local time in every country in Europe on Bloomberg International.
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Novartis receives positive CHMP opinion for Kesimpta®* (ofatumumab), a self-administered treatment for adult patients with relapsing multiple…
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Amarin Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Icosapent Ethyl for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
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Positive opinion is based on extensive clinical study results, including results of the REDUCE-IT® cardiovascular outcomes study
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Catalyst Biosciences Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBIO) (the “Company”) today announced the closing of an underwritten public offering of 8,700,000 shares of its common stock, offered at a price of $5.75 per share to the public. The gross proceeds to the Company from this offering were approximately $50 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. All of the shares in the offering were sold by the Company.
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T2 Biosystems Reports Granting of Inducement Award
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LEXINGTON, Mass., Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTOO), a global leader in the rapid detection of sepsis-causing pathogens, announced today that it issued an inducement award to Dr. Aparna Ahuja, the Company’s recently appointed Chief Medical Officer, in accordance with the terms of Dr. Ahuja’s employment offer letter.
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Novan Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement
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MORRISVILLE, N.C., Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novan, Inc. (“the Company” or “Novan”) (Nasdaq: NOVN), today announced that it has received written notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Company has regained compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The notice indicated that, as a result of the closing bid price of the Company's common stock having been at $1.00 per share or greater for at least ten consecutive business days, from January 14, 2021 through January 28, 2021, the Company has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
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Artelo Biosciences to Present at the LSX World Congress Virtual Conference
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LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artelo Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARTL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics that modulate endogenous signaling pathways, including the endocannabinoid system, today announced that it will be presenting at the LSX World Congress to be held virtually between February 1-5, 2021.
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Bioasis Announces $200,000 Non-Brokered Private Placement
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GUILFORD, Conn., Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BIOASIS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (OTCQB:BIOAF; TSX.V:BTI), a pre-clinical, research-stage biopharmaceutical company developing its proprietary xB3 ™ platform technology for the delivery of therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier (“BBB”) and the treatment of central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders in areas of high unmet medical need, including brain cancers and neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that it has completed a non-brokered private placement of 400,000 common shares to a Canadian family office at a price of $0.50 per share for gross proceeds of $200,000.
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Half-Year Report on the DBV Technologies Liquidity Contract with ODDO BHF
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Yield10 Bioscience Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
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WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: YTEN), an agricultural bioscience company, today announced it has commenced an underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock. The public offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the public offering may be completed, or the actual size or terms of the public offering.
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Aleafia Health Announces Change to Board of Directors
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TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aleafia Health Inc. (TSX: AH, OTC: ALEAF) (“Aleafia Health” or the “Company”) today announced that Rhonda Lawson has resigned as a director of the Company.
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Elevian Targets Aging to Solve Humanity’s Toughest Diseases – BioSpace
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Mark Allen, CEO of Elevian, pictured above. Photo courtesy of Elevian.
Once the domain of mythical fountains of youth and movies like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the science of aging prevention and reversal is beginning to enter the mainstream with reputable academic institutions launching companies to accomplish this once improbable feat.
One such company, Elevian, founded by a team of Harvard scientists and physician-turned entrepreneurDr. Mark Allen, is working to restore regenerative capacity with the aim of preventing and treating age-related diseases. A critical factor, they say, is a single protein called Growth differentiation factor 11 (GDF11).
Allen, Elevians chief executive officer, first became interested in the science of aging after taking a course focused on exponential thinking.
All of a sudden, problems that were heretofore unsolvable become solvable, Allen said of the theory that is the opposite of incremental and encourages one to think outside of the box. They talked about examples of problems that weve always thought to be unsolvable, one of them being aging and longevity. So that was it for me. I was like thats perfect for me. Thats what I want to work on.
Searching for clues into the diseases associated with aging, Elevians founders, including Harvard professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative BiologyDr. Amy Wagers, mined the proteome, looking into how proteins change with age. They uncovered several, including one with potentially groundbreaking regenerative capabilities, GDF11.
Elevian believes that this single protein, a key player in the circulatory system, could be a game-changer in regenerative medicine.
