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Avalere Analyst Reviews Future Change in Cancer Care Using Gene, Cell Therapies
Megan Olsen, MPH, principal at Avalere, discussed how gene and cell therapies can offer new treatment options for patients with cancer.
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How do you anticipate gene therapies changing the face of treatments, especially in the oncology space?
Olsen: Yeah, that's a great question and one that we're starting to see play out right now as some of the earlier cell and gene therapies have entered the market.
Certainly, in the oncology space and more broadly, these are therapies that are 1-time administered and have a potentially more durable benefit over a longer period of time relative to more chronic therapies that are available today. In many cases, they are a treatment option for patients that have more limited options today, like maybe in the oncology space, where they have tried other treatment options that have failed. This is that next option that is available.
I think it's also important to acknowledge that as we think about some of the gene therapies, these are for some rare pediatric conditions in many cases where there are no or very limited treatment options available today. So, this is an entry of a really new treatment, which is exciting.
Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Urban Health Outreach
May 9th 2024In the series debut episode of "Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity," Mary Sligh, CRNP, and Chelsea Chappars, of Allegheny Health Network, explain how the Urban Health Outreach program aims to improve health equity for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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ATS 2024: Bridging the Past, Present, and Future of Respiratory Care
May 16th 2024The application of artificial intelligence in medicine is anticipated as a highlight of ATS 2024, with sessions exploring its applications in research, radiological interpretation, and pediatric pulmonology.
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Tackling Health Inequality: The Power of Education and Experience
April 30th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our final episode of this limited series and our conversation with Janine Jelks-Seale, MSPPM, director of health equity at UPMC Health Plan.
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