Seattle breakthrough offers Spokane boy relief from rare hunger condition
A Spokane boy is finding relief from a rare hunger condition following a medical breakthrough in Seattle and new FDA approval for hypothalamic obesity.
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A boy from Spokane has found treatment for constant hunger caused by brain damage, with reports describing the result as being 'back to living life.' This follows the FDA's approval of a new therapy for obesity resulting from brain injuries. Coverage from The ASCO Post and the limbic emphasizes the use of setmelanotide, noting that the drug cuts BMI in patients with acquired hypothalamic obesity from brain tumors.
Local reporting from KREM and The Spokesman-Review focuses on the individual impact of the Seattle-based breakthrough on the patient. Future developments involve the application of setmelanotide for patients suffering from obesity caused by brain damage and tumors.
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Quick answers
What drug is being used to treat this condition?
Setmelanotide is the therapy cited in clinical trials and coverage.
What specific condition does this treatment address?
It treats hypothalamic obesity caused by brain tumors or brain injury.
Has the treatment received regulatory approval?
According to NR Times, the FDA has approved the new therapy for obesity caused by brain injury.
Coverage (5)
- Setmelanotide in Patients With Acquired Hypothalamic Obesity From Brain Tumors The ASCO Post · 1d ago
- ‘Back to living life’: Spokane boy finds treatment to constant hunger caused by brain damage The Spokesman-Review · 1d ago
- Setmelanotide cuts BMI in hypothalamic obesity trial the limbic · 1d ago
- FDA approves new therapy for obesity caused by brain injury NR Times · 1d ago
- Seattle breakthrough offers Spokane boy relief from rare hunger condition KREM · 1d ago
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