Clinical

Exercise and dietary interventions reduced fatigue and improved both fat-free mass and physical functioning in patients with ovarian cancer (OC), but no significant differences in improvement were found between the intervention and control groups.

Amit Singal, MD, medical director of the Liver Tumor Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center, discussed how the etiologies of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and underlying liver function impact treatment approach.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk was reduced by 1.2% in the intention-to-treat analysis and 5% in the per protocol analysis for adults aged 75 and older.

A case study details the cytological and histological features of fibrin-assisted diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in a patient with no clinical symptoms, highlighting the diagnostic challenges of this condition.

A study found that prehospital blood pressure (BP) reduction had no impact on functional outcomes among patients with undifferentiated acute stroke, but that it may decrease the odds of poor outcomes following hemorrhagic stroke.

Myasthenic crisis has been estimated to occur in up to 30% of patients with myasthenia gravis after thymectomy.

Migvis Monduy, MD, medical director of Neuromuscular and Movement Disorders Programs at Nicklaus Children's Hospital, discussed the most promising areas of research in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), as well as the mechanisms of gene therapies for DMD.

Interim results of the randomized, phase 3 PhALLCON trial indicate ponatinib’s benefit over imatinib in frontline treatment of Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL), but questions linger about ponatinib’s long-term safety.

A retrospective study of over 100 pediatric and adolescent patients showed that providing virtual training for insulin pump use was both safe and effective.

However, investigators said there is some evidence suggesting attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may be more common in certain age groups of children with hemophilia.

For this analysis of how body composition might affect the impact of immunotherapy used to treat non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), investigators from Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center compared patient outcomes based on baseline body composition measurements or first follow-up scan.

Many US dairy farms have not yet increased bird flu protections for employees despite the outbreak in cows; the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is linked to a drastic reduction in head and neck cancers in adolescent boys and men; the World Health Organization recently accused tobacco companies of actively trying to hook a new generation on nicotine.

Patients who took the weekly glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist were 21% less likely to experience major kidney disease events and 29% less likely to die due to cardiovascular causes.

Prophylactic intravenous immunoglobulin reduces COVID-19 infection rates in older patients with DLBCL with hypogammaglobulinemia undergoing reduced-intensity R-CHOP therapy.

Newly published findings from the pivotal phase 3 BE HEARD I and BE HEARD II trials demonstrated that bimekizumab was well tolerated and produced clinically meaningful responses in patients with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa.

A retrospective analysis found glucocorticoid treatment to reduce comorbidities in adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and assessed the relationship between anthropometric measures and respiratory function and functional abilities.

An aflibercept dose of 4 mg for macular degeneration was found to reduce both central macular thickness and pigmental epithelium detachment for a longer duration compared with the 2 mg dose.

HHS officials are moving forward with a plan to produce 4.8 million doses of H5N1 avian flu vaccine; Novo Nordisk’s long-acting insulin had a greater risk of excessively lowering patients’ blood sugar without offering better sugar level management; Los Angeles County launched an ambitious effort to tackle medical debt.

Two abstracts presented at the American Thoracic Society 2024 International Conference analyzed the phase 3 LIBERTY COPD BOREAS trial, finding that dupilumab improves pre- and post-bronchodilator lung function measures in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 (T2) inflammation.

Medical experts identify key stakeholders within health plans who collaborate in the decision-making process for coverage, access, and benefit design related to prescription digital therapeutics.

Paul Jeffrey, PharmD, presents the findings of a study, which investigated patient engagement and clinical outcomes associated with the use of prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) in the treatment of substance use disorders, and discusses the need for further research to advance the efficacy and value of PDTs in this field.

The expert panel offers comprehensive insights on the patient journey for people with Alzheimer disease, highlighting symptoms, challenges, and the diagnostic process.

The panel provides an overview of genetic factors associated with Alzheimer disease and the genetic mutations that contribute to the pathophysiology of the disease.

1) A medical urologist discusses the rationale and design of the SunRISe-1 phase 2 trial, which evaluates the combination of intravesical TAR-200 and systemic cetrelimab, as well as the TAR-200 and cetrelimab monotherapy arms, in patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (HR NMIBC), focusing on key efficacy and safety endpoints.

Neal Shore, MD, FACS, discuss the key efficacy outcomes reported for nadofaragene firadenovec (ADSTILADRIN) in the phase 3 trial for patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) and compare these long-term results to other bladder-preserving therapies in this population.

Study authors shared late-breaking data in a session on clinical trial results in pulmonary medicine at the American Thoracic Society 2024 International Conference.

Parental e-cigarette use was associated with an increased risk of pediatric atopic dermatitis (AD) in a new study.

From 2015 to 2020, the number of patients opting for valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (ViV-TAVR) over redo surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) rose significantly, from 35.3% to 62.5%.

The CDC has asked local and state health officials to maintain peak-season flu surveillance operation levels over the summer to watch for any signs of human-to-human spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus; the drug industry’s top lobbying group faced thorough questioning at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about the impact of patent system abuse on high prescription drug prices; FDA staff reviewers have raised concerns that Guardant Health’s colorectal cancer (CRC) blood test may fail to detect precancerous tumors.