GDF11 is one of those proteins that change with age, Allen said. They [the founders] really dug into GDF11 because so little was known about it at the time of their discoveries. They did side-by-side studies with the parabiosis model, injecting just GDF11, to see if it could reproduce some of the effects of parabiosis in the aged animal. And they found, much to everybodys surprise, that replenishing just this one circulating factor was able to reproduce the beneficial effects of parabiosis.
Parabiosis, which means living beside, is performed by joining two living organisms surgically to develop a single, shared physiology. It has been used to study conjoined twins, and more recently, in a 1972 lifespan study attaching old and young rats, scientists Frederic C. Ludwig and Robert M. Elashoff showed evidence of an extended lifespan for the older animals.
As a post-doc at Harvard, Dr. Wagers expanded upon this research using modern histology techniques. When Wagers and her colleagues attached the circulatory systems of young mice to old ones, they found strong evidence of a biological reversal of cardiac hypertrophy, which occurs with aging. They attributed this to GDF11 in a paper published in Science in 2014 and recognized as a runner-up to the publications Breakthrough of the Year.
What they found is that the old animals exposed to young blood experienced a biological reversal of aging by many different measures. Their brains grow younger, their hearts grow younger, their lungs, their bones all over their body. And interestingly, the young animals exposed to old blood have accelerated aging. So this is just really strong proof that circulating factors regulate aging, said Allen.
The mechanism of action appears to be that GDF11 binds directly to the endothelial projectors, the cells that line our blood vessels and improve both the quality and quantity of the vasculature. It does not cross the blood-brain barrier, so we think its mechanism is primarily by improving vasculature, he explained.
Elevian, the recent beneficiary of an initial round of seed financing, is actioning this potent protein to develop a potential regenerative treatment for stroke patients.
English biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey, whom Allen credits with doing a lot to start the medical field of aging reversal, outlined several hallmarks of aging in his 2007 book, Ending Aging. These include stem cell exhaustion, protein aggregate buildup, failed intercellular communicationand senescent cells.
One of the barriers to developing therapeutics based on these factors is the inherent incongruence with the usual regulatory approval systems. Following customary protocol, proving that a drug prevents aging or age-related diseases would quite literally take a lifetime.
Theres no regulatory path for treating aging. Even doing a prevention trial would take years and years and years, because you have to take people and wait until they get disease to see effects. So instead, to get a drug to market, we take the opposite extreme. We look at what is the most devastating possible disease, unmet need, where we could treat for the shortest possible duration and see clinically meaningful effects, Allen explained.
Elevian decided on stroke, which is the number two cause of death worldwide and the third leading cause of disability.
The only existing treatments for a stroke are limited to the acute phase, where an IV injection of a drug such as recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) (Activase)restores blood flow by dissolving the clot causing the event.
In an ischemic stroke, which makes up 87% of cases, a blood clot forms and prevents blood and oxygen from reaching an area of the brain, impacting breathing and heart function and often leading to paralysis. This is where Elevian believes a drug utilizing GDF11, which acts on the circulatory system, holds such promise for rehabilitation.
Allen revealed that his team has already demonstrated GDF11s impact on stroke-stricken animals.
When we give GDF11 to animals that have had strokes and are paralyzed or have severe motor function debilitation, it returns them almost to normal function. It significantly improves motor function recovery, he said.
On the strength of these preclinical results, Elevian is gearing up to enter human clinical trials with GDF11 for the treatment of stroke.
We really got the green light to go into humans based upon the animal data that we got there, Allen said, adding that there is still a lot of work to be done before they reach this phase. We still have to scale up production of the drug and we have to do extensive safety and toxicology tests IND-enabling studies. The longest pole in the tent is figuring out how to make manufacturing costs effective. The cost of goods is going to be really, really high. So were doing a lot of work in process development right now, and then were going to hand it off to a manufacturing partner to scale up. Were about two years from initiating our human clinical trial in stroke.
Another unmet need where Elevian believes GDF11 can have an impact is Type 2 diabetes, a disorder whose pathology is also intricately connected to the circulatory system and often to aging.
Along with blood clotting factors, glucose resides within the inside lining of blood vessels. In Type 2 diabetics, the lining of an individuals blood vessels begins to become glycosylated, which causes them to narrow, impeding blood flow. Glucose tolerance is known to decrease with age.
In a study published in March 2020, Wagers and her colleagues stated that GDF11 was shown to significantly improve glucose tolerance in aged mice and increase glucose homeostasis, under a variety of dietary conditions.
