Racial and Ethnic Bias in Pulse Oximetry Is Failing Patients
January 6th 2025Acknowledging the disparity in pulse oximetry implicates a $2 billion industry that has faced stricter regulations in recent years in an attempt to address bias in the development and testing of these devices, the authors stated.
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Male Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis Face Higher Complication Rates
January 6th 2025Compared with female patients, male patients with eosinophilic esophagitis have higher rates of complications, including esophageal obstruction, food impaction, and rupture, highlighting potential gender differences in disease severity.
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Functional Precision Medicine Tool Predicts Treatment Response in AML
January 6th 2025A new study evaluating the quadratic phenotypic optimization platform shows it can accurately predict personalized drug combination sensitivities, paving the way for improved treatment strategies and outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
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Combining Liquid and Tissue Biopsies for Better Lung Cancer Care
January 5th 2025Edgardo S. Santos, MD, FACP, FASCO, discussed the barriers to precision medicine in lung cancer treatment, including patient concerns about technology understanding and insurance coverage, as well as the reliance on traditional tissue biopsies, emphasizing the benefits of combining liquid and tissue biopsies to improve treatment outcomes and clinical trial eligibility.
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Empowering Patients With GI Cancer: Overcoming Immunotherapy Limitations
January 4th 2025Tiago Biachi, MD, PhD, discusses the challenges of treating gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, particularly the limited effectiveness of immunotherapy for "cold tumors" and the need to make them more responsive to immune treatments.
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ERISA Industry Committee Sues Minnesota Over PBM Law
January 3rd 2025The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Industry Committee filed a legal challenge against the Minnesota Department of Commerce, arguing that Minnesota’s Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Licensure and Regulation Act illegally interfered with employer-sponsored health plans by restricting plan design options and increasing costs.
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Stripped of Fucose, Powerful Monoclonal Antibody Shows Promising Results in MDS Dosing Study
January 2nd 2025Nicole Grieselhuber, MD, PhD, of The Ohio State University, discusses results from Part D of a dosing study involving patients with previously untreated higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who were treated with a combination of SEA-CD70 and azacitidine.
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FDA Approves Tislelizumab-jsgr as First-Line Therapy for HER2– Gastric Cancers
January 2nd 2025Tislelizumab-jsgr (Tevimbra) was approved in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative (HER–) gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (G/GEJ) in adults whose tumors express PD-L1.
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Revolutionizing Lung Cancer Care: The Impact of Liquid Biopsies
January 1st 2025Edgardo S. Santos, MD, FACP, FASCO, highlighted how liquid biopsies are transforming lung cancer care by enabling faster, less invasive diagnostics, with key applications in early detection, predictive biomarker identification, treatment response monitoring, resistance mechanism assessment, and minimal residual disease detection.
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AI in Oncology: Opportunities and Challenges for NSCLC
January 1st 2025Ryan Nguyen, DO, University of Illinois Chicago, highlights the importance of personalized care for patients who have non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in oncology, while cautioning against its limitations, including the risk of unsupported recommendations.
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