Subcutaneous (subQ or SQ) injections are shots given in the fatty tissue layer (subcutaneous fat) under your skin. Your skin has many layers, and the subcutaneous layer is beneath the epidermis and ...

Subcutaneous immunotherapy injections work the same way as their intravenous counterparts — by changing or enhancing a person’s immune responses to cancer. Immunotherapy for cancer is a broad category ...

PD-1 inhibitors belong to a class of medications known as immune checkpoint inhibitors, which have become an important part of many modern cancer treatment plans. PD-1 inhibitors work by helping the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Opdivo was previously only available intravenously. The approval comes after CHECKMATE-67T study results. Opdivo ...

Subcutaneous nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy is FDA-approved for adult solid tumors, offering a new administration route for PD-1 inhibitors. The phase 3 CheckMate-67T trial confirmed noninferiority ...

Some experts believe offering a subcutaneous version of nivolumab could make PD-1 inhibitors available to new groups of patients who currently lack access, such as those in rural areas. This article ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the biologics license application for a subcutaneous formulation of lecanemab (Leqembi Iqlik) for weekly maintenance dosing to treat Alzheimer’s ...

MIT researchers have developed a simple, low-cost technology to administer powerful drug formulations that are too viscous to be injected using conventional medical syringes. The technology, which is ...

Health care utilization (HCU) by breast cancer (BC) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients (pts) with chemotherapy (CT) induced febrile neutropenia (FN) in the Netherlands. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Repeated insulin shots at the same site can seed amyloid; consider this diagnosis if absorption seems erratic or glucose control worsens with a persistent lump.

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