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- EULAR 2018: key pipeline developments in psoriatic arthritis
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- EULAR 2018: Focus on infliximab biosimilars in rheumatoid arthritis
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EULAR 2018: key pipeline developments in psoriatic arthritis
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EULAR 2018: Focus on infliximab biosimilars in rheumatoid arthritis
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Northwest Bio’s DCVax-L: is the hype warranted for glioblastoma patients?
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive form of brain cancer; little progress has been made toward its treatment in the past decade. However, on May 29 Northwest Bio revealed Phase III interim data for its personalised autologous dendritic cell vaccine, DCVax-L, outlining highly encouraging survival data for newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients.
ASCO data sees Merck’s Keytruda pull ahead of Roche’s Tecentriq in lung cancer
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Single-country studies dominate immuno-oncology trials, 2008-2017
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Eli Lilly’s Olumiant: how will it far among JAK inhibitors?
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