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Drug monitoring may prevent weight gain in ASD patients taking aripiprazole
A recent study exploring the relationship between aripiprazole pharmacokinetics (PK), side effects, and effectiveness in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has found that higher plasma levels correlate with greater weight gain.
Drug monitoring may prevent weight gain in ASD patients taking aripiprazole
27 Sep 2023Atezolizumab-chemo confers durable survival benefit in ES-SCLC
In the merged analysis of the IMpower133 trial and IMbrella A open-label extension study, the combination of the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab and a chemotherapy regimen comprising carboplatin and etoposide (CP/ET) demonstrated potential for survival benefit of up to 5 years in patients with extensive stage-small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).
Atezolizumab-chemo confers durable survival benefit in ES-SCLC
27 Sep 2023Calcium-channel blocker use ups glaucoma prevalence
Use of calcium-channel blockers (CCBs) appears to increase the risk of developing glaucoma, suggests a study. In addition, use of systemic beta blockers is associated with lower intraocular pressure (IOP).
Calcium-channel blocker use ups glaucoma prevalence
26 Sep 2023Otilimab for RA disappoints in ContRAst 3
In the treatment of select patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), otilimab is neither better than placebo nor noninferior to sarilumab in terms of the proportion of patients achieving an American College of Rheumatology ≥20 percent response (ACR20), according to the results of the phase III ContRAst 3 study.