Allen believes that addressing the aging process is the ultimate exponential strategy to solving a whole host of humanitys biggest killers:
This idea that we could, by targeting the aging progress, potentially promote healthy aging, promote a healthy longevity, and reduce the burden of age-related diseases, and that the same treatment could be used to treat and prevent multiple age-related diseases. That concept was like, why arent we working on that? Why are we spending billions of dollars on Alzheimers and billions of dollars on cancer, billions of dollars on heart disease? We could instead target the aging process and potentially treat them all.
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The Cardiac Rhythm Management Market to undergo an exponential transformation between 2015 and 2021 NeighborWebSJ – NeighborWebSJ
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Cardiac rhythm management refers to a process of monitoring functioning of the heart through devices. Cardiac rhythm management devices are used to provide therapeutic solutions to patients suffering from cardiac disorders such as cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure, and cardiac arrests. Cardiac disorders lead to irregular heartbeat. Technological advancements and rise in the number of deaths due to increasing incidences of heart diseases and increasing aging population are some of the major factors driving the cardiac rhythm management market. Heart disease is one of the primary causes of death in the U. S. Excess of alcohol consumption; smoking, high cholesterol levels, and obesity are some of the major causes of heart diseases. Cardiac rhythm management is conducted through two major devices: implantable cardiac rhythm devices and pacemakers. Implantable cardiac rhythm devices treat patients with an improper heartbeat. Based on the device, the cardiac rhythm management market can be segmented into defibrillators, pacemakers, cardiac resynchronization therapy devices, implantable defibrillators, and external defibrillators. Pacemakers are used to treat patients with a slow heartbeat. Based on the end user, the cardiac rhythm management market can be segmented into hospitals, home/ambulatory, and others.
North America has the largest market for cardiac rhythm management due to improved healthcare infrastructure, government initiatives, rise in incidences of cardiac disorders, growing number of deaths due to cardiovascular diseases,and increasing healthcare expenditure in the region. The North America market for cardiac rhythm management is followed by Europe. Asia is expected to witness high growth rate in the cardiac rhythm management market in the next few years due to increasing incidences of cardiovascular diseases, growing disposable income, rise in awareness regarding heart disorders and relevant treatments, and improving healthcare infrastructure in the region.
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Increasing the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, technological advancements, rise in life expectancy, increasing awareness regarding cardiac disorders, and government initiatives are some of the major factors that are expected to drive the market for cardiac rhythm management. In addition, factors such as a rise in disposable income, increasing aging population, and high cost associated with heart disease treatment are expected to drive the market for cardiac rhythm management. However, economic downturn, reimbursement issues, the importance of biologics and stem cells, and inappropriate use of the devices are some of the factors restraining the growth of the global cardiac rhythm management market.
Growing population and economies in the developing countries such as India and China are expected to drive the growth of the cardiac rhythm management market in Asia. In addition,factors such as innovations along with technological advancements such as miniaturization, introduction of MRI pacemakers, biocompatible materials and durable batteries, and continuous rise in aging population and increasing cardiovascular diseases such as arrhythmias, stroke, and high blood pressure are expected to create new opportunities for the global cardiac rhythm management market. An increasing number of mergers and acquisitions, rise in the number of collaborations and partnerships, and new product launches are some of the latest trends in the global cardiac rhythm management market.
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Some of the major companies operating in the global cardiac rhythm management market areMedtronic, Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific, St. Jude Medical, Altera, and Sorin.Other companies with significant presence in the global cardiac rhythm management market include
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Alberta Health to cover $2.8-million gene therapy treatment on case-by-case basis – Edmonton Journal
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And for some families this wait is excruciating, he said at a Wednesday news conference.
Shandro said there is no specific budget or cap on how much the government will spend, but that it was working with drug manufacturer Novartis to provide access. Nearly 70 per cent of children with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 do not live past age two. The drug is typically only approved for children under two.
We just dont want kids to fall through the cracks, said Shandro.
Susi Vander Wyk, executive director of Cure SMA Canada, thanked the province for making a decision she said is saving lives.
Its a fairly new treatment, so we dont know the long-term future of it, but we sure know that it has an astounding impact on these babies, she said at the news conference.
