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Treatment with belimumab following rituximab significantly lowers serum IgG anti-dsDNA antibody levels and the risk for severe flare in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that is refractory to conventional therapy, reveals a study.

Namodenoson, an A3 adenosine receptor (A3AR) agonist, shows clinical activity against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with or without nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), according to data from a phase II study.

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients exposed to hydrochlorothiazide for more than 2 years appear to be at higher risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), as reported in a recent study.

Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is commonly expressed in operable triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and is associated with a poor prognosis, but omeprazole can hamper FASN activity, which may potentially boost the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to the results of a phase II study.

A four-drug combination that includes either empagliflozin or dapagliflozin helps keep glucose in check through 3 years for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), in addition to its positive effect on weight and tolerable safety profile, as shown in an open-label randomized controlled study.