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Concurrent chemoradiotherapy yields acceptable long-term oncologic outcomes with a tolerable safety profile in patients with locally advanced colon cancer (LACC), a recent study has found.

The varenicline-containing nasal spray OC-01 appears beneficial in the treatment of dry eye disease, producing improvements in natural tear film production and patient-reported symptoms with a tolerable safety profile, as shown in the phase III trial ONSET-2.

Spatially related clusters of urothelial carcinoma (UC) appear to correlate with locoregional environmental exposures rather than tobacco exposure, suggests a study. Such clusters may also be associated with socioeconomic disparities.

While left ventricular assist device (LVAD)-specific infections (LSI) are common among patients undergoing heart transplant (HTs), they seem to have no impact on postsurgical outcomes, according to a recent study.

The recombinant human IgG-1λ monoclonal antibody belimumab improved renal outcomes in patients with relapsed and newly diagnosed* active lupus nephritis (LN), according to subgroup analysis results of the BLISS-LN** trial presented at ASN 2021.

Underweight increases susceptibility to fractures, especially those at the hip, in the elderly, a study reports. However, the effect of underweight on vertebral fracture risk is observed in older men only.