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Use of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted cancer contours helps minimize underestimation of the extent of prostate cancer, thereby improving the physician’s ability in terms of contouring accuracy and negative margin rate, a study has shown.

AI improves physician accuracy in identifying prostate cancer extent

16 Aug 2024

Asian patients with pretreated chronic GVHD respond well with belumosudil

The selective Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase 2 (ROCK2) inhibitor belumosudil mesylate appears to induce durable responses in Japanese patients with steroid-dependent/resistant chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) when used in the second or subsequent line of therapy, according to the results of a single-arm phase III study.

Asian patients with pretreated chronic GVHD respond well with belumosudil

High olive oil intake helps promote longer life

Regular consumption of olive oil may provide protective benefits against cancer, cardiovascular, and all-cause mortality, independent of overall diet quality, suggests a study.

High olive oil intake helps promote longer life

Sugar-sweetened beverage intake ups risk of AF

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) appears to induce atrial fibrillation (AF), while drinking pure fruit juice (PFJ) may help prevent the incidence of angina, suggests a recent study.

Sugar-sweetened beverage intake ups risk of AF

SG study underscores use of germline testing to guide cancer therapeutics

A study conducted at the Cancer Genetics Clinic of the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore underlines the use of germline genetic testing in guiding therapeutic decisions in individuals with advanced cancers.

SG study underscores use of germline testing to guide cancer therapeutics

Protein intake confers survival benefits for older adults with CKD

Older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who consume high amounts of total, animal, and plant protein appear to have lower mortality, according to a study.

Protein intake confers survival benefits for older adults with CKD

mPFS approaches 4 years with 1L durvalumab- and olaparib-incorporating 5-drug combo in aEOC

In patients with HRD+ advanced epithelial OC harbouring BRCA wild-type tumours, integrating durvalumab induction and durvalumab plus olaparib maintenance into 1L bevacizumab-containing chemotherapy significantly extends PFS and PFS2, suggest updated results from the DUO-O trial.

mPFS approaches 4 years with 1L durvalumab- and olaparib-incorporating 5-drug combo in aEOC

Lignans may protect against T2D

Men and women with long-term consumption of lignans, phytoestrogens abundant in Western diets, are at lower risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and this is especially true for those with obesity and women who are premenopausal, according to a study.

Lignans may protect against T2D

Adjunctive brexpiprazole benefits seen in Asian adults with MDD in real-world

15 Aug 2024 by

Up to 3 months of treatment with adjunctive brexpiprazole helps with symptom severity in Asian adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) and inadequate response to antidepressants in a real-life clinical setting in Singapore.

Adjunctive brexpiprazole benefits seen in Asian adults with MDD in real-world

15 Aug 2024

ALTO program fails to lower opioid prescribing in trauma patients

Implementation of a hospital-wide Alternatives to Opiates (ALTO) program falls short of reducing in-hospital or discharge opioid prescribing, reports a study.

ALTO program fails to lower opioid prescribing in trauma patients