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In the interim analysis of the ongoing phase III ALLEGRO-LT trial, the investigational oral JAK3*/TEC inhibitor ritlecitinib demonstrated long-term safety and remarkable scalp hair regrowth in adults and adolescents with alopecia areata (AA).

Treatment with remibrutinib, a novel oral inhibitor of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase, appears to be both safe and effective for the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria, a new study has found.

A smoking cessation intervention delivered via telephone resulted in greater smoking cessation rates than usual care among individuals enrolled in targeted lung health screening, according to results of the QuLIT*2 study from the UK presented at ERS 2022.

Treatment with bimekizumab for up to 2 years appears to be tolerated well in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, with no increased risk of adverse events (AEs) aside from a higher frequency of mild-to-moderate oral candidiasis, according to pooled analyses of data from eight randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Extended duration perioperative thromboprophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin tinzaparin (administered before and for 56 days after surgery) does not lead to longer disease-free survival at 3 years in patients with localized invasive colorectal cancer undergoing surgical resection, reports a study.

In the phase II TRAIL1 trial, oral pirfenidone slowed the rate of decline in lung function in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD).

The presence of erectile dysfunction (ED) does not appear to confer an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in men with diabetes mellitus (DM), with comparable risk of adverse cardiovascular events among users and nonusers of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5-Is), which are used to manage ED, according to a study.