The earlier they receive the treatment, the better their prognosis, Vander Wyk said.
Time is ticking for them.
For Lana Martin, whose two-year-old son Kaysen Martin received the Zolgensma treatment in December after fundraising and an anonymous $1.4 million donation, the news was a huge step towards more kids accessing the drug.
Its still early after Kaysens treatment, but hes already more confident in his movements and doesnt tire as easily, said Martin.
He can now officially completely roll from one side of the room to the other side of the room, and he was not able to do that before, she said.
Martin said it was difficult for her and her husband, normally private people, to advocate publicly for the drugs coverage, but shes glad they did.
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Transforming optimism: finding new ways to treat rare cancers – Cancer Research UK – Science Blog
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Cancer is an extremely complex disease. There are over 200 different types, some of which are considered common and others which are classified as rare cancers. But what exactly does it mean if a cancer is rare?
Usually, it means it only affects a small handful of people, but doctors might also call a cancer rare if it starts in an uncommon place in the body, or if the cancer is an unusual type and requires special treatment.
For secondary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma, its an incredibly rare cancer for a combination of these reasons.
Secondary CNS lymphoma is a type of lymphoma thats spread to the brain and spinal cord nervous system after originating elsewhere in the body. And as well as being a rare cancer, secondary CNS lymphoma is an aggressive cancer, which has relatively low survival rates.
However, the latest results from the Stand Up To Cancer-funded MARIETTA clinical trial, which details a new potentially transforming treatment, has shed a glimmer of hope for patients and doctors alike.
We spoke to Dr Kate Cwynarski, who led the study in the UK, about what the latest results could mean for patients with secondary CNS lymphoma.
With a rare cancer such as secondary CNS lymphoma, finding a large enough group of patients can be a real challenge. And in cases like this, researchers have to think on a global scale.
Its a rare disease. So the reality of it is that you would not get this information if we just performed a trial in the UK, says Cwynarski. International collaboration is the only way to do it.
The MARIETTA trial is the largest study focused on patients with secondary CNS lymphoma, involving 24 centres across 4 countries and recruiting a total of 79 patients. It involved the International Extranodal Lymphoma Group (IELSG) lead by Professor Andres Ferreri in Italy and it built on the success of prior research with this group. In the UK, the trial was managed by CRUK Southampton CTU.
In particular, findings from a previous clinical trial partly funded by us, which tested treatments for primary CNS lymphoma, a lymphoma thats only found in the brain, helped inform the design of this clinical trial.
The IELSG-32 trial tested the benefits of an intensive chemotherapy regimen known as MATRIX, followed by either whole brain radiotherapy or a stem cell transplant using the patients own cells.
Cwynarski describes the IELSG-32 trial as practice changing, and its from these impressive results that the MARIETTA trial was developed. So we adapted a strategy that was successful in treating primary CNS lymphoma in the IELSG-32 trial and added another chemotherapy regimen, called R-ICE, to help treat the systemic disease on top of the secondary brain disease.
Cwynarski specialises in lymphoma, so she has treated SCNSL patients both on and off the trial. One of the big benefits of this trial, she describes, is that the inclusion criteria for the cohort more accurately reflected the patients she sees in her clinic and referral practice.
This trial included patients up to 70 years of age. And it wasnt just focused on fit, young people. So I have to say I think it was meaningful, because it included the kind of patients that we actually see.
The trial also included people regardless of when their secondary CNS lymphoma was diagnosed, whether that was when someone was originally diagnosed with lymphoma, during treatment, or after their cancer had come back.
And the results look promising. A total of 49 patients (65%) responded to the treatment in some way, with 37 people going on to have a stem cell transplant. 100% of the patients who had the stem cell transplant had not seen their cancer recur a year after registering onto the trial. We are optimistic many will be cured of this aggressive lymphoma.
But the trial also picked up differences between groups. While the regime was effective to an extent in every sub-group, the most significant results were seen in patients whose CNS disease was discovered at initial lymphoma diagnosis. Within this group, 71% of patients had lived for 2 years without their cancer growing.
A result which has never been seen before.
The results of the trial have completely transformed the teams optimism when meeting new patients. We really have identified a regimen which is intensive, but its potentially curative, concludes Cwynarski, and the word cure is not something weve really used before when talking about this disease.
