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Cyclosporin may increase malignancy risk in psoriasis
In psoriasis patients, treatment with cyclosporin may increase the risk of malignancy without nonmelanoma skin cancer, a recent study has found. Biologic or phototherapy have no such impact.
Cyclosporin may increase malignancy risk in psoriasis
07 Dec 2022Dip in serum cholesterol tied to higher pancreatic cancer risk
A recent decrease in total cholesterol levels may signal an aggravated risk of pancreatic cancer, reports a study. On the other hand, high serum cholesterol in the preceding years may exert a protective effect against pancreatic cancer.
Dip in serum cholesterol tied to higher pancreatic cancer risk
05 Dec 2022First-line serplulimab + chemo ups survival in extensive-stage SCLC
The addition of serplulimab to chemotherapy in the first-line setting improved overall survival (OS) in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to results of the ASTRUM-005 trial.
First-line serplulimab + chemo ups survival in extensive-stage SCLC
02 Dec 2022Esophagogastric junction biopsy may be forgone after endoscopic eradication of BE
Random histological sampling from the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) appears to hold low clinical relevance in patients who have undergone successful endoscopic eradication of all visible Barrett’s esophagus (BE), given that the incidence of intestinal metaplasia at the EGJ does not pose a higher risk of disease recurrence, according to a study.