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The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) in Singapore falls short of identifying some individuals, particularly women, who are at an increased risk of developing lung cancer, according to a study. However, those who meet the criteria may derive significant benefits from the screening.

Adults with diabetes appear to have a lower baseline lung function and are predisposed to faster deterioration, according to a 16-year follow-up study.

Coadministration of mRNA-1345, a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, with an influenza (flu) or a COVID-19 vaccine in older adults exhibits good tolerability and has an acceptable reactogenicity profile, according to a US study presented at ESCMID Global Congress 2024.

Treatment with patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) confers survival benefits on patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) following EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) and platinum-based chemotherapy, results of a phase I study have shown.