Recently, Cwynarski has been busy filling out a cohort of her patients DVLA forms, confirming they are fit to drive again after being 2 years treatment free. So thats an amazing success and it was very symbolic as a reminder that these people have been alive and off all treatment for 2 years.
Moments like this are a reflection of the huge impact the MARIETTA trial has had for real people, like Maureen Brewster.
Maureen was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer of the liver in 2011 and was under the watchful eyes of a consultant during her treatment. But in the summer of 2016, I started to have very extreme headaches, says Maureen.
After getting an emergency appointment, she was taken to A&E and admitted to hospital straight away. I was transferred to the National Neurology hospital in Russell Square for a biopsy. They thought I might have had a stroke. But it wasnt. Instead, Maureen was diagnosed with a secondary cancer in her brain.
When Maureen was transferred to UCLH, she was told about the MARIETTA trial. I could have chosen not to go on the trial, but being part of it meant that I would get more examinations and monitoring. So it was more reassuring to be on the trial, she says.
Maureen during treatment.
Maureen went through 8 tough months of chemotherapy before having a stem cell transplant in the summer of 2017. During one round of chemo in the hospital I became ill with an infection and really thought I was going to die. The last chemo prior to me having stem cell transplant was so strong it really had an impact on me and I couldnt eat I felt very poorly for a few weeks.
Maureens stem cell transplant went smoothly and prior to COVID-19, she was having regular check-ups and scans in hospital.
Prior to the first lockdown in March 2020, Maureen was able to do some volunteering and also go back to work, teaching a course on Project Management at a local adult college. In April 2019 I also secured a part-time job as a User Involvement Co-ordinator. It was great to get back to that level.
Dr Cwynarski emphasises that while the trial was a great success for some, it also exposed a group of patients who didnt do so well on the treatment.
The results threw up a real disparity and uncovered an unmet need in a particular group of patients. For the group of patients whose cancer had already failed to respond to a chemotherapy treatment, known as R-CHOP, at the follow up of 2 years, only 20% had not experienced their cancer progressing or getting worse.
We need to target this cohort of patients in a different way, says Cwynarski. So really the challenge is, can we identify experimental agents be it different biological agents or immunotherapies such as CAR T cell therapy in the patients who have relapsed, and maybe bringing these therapies into the frontline.
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Stem Cell Therapy Market 2021: Global Key Players, Trends, Share, Industry Size, Segmentation, Forecast To 2027 KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper – KSU |…
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Stem Cell Therapy Market is valued at USD 9.32 Billion in 2018 and expected to reach USD 16.51 Billion by 2025 with the CAGR of 8.5% over the forecast period.
Rising prevalence of chronic diseases, increasing spend on research & development and increasing collaboration between industry and academia driving the growth of stem cell therapy market.
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Stem cells therapy also known as regenerative medicine therapy, stem-cell therapy is the use of stem cells to prevent or treat the condition or disease. Stem cell are the special type of cells those differentiated from other type of cell into two defining characteristics including the ability to differentiate into a specialized adult cell type and perpetual self-renewal. Under the appropriate conditions in the body or a laboratory stem cells are capable to build every tissue called daughter cells in the human body; hence these cells have great potential for future therapeutic uses in tissue regeneration and repair. Among stem cell pluripotent are the type of cell that can become any cell in the adult body, and multipotent type of cell are restricted to becoming a more limited population of cells.
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The stem cell therapy has been used to treat people with conditions including leukemia and lymphoma, however this is the only form of stem-cell therapy which is widely practiced. Prochymal are another stem-cell therapy was conditionally approved in Canada in 2012 for the treatment of acute graft-vs-host disease in children those are not responding to steroids. Nevertheless, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the only established therapy using stem cells. This therapy involves the bone marrow transplantation.
Stem cell therapy market report is segmented based on type, therapeutic application, cell source and by regional & country level. Based upon type, stem cell therapy market is classified into allogeneic stem cell therapy market and autologous market.
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Based upon therapeutic application, stem cell therapy market is classified into musculoskeletal disorders, wounds and injuries, cardiovascular diseases, surgeries, gastrointestinal diseases and other applications. Based upon cell source, stem cell therapy market is classified into adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells, bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells, cord blood/embryonic stem cells and other cell sources
The regions covered in this stem cell therapy market report are North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World. On the basis of country level, market of stem cell therapy is sub divided into U.S., Mexico, Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Italy, China, Japan, India, South East Asia, GCC, Africa, etc.
