Unhealthy aging poses a global challenge with profound healthcare and socioeconomic implications. Slowing down the aging process offers a promising approach to reduce the burden of a number of age-related diseases, such as dementia, and promoting healthy longevity in the old population. In response to the challenge of the aging population and with a view to the future, Norway and the United Kingdom are fostering collaborations, supported by a "Money Follows Cooperation agreement" between the 2 nations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The procoagulant phenotype in cancer is linked to thrombosis, cancer progression, and immune response. A novel treatment that reduces the risk of both thrombosis and cancer progression without excess bleeding risk remains to be identified.
Objectives: Here, we aimed to broadly investigate the breast tumor coagulome and its relation to prognosis, treatment response to chemotherapy, and the tumor microenvironment.
Aim: An open-label phase 2/3 study of plasminogen, human-tvmh administered intravenously in paediatric and adult subjects with type 1 plasminogen deficiency was conducted. Interim data was previously reported. The final data on 15 subjects who completed the study up to a maximum of 124 weeks are reported here.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: In a recent interventional study of cancer patients with newly diagnosed venous thrombosis (VT), we found a high risk of arterial thrombotic events (AT) during treatment with therapeutic doses of apixaban.
Methods: Total 298 cancer patients with VT received apixaban as treatment and secondary prophylaxis for up to 36 months. AT was registered as a serious adverse event, and this is a post hoc analysis of risk factors for AT.