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Coexisting diabetes ups risk of secondary malignancy, death in cancer patients
In cancer patients, the presence of diabetes appears to aggravate the likelihood of developing a secondary malignancy or death, reports a recent Japan study.
Coexisting diabetes ups risk of secondary malignancy, death in cancer patients
15 Dec 2022
Antirheumatic drugs confer cardioprotection, too
Treatments used in rheumatoid arthritis, called disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, can also lower the risk of heart disease among patients, as shown in a recent study.
Antirheumatic drugs confer cardioprotection, too
14 Dec 2022
Prophylactic G-CSF averts febrile neutropaenia in docetaxel-treated breast cancer patients
Prophylactic granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) results in a significant decrease both in the rate of febrile neutropaenia (FN) and duration of hospitalization for FN in breast cancer patients treated with docetaxel-based chemotherapy regimens (DBRs), according to a recent study.
Prophylactic G-CSF averts febrile neutropaenia in docetaxel-treated breast cancer patients
14 Dec 2022
Palbociclib–bazedoxifene combo for HR+/HER2− breast cancer succeeds in early trial
Treatment with the combination of palbociclib plus bazedoxifene demonstrates clinical efficacy while having an acceptable safety profile in treatment-experienced patients with hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative (HR+/HER2−) advanced breast cancer, according to the results of a phase Ib/II study.