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Polypill strategy triumphs in reducing MACE post-MI
A polypill comprising aspirin, ramipril, and atorvastatin, significantly reduced the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events in patents with a recent myocardial infarction (MI), according to results of a phase III trial presented at ESC 2022.

Add-on pyrotinib in neoadjuvant setting safe, effective for HER2-positive advanced breast cancer
In the treatment of patients with HER2-positive locally advanced breast cancer, adding pyrotinib to trastuzumab plus chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting yields high response rates while being safe, according to the results of NeoATP trial.

STRIDE regimen benefit in unresectable HCC consistent across baseline liver function
The overall survival (OS) benefit observed with the STRIDE regimen compared with sorafenib in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is consistent regardless of baseline liver function, according to exploratory analysis of data from the phase III HIMALAYA trial presented at ESMO GI 2022.

CROWN: 1L lorlatinib improves PFS, reduces CNS progression in ALK-positive NSCLC ± brain metastases
First-line treatment of ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with lorlatinib improves progression-free survival (PFS) and reduces central nervous system (CNS) progression vs crizotinib, regardless of presence or absence of baseline brain metastases (BM), a post hoc analysis of the phase III CROWN trial has shown.





