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Bristol-Myers Jumps After Successful Study of Cancer Drug

A promising treatment from Bristol-Myers Squibb may be fast-tracking toward another approved use after researchers stopped a study early because the drug did better than an older treatment in patients with an advanced form of lung cancer.

Shares of the New York drugmaker jumped Friday morning after it said Opdivo fared better than the chemotherapy drug docetaxel when tested in a late-stage study involving patients with an advanced form of non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. The main goal of the study was measuring overall survival rates.

Late-stage research is generally the final phase of clinical testing for a drug before regulators decide whether to approve it.

Bristol-Myers said an independent data monitoring committee made the decision to stop the study early. It did not detail the results that prompted that decision.

The 582 patients in the study had been previously treated and were receiving intravenous injections of either Opdivo or docetaxel.

Opdivo is part of a new class of immuno-oncology drugs that harness the immune system to attack cancer cells. Last month, federal regulators approved it for patients with the most common form of lung cancer, advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer.

In December, the Food and Drug Administration also granted an accelerated approval to Opdivo for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.....Source

Plucking Hairs Could Stimulate Hair Growth

For many men, there are few aesthetic conditions more stressful than hair loss. But there may be hope–a new report shows that plucking hairs could actually help in the regeneration of new hair.

For someone facing significant hair loss, it’s hard to imagine plucking out the last few hairs in a desperate gamble to generate hair growth. But that’s what researchers at the University of California are now suggesting. They recently found that plucking follicles can actually stimulate the scalp, resulting in the growth of entirely new hairs. In fact, researchers found that such a practice could lead to a significant hair growth spurt.
Furthermore, researchers found that plucking hairs in one area of the head could actually lead to hair growth in other parts of the scalp. 
It’s worth noting that the research was carried out on mice. To date, no humans have been used to test the findings. Still, Cheng-Meng Chuong, a professor of pathology at the University of Southern California, is hopeful the study will lead to promising new treatments for hair loss.
“The work leads to potential new targets for treating alopecia, a form of hair loss,” Chuong said. “It is a good example of how basic research can lead to a work with potential translational value.”
The best part: plucking hairs is hardly expensive. If future research supports the study’s findings, it could help men facing hair loss regenerate growth without spending thousands of dollars on costly hair loss products.
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