Amyloid transthyretin cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a progressive and life-threatening heart disease that can lead to increased ventricular wall thickness, restrictive cardiomyopathy, and heart failure.

The administration of ARGX-119 led to improved survival and muscle function in a passive transfer myasthenia gravis (MG) mice model; however, the efficacy appears to be limited to a subset of patients ...

A strong association has been observed among patients with systemic mastocytosis (SM) who harbor the somatic missense KIT p.D816V variant in peripheral blood leukocytes and severe sting anaphylaxis. A ...

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a type of cancer that originates in and affects the lymphatic system. 1 It is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), accounting for approximately ...

The relative apical sparing index (RASI) appears to accurately distinguish patients with immunoglobulin light chain amyloid cardiomyopathy (AL-CM) from those with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy ...

A new meta-analysis has found that donidalorsen effectively reduces the frequency of hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks, and that 4-week dosing led to better outcomes than 8-week dosing. The analysis ...

Just over half of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) specimens in a North American cohort could be classified into small duct and large duct subtypes using morphology alone, according to study ...

Elafibranor seems to be slightly more effective than seladelpar as a second-line therapy in obtaining a biochemical response in patients with primary biliary cholnagitis (PBC), according to a systemic ...

Researchers from the US presented the case of a patient with transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) coexisting with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). “This case highlights the clinical ...

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A significant proportion of patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) require third-line treatment after relapse from prior therapies, according to findings recently presented at the ...

In 2019, Kristy Coleman was abruptly diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Over the next few years, she had numerous hospital stays, treatments, and waves of varied emotions. Today, Kristy is ...