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Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) helps reduce the risk of acute gastrointestinal toxicity, late genitourinary toxicity, and lower-extremity lymphedema (LEL) in patients with cervical cancer who underwent postoperative pelvic radiation therapy (PORT), a study has shown.

In patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), changes in the GLOBE score (ΔGLOBE) brought about by treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) are predictive of liver transplantation (LT)-free survival, reports a study.

In the exploratory analyses of the phase III ASCEMBL trial, individuals with chronic myeloid leukaemia in chronic phase (CML-CP) who have failed ≥2 prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) continued to achieve deep responses with asciminib, the first BCR::ABL1 inhibitor to Specifically Target the ABL Myristoyl Pocket (STAMP).

Young adults with memories of childhood maltreatment have a greater number of depressive or anxiety episodes in adulthood vs those with official court records but not memories of such maltreatment, a large longitudinal study has found.

Exposure to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) in gestation and maternal hypertension both contribute to an elevated risk of chronic hypertension in offspring, as reported in a study.

In the first-line treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection, 14-day hybrid therapy and 10-day bismuth quadruple therapy demonstrate superiority over 14-day high-dose dual therapy, reports a Taiwan study. However, high-dose therapy results in fewer adverse events than hybrid bismuth quadruple therapies.