GLG News by Diagnostic Radiologists :Nuclear Radiology

1. Kidney cancer drugs have the potential to extend progression-free survival by five to six months, but at a cost of $40,000 to $70,000 per patient per year.  2. The cost per quality adjusted life year (QALY) gained of these treatments is between $57,000 and $180,000 per patient - based on...

Saxagliptin is being studied in clinical trials as a once-daily therapy to determine its efficacy and safety. Saxagliptin was specifically designed to be a selective, reversible inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme, with dual routes of clearance. Phase III data for saxagliptin have previously been presented...

1.PrEP involves a prescription drug, so it’s likely that initial programs will be clinic-based. PrEP delivery would also require periodic HIV testing. 2. In contrast to male circumcision—or hopefully one day, a vaccine—PrEP would require that people take a drug on an ongoing basis (daily or intermittently)....

1.Reliable biomarkers for the early observation of the inflammation status of sepsis are urgently needed. 2. SIQNATURE has major potential to improve the treatment of severe sepsis by the early identification of patients at risk.

 This article is important because it  opened a new  avenue to do more research to find  relationship between Relationship between Angiotensin receptor blocker and Alzheime's disease.

This  is  very good news  that FDA  approved the letter for clinical trial of APOSENSE® [18F]-ML-10:

Drug discovery driven by patient population, revenue outcome and government willingness to  buy the product

 multi target design ligand

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is becoming a severe problem for radiologist and industry as it may prevent physicians from using gadolinium containing contrast agents fearing that they induce nephrogenic systemic fibrosis even in patients without known kidney disease. A stable contrast agent with almost...

The recent upgrade of the Computed Tomography Laser Mammography (CTLM(R)) system will only added minor details. The question whether this system without any contrast agent is of any value has not been answered so far.