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Antirheumatic drugs confer cardioprotection, too
Treatments used in rheumatoid arthritis, called disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, can also lower the risk of heart disease among patients, as shown in a recent study.
Antirheumatic drugs confer cardioprotection, too
14 Dec 2022
Prophylactic G-CSF averts febrile neutropaenia in docetaxel-treated breast cancer patients
Prophylactic granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) results in a significant decrease both in the rate of febrile neutropaenia (FN) and duration of hospitalization for FN in breast cancer patients treated with docetaxel-based chemotherapy regimens (DBRs), according to a recent study.
Prophylactic G-CSF averts febrile neutropaenia in docetaxel-treated breast cancer patients
14 Dec 2022
Palbociclib–bazedoxifene combo for HR+/HER2− breast cancer succeeds in early trial
Treatment with the combination of palbociclib plus bazedoxifene demonstrates clinical efficacy while having an acceptable safety profile in treatment-experienced patients with hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative (HR+/HER2−) advanced breast cancer, according to the results of a phase Ib/II study.
Palbociclib–bazedoxifene combo for HR+/HER2− breast cancer succeeds in early trial
14 Dec 2022
Do supplements measure up to statins for lipid-lowering?
In individuals with increased 10-year risk for ASCVD*, rosuvastatin 5 mg significantly reduced LDL-C** and other lipid and inflammatory biomarkers compared with placebo and six widely used heart health supplements, results from the SPORT*** trial have shown.
Do supplements measure up to statins for lipid-lowering?
13 Dec 2022
Low-dose polypill: Another step forward in hypertension management?
A polypill comprising ultra-low doses of four antihypertensive drugs shows promise in reducing blood pressure (BP) levels compared with standard monotherapy, according to a small study presented at AHA 2022.
Low-dose polypill: Another step forward in hypertension management?
12 Dec 2022
Asians with MET exon 14 skipping NSCLC achieve durable response with tepotinib
The MET inhibitor tepotinib demonstrates clinically meaningful antitumour activity, with durable efficacy and manageable safety profile in Asian nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with MET mutations associated with exon 14 skipping, as shown in the subset analysis of the single-arm, phase II VISION study.