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Use of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor (PDE5i) for erectile dysfunction (ED) or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPD) does not seem to heighten the risk of ocular events in men, reveals a study.

The addition of carfilzomib to lenalidomide and dexamethasone (KRd) improved outcomes in individuals with newly diagnosed fit or intermediate-fit multiple myeloma who are transplant ineligible (NTE NDMM) as opposed to Rd only in the phase III EMN20 trial.

The addition of capivasertib (C) to fulvestrant (F) results in better health-related quality of life (HRQoL), except for diarrhoea, in patients with aromatase inhibitor-resistant HR-positive/HER2-negative advanced breast cancer when compared to placebo plus F, according to the phase III CAPItello-291 study presented at SABCS 2023.

Body mass index (BMI) has some bearing on the efficacy of different adjuvant chemotherapy schedules in patients with early breast cancer, suggest the results of the GIM2 study, which were presented at the recent SABCS 2023. Additionally, dose-dense (DD) chemotherapy appears to be the better treatment strategy regardless of a patient’s BMI.

A prospective study from Singapore provides evidence of the clinical effectiveness of mRNA-based vaccines against COVID-19 in individuals with cancer.