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Hydrochlorothiazide use poses risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma among diabetics
Hydrochlorothiazide use poses risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma among diabetics
09 Nov 2021

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.

Hydrochlorothiazide use poses risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma among diabetics
09 Nov 2021
Omeprazole helps inhibit fatty acid synthase activity in triple-negative breast cancer
Omeprazole helps inhibit fatty acid synthase activity in triple-negative breast cancer
08 Nov 2021

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.

Omeprazole helps inhibit fatty acid synthase activity in triple-negative breast cancer
08 Nov 2021
Quadruple therapy with empagliflozin/dapagliflozin affords long-term glycaemic control
Quadruple therapy with empagliflozin/dapagliflozin affords long-term glycaemic control
08 Nov 2021
Novel tenofovir formulation noninferior to disoproxil fumarate in chronic hepatitis B
Novel tenofovir formulation noninferior to disoproxil fumarate in chronic hepatitis B
08 Nov 2021

In the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), the novel tenofovir amibufenamide (TMF) is as good as tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in terms of efficacy but with the advantage of better bone and renal safety, according to the results of a noninferiority trial.

Novel tenofovir formulation noninferior to disoproxil fumarate in chronic hepatitis B
08 Nov 2021