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The adalimumab biosimilar BI 695501 has demonstrated equivalent pharmacokinetics to the reference product, with highly comparable efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis, according to data from the phase III VOLTAIRE-X trial.

Treatment with vebicorvir (VBR) plus nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NrtIs) among virologically suppressed patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) is well tolerated and has a favourable safety profile, according to a 24-week study.

Ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) is as good as ferric derisomaltose (FDI) in the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia, although FCM leads to a higher frequency of hypophosphatemia, according to data from the PHOSPHARE-IBD study.

First-line rucaparib maintenance therapy extends progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer, according to results of the phase III ATHENA-MONO trial presented at the ESMO Gynaecological Cancers Conference 2022.

In the phase III STRATUM* trial, the investigational PDE4** inhibitor roflumilast improved multiple symptoms of moderate-to-severe seborrheic dermatitis (SD).

In patients with unresectable RAS and BRAF wildtype metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), a modified FOLFOXIRI plus panitumumab (mFOLFOXIRI/PAN*) treatment strategy in the first-line setting did not improve objective response rate (ORR) compared with FOLFOX plus panitumumab (mFOLFOX6/PAN**), results of the phase III TRIPLETE study showed.

Boosting with an mRNA vaccine yields significant protection against severe COVID-19 and may keep people out of the hospital for up to 6 months, as shown in a Singapore study.