Patients were at higher risk for a vasogenic edema, a buildup of fluid in the brain.
He's kept in touch with Irmak, who suffered a brain edema and doesn't remember much of the rescue.
The excellent growth in this Q was primarily due to EU approval for Lucentis in Diabetic Macular Edema.
Lucentis is a prescription drug for the treatment of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration and macular edema.
Twelve people developed a build-up of fluid in the brain called vasogenic edema.
FORBES: Pfizer And J&J Alzheimer's Drug Fails Late-Stage Trial
They brought in one Federal Emergency Management Agency worker who was diagnosed as having pulmonary edema, which is fluid in the lungs.
He told jurors they were among the most significant cases of edema he had seen, the likely cause being forcefully held under the bath tub water for minutes, not seconds.
CNN: Andrea Yates case: Expert says children suffered 'slow death'
Characteristically, the lesion may be very swollen, marked edema.
Moreover, the branded market is growing, he believes, because there were additional indications for Lucentis for treating diabetic macular edema, the patient population expanded due to age and more patients switched from Avastin.
Of 62 patients ranging in age from 11 months to 53 years, nearly half suffered from laryngeal edema -- a potentially fatal reaction in which the throat is obstructed by a swelling voice-box.
This morning Robyn Karnauskas, the biotechnology analyst at Deutsche Bank argues that strong sales performance by Lucentis in Europe (where the drug is sold by Novartis, which reported earnings this morning) bode well for Eylea in an eye disease call diabetic macular edema.
应用推荐