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health4 days ago•3 min saved

Triple-action cancer jab wipes out head-and-neck tumours in international trial

An international trial of 102 patients with HPV-negative head and neck cancer found that amivantamab, a subcutaneously injected jab, shrank tumours in 43 patients and completely eradicated them in 15, including in cancers resistant to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The triple-action antibody blocks EGFR and MET and stimulates the immune system, and showed manageable side effects with most patients able to continue treatment; median overall survival was 12.5 months. The drug is also being explored in other cancers and results were to be presented at ASCO.

via The Guardian|

#amivantamab #asco #egfr

music3 years ago•2 min saved

Finnish Composer Kaija Saariaho Passes Away at 70

Kaija Saariaho, a Finnish composer known for bringing new and mysterious colors to classical music, has died at the age of 70. She was the first woman to have more than one work staged by the Metropolitan Opera and was a pioneer in using electronics in classical music. Her first opera, "L'Amour de Loin," won the Grawemeyer Award for music composition, and her most recent work, "Innocence," will travel to the Met in the 2025-26 season. Saariaho was a trailblazer in a male-dominated field and helped to correct the gender imbalance in classical music.

via The New York Times|

#classical-music #gender-imbalance #kaija-saariaho