Radiation nukes restenosis
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Got a problem with restenosis? Zap it with radiation, says cardiologist Dr Spencer King III, of Emory University in Atlanta. More than 25% of angioplasty patients and 17% of stent patients experience restenosis within six months of the procedure because the treated coronary arteries are damaged by the stretching and respond by forming scar-like tissue which obstructs the vessel. Now it looks as if the tables have been turned. Radiation treatment significantly reduced restenosis in two trials presented at the American College of Cardiology in Anaheim, California last week.
You may also be interested in...
US Q1 Consumer Health Earnings Preview: Label This One Historic And Challenging But Promising
US OTC drug and supplement firms’ reports of results for the first three months of 2024 began on April 19 with P&G. JP Morgan analysts say while “some retailers in the US in particular” are reducing consumer health inventories, for the overall sector they expect “a healthier balance of positive volume and lower pricing contribution.”
Keeping Track: Cancer Approvals From Lumisight Imaging To Adjuvant Alecensa
The US FDA’s approval of Lumicell’s optical imaging agent Lumisight makes a dozen novel approvals in 2024 for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
Partisan Politics Returns To US FDA Congressional Oversight
The US FDA has stood out as an agency that tends to draw broad bipartisan support amid a generally rancorous and divided Congress. A House hearing, however, may be a sign that those days are over.