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Allogeneic Stem Cell Therapy Market, By Application
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Stem Cell Therapy Market Dynamics
Rising spend on research and development activities in the research institutes and biotech industries driving the growth of the stem cell therapy market during the forecast period. For instance, in January 2010, U. S. based Augusta University initiated Phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a single, autologous cord blood stem infusion for treatment of cerebral palsy in children. The study is estimated to complete in July 2020. Additionally, increasing prevalence of chronic diseases creating the demand of stem cell therapy. For instance, as per the international diabetes federation, in 2019, around 463 million population across the world were living with diabetes; by 2045 it is expected to rise around 700 million. Among all 79% of population with diabetes were living in low- and middle-income countries. These all factors are fuelling the growth of market over the forecast period. On the other flip, probabilities of getting success is less in the therapeutics by stem cell may restrain the growth of market. Nevertheless, Advancement of technologies and government initiative to encourage research in stem cell therapy expected to create lucrative opportunity in stem cell therapy market over the forecast period.
Stem Cell Therapy Market Regional Analysis
North America is dominating the stem cell therapy market due increasing adoption rate of novel stem cell therapies fueling the growth of market in the region. Additionally, favorable government initiatives have encouraging the regional market growth. For instance, government of Canada has initiated Strategic Innovation Fund Program, in which gov will invests in research activities carried out for stem cell therapies. In addition, good reimbursing scheme in the region helping patient to spend more on health. Above mentioned factors are expected to drive the North America over the forecast period.
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UTV documentary tells of young Belfast woman’s lasting legacy to promote stem cell donation – The Irish News
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EIMEAR Gooderham (ne Smyth) was just 25 when she died peacefully in hospital with her family at her bedside.
It was just a week after she had married Phillip Gooderham in hospital and she was buried in the wedding dress she never got to wear.
Almost two years on, her family hope a television documentary about Eimear - a make-up artist from the Coolnasilla area of west Belfast - will help create a positive and lasting legacy in her memory.
The programme, due to be broadcast on UTV and presented by journalist Sarah Clarke, features Eimear's own video diaries, which she had hoped would raise awareness of a campaign for stem cell donors that she launched before her death.
Ms Clarke said the documentary had aimed to "follow Eimear's journey, treatment and her recovery".
"She was very open about her battle and while a lot of the programme is distressing, it shows how courageous Eimear was," she said.
Eimear was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkins Lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, in September 2016.
She underwent 12 cycles of intensive chemotherapy and was given the all-clear in spring 2017.
But the disease returned and in December that year, Eimear was treated with an autologous stem cell transplant, intensive chemotherapy and her own stem cells returned afterwards to rescue her bone marrow from the effect of the treatment.
Months later she was given the good news she was in remission, but the Hodgkins Lymphoma returned again and doctors said her best chance of survival was another stem cell transplant - this time from a donor.
With neither of her siblings a match, she desperately needed to find a stem cell donor.
Eimear and her father Sean launched an appeal to raise awareness of the stem cell register, which allows donors of the correct tissue types to be matched with patients.
Their campaign saw the number of people joining the register in Northern Ireland soar.
Determined to use her own experience to help others, Eimear began filming videos on her phone for the UTV documentary.
Her desire to show her cancer battle as well as her upbeat outlook on life are reflected in the diaries, with many filmed as she underwent treatment.
Speaking ahead of the broadcast tonight, Ms Clarke said her own family's cancer battle had also inspired her to tell Eimear's story.
"In 2017, my nephew Jack was diagnosed with leukaemia, aged just 15," she said.
"I remember my brother Simon, who is a doctor, saying they may have to pursue a stem cell transplant. He knew how difficult it would be to find a match and to endure.
"Fortunately Jack didn't need it, but he had to undergo a year of intensive chemo and four years of maintenance chemo.
"It was rough and a very difficult period and thankfully he's now in remission, but it made me relate to Eimear and San's appeal."
On October 31 2018 - a year before Eimear and Phillip had planned to marry - she received her stem cell transplant.
