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Preop hypertension, hypercholesterolemia foretell T2DM persistence after metabolic surgery
Preop hypertension, hypercholesterolemia foretell T2DM persistence after metabolic surgery
09 Apr 2023

For patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who are scheduled to undergo metabolic surgery, the presence of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia at baseline may predict failure of T2DM remission after the procedure, according to a study.

Preop hypertension, hypercholesterolemia foretell T2DM persistence after metabolic surgery
09 Apr 2023
Systemic therapies effective in melanoma of unknown primary
Systemic therapies effective in melanoma of unknown primary
08 Apr 2023

Patients with melanoma of unknown primary (MUP) benefit from novel therapies similarly as those with stage-matched melanoma of known cutaneous primary (cMKP) despite having less favourable baseline prognostic factors, reveals a study.

Systemic therapies effective in melanoma of unknown primary
08 Apr 2023
SLN status optimizes adjuvant therapy decision-making in clinical stage IIB/C melanoma
SLN status optimizes adjuvant therapy decision-making in clinical stage IIB/C melanoma
07 Apr 2023

The performance of a prognostic model with sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy status in assessing patient risk for 5-year melanoma-specific death is superior to that of a model with primary tumour staging factors alone for threshold mortality rates ≥30 percent, a study has shown.

SLN status optimizes adjuvant therapy decision-making in clinical stage IIB/C melanoma
07 Apr 2023