In a nutshell The study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of radium-223 dichloride (Xofigo) treatment in real-world patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The data showed that radium-223 dichloride treatment was well tolerated and reduced pain in real-world patients with mCRPC spread to the bone. Some...
Read MoreEvaluating the effectiveness and safety of adding isatuximab to lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone combination for patients with newly diagnosed transplantation-eligible multiple myeloma.
In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of adding isatuximab (Sarclisa) to lenalidomide (Revlimid), bortezomib (Velcade), and dexamethasone (Decadron) combination as induction therapy for patients with newly diagnosed transplantation-eligible multiple myeloma (MM). The data showed that the addition of isatuximab to lenalidomide,...
Read MoreEvaluating the effectiveness and safety of a tumor bed boost after whole breast irradiation following breast-conserving surgery in patients with non-low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ.
In a nutshell This study investigated the effectiveness and safety of a tumor bed (where the tumor was present) boost after whole breast irradiation (WBI) following breast-conserving surgery (BCS) in patients with non-low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The data showed that a tumor bed boost after WBI following BCS reduced local recurrence (return...
Read MoreEvaluating the long-term outcomes of catheter-based renal artery denervation in patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
In a nutshell This study reported the long-term outcomes of catheter-based renal artery denervation (CB-RD) in patients with resistant or uncontrolled hypertension [high blood pressure (BP)]. The data showed that over the long-term CB-RD was safe and had significantly greater reductions in BP and better BP control compared with a sham control in these...
Read MoreEvaluating the effectiveness and safety of asciminib in real-world patients with chronic myeloid leukemia previously treated with ponatinib.
In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of asciminib (Scemblix) in real-world patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) previously treated with ponatinib (Iclusig). The data showed that asciminib treatment had promising effectiveness in these patients. Some background CML is a type of cancer that starts in blood-forming...
Read MoreEvaluating the effectiveness of degarelix with or without apalutamide before prostate surgery in patients with high-risk prostate cancer.
In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness of degarelix (Firmagon) with or without apalutamide (Erleada) before radical prostatectomy (RP; prostate surgery) in patients with high-risk prostate cancer (PC). The data showed that degarelix plus apalutamide significantly improved the pathological response in these patients. Some background...
Read MoreEvaluating the effectiveness and safety of sacituzumab govitecan versus chemotherapy in patients with HR+, HER2– metastatic breast cancer.
In a nutshell This study investigated the effectiveness and safety of sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy; SG) compared to chemotherapy in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/HER2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer (BC). The data showed that SG significantly improved survival without cancer progression compared to chemotherapy in these...
Read MoreCan autologous cell therapy improve severe diabetic foot disease?
In a nutshell This study looked at the use of autologous cell therapy (ACT) to treat no-option chronic limb-threatening ischemia (NO-CLTI) in patients with diabetic patients. The study showed that compared to standard treatment, ACT resulted in a significant improvement in ischemia and food healing in these patients. Some background Diabetes...
Read MoreCan BCT-100 be safely combined with low-dose cytarabine for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia that cannot receive intensive therapy?
In a nutshell This study compared the effectiveness and safety of low-dose (LD) cytarabine (Ara-C; Cytosar-U) with recombinant arginase BCT-100 (BCT-100) to Ara-C alone in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that were unsuitable for intensive therapy. The data showed that LD Ara-C (LDAC) combined with BCT-100 resulted in similar...
Read MoreEvaluating the effectiveness and safety of a shorter dual antiplatelet therapy duration after coronary stenting in patients with acute or recent heart attack at high bleeding risk.
In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of a shorter dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) duration after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using drug-eluting stents (DES) in patients with acute or recent myocardial infarction (MI; heart attack) at high bleeding risk. The data showed that a shorter DAPT duration (1 month)...
Read MoreCan low dose prednisolone as an add-on treatment reduce the economic burden for patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
In a nutshell This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of low-dose prednisolone (Omnipred) at 5 mg daily in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) aged 65 years or more. The study found that a low dose of prednisolone was an effective add-on treatment for patients with RA based on similar or lower costs compared to a placebo for...
Read MoreEvaluating the effectiveness and safety of trifluridine-tipiracil plus bevacizumab in patients with resistant metastatic colorectal cancer
In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of the combination of trifluridine-tipiracil (Lonsurf) and bevacizumab (Avastin) in patients with unresponsive (refractory) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in a real-world setting. The main finding was that trifluridine–tipiracil plus bevacizumab was safe and effective in...
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