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by:Aphios Corporation based inWoburn, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)
Flu – A Serious, Deadly Disease with Pandemic Potential. In 1918, the Spanish flu (H1N1 influenza virus) rapidly killed 50 to 100 million people worldwide, affecting one of every five Americans. Today, influenza remains a common and serious respiratory illness that contributes to the reduction of quality of life and results in a significant loss of manpower hours each year. Every year, 40 ...
by:Aphios Corporation based inWoburn, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)
Poor Solubility and Associated Formulation and Bioavailability Difficulties. Although paclitaxel is an effective anticancer drug, its solubility is low (~ 0.4 µg/mL), which limits its medical utility to intravenous applications. Docetaxel (Taxotere®) was developed as a paclitaxel derivative having improved water solubility; its solubility, however, is only ~ 14 µg/mL. Several ...
by:Aphios Corporation based inWoburn, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)
Prostate cancer is the most prevalent cancer among men, and it is the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States. More than 500,000 cases are diagnosed annually. In the U.S. this year, 1 in 6 males will develop the disease and 30,000 others will die of it. Although prostate cancer mostly affects elderly men, the number of younger men with prostatic carcinoma is ...
by:Aphios Corporation based inWoburn, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)
Vaccination is the most cost-effective tool for the control and prevention of infectious diseases. However, multiple inoculations are often required to achieve desirable protection even with potent antigens. In order to increase the therapeutic efficiency of such vaccines, adjuvants are used with vaccines to augment the immune response. There are several types of adjuvants with different modes of ...
by:Aphios Corporation based inWoburn, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)
A combination therapy consisting of PKC agonists with or without HDAC inhibitors, designed to reactivate latent HIV reservoirs so that HIV can be eliminated by antiviral therapy and eradicated from the body. HIV Latency: Although highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is undoubtedly a lifesaving therapy for millions of AIDS patients, the persistence of latent HIV-infected cellular ...
by:Aphios Corporation based inWoburn, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)
APH-0912 is a combination of a Taxotere® prodrug and monoclonal antibody targeted to treat metastatic cancer. The prodrug is a combination of a docetaxel molecule, the potent anticancer drug, and a sugar molecule to enhance solubility covalently linked to a tumor-specific antibody. This molecular combination is not bioactive prior to administration. After infusion and adsorption onto targeted ...
by:Aphios Corporation based inWoburn, MASSACHUSETTS (USA)
Despite the widespread use of the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist anti-emetics such as Palonosetron (Aloxi; Eisai), Ondansetron (Zofran®; GSK), Granisetron (Kytril®; Roche Pharmaceuticals), and Dolasetron (Anzemet®; Aventis), CINV continues to be reported by up to 70% of adult patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy agents and 58% of school-age and adolescent-age children ...