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Treatment with osimertinib following chemoradiotherapy (CRT) helps lower the risk of distant metastases and central nervous system (CNS) disease progression in patients with unresectable stage III epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), results of the phase III LAURA study have shown.

The addition of CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib to palliative radiotherapy is relatively safe in patients with metastatic breast cancer, reports a study.

Data from the ongoing open-label long-term extension (OLE) of the phase III FORTIFY trial presented at AIBD 2024 support the role of risankizumab for the treatment of moderate-to-severe active Crohn’s disease (CD).

Treatment with methylnaltrexone, a peripherally acting µ-opioid receptor antagonist, does not significantly reduce the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) relative to placebo, a study has shown.

Older-generation generic antiobesity medications (AOMs) for weight maintenance may be prescribed to patients who have achieved successful weight loss with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) therapy, suggests a study.

Data presented at APSR 2024 demonstrate the ability of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) to benefit obese individuals with asthma.

Primary treatment with either selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) or prostaglandin analog (PGA) drops for ocular hypertension and open-angle glaucoma results in a decrease in intraocular pressure (IOP), and this benefit is greater with higher baseline IOP, a study has shown.