Samuel Hume: 5 Medical Breakthroughs From June
Samuel Hume, Fellow at The Foulkes Foundation and pursuing PhD in the University of Oxford’s Department of Oncology, shared a post on X:
“5 medical breakthroughs from June
1. Approval of an extremely effective, twice-yearly HIV preventative
It’s called Lenacapavir, and it gave rise to one of the most striking figures in clinical trial history.”
Title: Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir or Daily F/TAF for HIV Prevention in Cisgender Women
Authors: Linda-Gail Bekker, Moupali Das, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Khatija Ahmed, Joanne Batting, William Brumskine, Katherine Gill, Ishana Harkoo, Manjeetha Jaggernath, Godfrey Kigozi, Noah Kiwanuka, Philip Kotze, Limakatso Lebina, Cheryl E. Louw, Moelo Malahleha, Mmatsie Manentsa, Leila E. Mansoor, Dhayendre Moodley, Vimla Naicker, Logashvari Naidoo, Megeshinee Naidoo, Gonasagrie Nair, Nkosiphile Ndlovu, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Ravindre Panchia, Saresha Pillay, Disebo Potloane, Pearl Selepe, Nishanta Singh, Yashna Singh, Elizabeth Spooner, Amy M. Ward, Zwelethu Zwane, Ramin Ebrahimi, Yang Zhao, Alexander Kintu, Chris Deaton, Christoph C. Carter, Jared M. Baeten, Flavia Matovu Kiweewa
Read the Full Article on The New England Journal of Medicine
“2. An exercise program increases survival in colon cancer”
Title: Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer
Authors: Kerry S Courneya, Janette L Vardy, Christopher J O’Callaghan, Sharlene Gill, Christine M Friedenreich, Rebecca KS Wong, Haryana M Dhillon, Victoria Coyle, Neil S Chua, Derek J Jonker, Philip J Beale, Kamal Haider, Patricia A Tang, Tony Bonaventura, Ralph Wong, Howard J Lim, Matthew E Burge, Stacey Hubay, Michael Sanatani, Kristin L Campbell, Fernanda Z Arthuso, Jane Turner, Ralph M Meyer, Michael Brundage, Patti O’Brien, Dongsheng Tu, Christopher M Booth
Read the Full Article on The New England Journal of Medicine
“3. Cancer immunotherapy early in the day might be more effective
(Not yet published but announced at ASCO 2025! – more here
4. Stem cell-derived islets for type 1 diabetes”
Title: Stem Cell–Derived, Fully Differentiated Islets for Type 1 Diabetes
Authors: Trevor W Reichman, James F Markmann, Jon Odorico, Piotr Witkowski, John J Fung, Martin Wijkstrom, Fouad Kandeel, Eelco JP de Koning, Anne L Peters, Chantal Mathieu, Leslie S Kean, Bote G Bruinsma, Chenkun Wang, Molly Mascia, Bastiano Sanna, Gautham Marigowda, Felicia Pagliuca, Doug Melton, Camillo Ricordi, Michael R Rickels
Read the Full Article on The New England Journal of Medicine
“5. A better method to remove clots.”
Title: Milli-spinner thrombectomy
Authors: Yilong Chang, Shuai Wu, Qi Li, Benjamin Pulli, Darren Salmi, Paul Yock, Jeremy J Heit, Ruike Renee Zhao
Read the Full Article on Nature
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