A video extract of the days after the operation shows Eimear describe how "it's been really rough", as the donor's cells began attacking her cells - a condition known as graft versus host disease.
Despite being discharged from hospital, months later she became ill again with complications associated with the transplant - she was losing her brave battle.
Phillip tells the programme: "I wanted to tell her it was going to be ok, but I didn't want to lie to her. I wanted it to be over so she wasn't in pain".
In June 2019, the couple tied the knot and Eimear got "her final wish".
"We had had it planned, we had to cancel our wedding so it was, in the most horrific circumstances, the nicest way to end her life, by her getting her final wish," said Phillip.
Eimear died on June 27 2019.
Since then her family have continued to campaign to raise awareness of stem cell donation.
Her father Sean said they hope the programme will "highlight the need for more people in Northern Ireland to join the stem cell donor register, especially young men aged between 16 and 30".
Sarah also said while the documentary is "not exactly the one we set out to make, its still one of hope and courage".
"It was Eimears dying wish to raise awareness of stem cell donation and to help further research into the treatment to help others," she said.
"She was adamant she wanted people to sign the register and raise awareness. Her family feel the onus is now on them to continue this.
"The programme pays tribute to a courageous young woman and her family's desire to create a positive and lasting legacy in her memory."
Up Close: Eimears Wish is on UTV at 10.45pm.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends lenalidomide as a maintenance therapy for people with newly diagnosed multiple mye…
By daniellenierenberg
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends lenalidomide as a maintenance therapy for people with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who have undergone a stem cell transplant
Uxbridge, UK, 27th January 2021: Celgene, a Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) company, today announces that NICE has issued a Final Appraisal Document (FAD) recommending REVLIMID (lenalidomide) as maintenance treatment after an ASCT for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in adults.[iv] From today, approximately 1150 eligible patients in England will have immediate access to lenalidomide as a treatment option, with interim funding provided via the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) before transferring to baseline commissioning. Lenalidomide is the first treatment to be made available on the NHS in this setting and provides an alternative to the standard watch-and-wait approach, allowing patients to receive active treatment to keep their cancer in remission.
Graham Jackson, Professor of Clinical Haematology at Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust said: Multiple myeloma is a relapsing remitting disease where the goal of treatment is to ensure long periods of remission and a good quality of life. Maintenance therapy is integral to achieving this, particularly for newly diagnosed patients who have received a stem cell transplant. Having lenalidomide within our treatment armoury on the NHS will transform the way we manage the early stages of multiple myeloma. In clinical studies maintenance therapy has been shown to almost double the initial period of remission for this group of patients, so it is fantastic to be able to offer active treatment which can help to keep the cancer at bay.
Multiple myeloma is a cancer that affects the production of plasma cells in the bone marrow and in turn impacts the bodys immune system.[v] It is characterised by a relapsing-remitting pattern, which means that the disease goes through periods where the cancer is active and needs treatment, followed by periods where it is under control.[vi] Each time the cancer relapses, the length of time spent in remission shortens.[vii] The objective of maintenance therapy is to control the cancer during the period of remission and delay relapse of the disease.[viii]
Laura Kerby, Chief Executive of Myeloma UK said: We are delighted with this outcome. Patients who receive lenalidomide maintenance after high-dose therapy and stem cell transplant have a significant increase in overall survival, so the decision to make this available through the NHS is fantastic news.
Across the UK, around 1,500 newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients undergo an ASCT each year,1,2 and most of them will eventually relapse.[ix] This first remission is a critical period for people with multiple myeloma, as it can be an indicator of the overall survival of the disease and it has been shown that effective maintenance therapy could be essential to long-term survival.[x]
Lynelle Hoch, General Manager at Bristol Myers Squibb UK & Ireland commented: Todays announcement marks an important milestone for those living with multiple myeloma, with lenalidomide being the first maintenance treatment option to be made accessible to eligible patients in England. We are grateful for the continued collaboration with NICE, healthcare professionals and Myeloma UK to ensure patients can benefit from lenalidomide in this setting.
Following the publication of this guidance, the NHS in Wales is expected to provide funding and resources for lenalidomide in this setting within two months. The treatment is already available on the NHS in Scotland and in Northern Ireland.[xi],[xii]
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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends lenalidomide as a maintenance therapy for people with newly diagnosed multiple mye...