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In a post hoc analysis, use of the anti-CGRP* receptor monoclonal antibody erenumab led to reduced migraine frequency and AMSM** days in individuals with migraine with and without a history of aura.

The use of unopposed oestrogen in menopausal women may contribute to a heightened risk of cutaneous melanoma, a study has found.

An early, 3-day regimen of remdesivir may prevent hospitalization and death in patients with COVID-19 who are at risk for disease progression, according to results of the PINETREE study.

The anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell treatment tisagenlecleucel did not improve event-free survival (EFS) compared with standard care in patients refractory or who had progressed following first-line therapy for aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, results of the phase III BELINDA trial showed.

The orally administered, small molecule, gut-targeted stabiliser of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) GB004 appears to improve disease activity in patients with ulcerative colitis, with the drug being well-tolerated, according to the results of a phase Ib trial.

The novel highly selective mineralocorticoid receptor blocker esaxerenone holds promise in the treatment of nocturnal hypertension, yielding substantial reductions in night-time blood pressure (BP), especially in Japanese patients with a riser pattern, as well as in N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels, according to a post hoc analysis of a phase III study.