This study evaluated the risk factors associated with acute radiation dermatitis (ARD; skin irritation) after radiotherapy (RT) in patients with breast cancer (BC). The data showed that patients with diabetes, smokers, and those with a body mass index (BMI; a measure of body weight in relation to height) of more than 25 kg/m² had a significantly higher risk of developing ARD while hypofractionated RT reduced the risks of ARD in these patients.

This study evaluated the effects of physical therapies on improvement in psychosomatic symptoms and quality of life (QoL) in patients with breast cancer (BC) treated with aromatase inhibitors (AIs). The data showed that acupuncture can significantly reduce pain intensity and exercise training might improve QoL in these patients. 

This study evaluated immune responses after two doses of SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines in patients with inflammatory joint diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to healthy controls (HCs). The data showed that patients with inflammatory joint diseases had similar responses to mRNA vaccines after 2 doses. 

This study compared the effectiveness of PARP inhibitors for the treatment of patients with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in solid tumors. The data showed that PARP inhibitors could benefit both patients with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations with similar effectiveness.

This study investigated the effectiveness and safety of dalpiciclib (SHR6390) plus fulvestrant (Faslodex) in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) and HER2-negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer (BC). The data showed that adding dalpiciclib to fulvestrant was safe and significantly improved the survival without cancer worsening in these patients.

This study investigated the side effect profiles of different PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-based combination therapies. The data showed that PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in combination with chemotherapy were associated with a higher risk of treatment-related side effects than with targeted therapy or immunotherapy combinations.

This study investigated the optimal doses of hypofractionated stereotactic radiation therapy (HSRT) for patients with brain metastases (BM). The data showed that a HSRT dose of 30 Gy or higher delivered in 5 daily fractions was safe and effective in these patients.

This study evaluated the effect of oral baricitinib (Olumiant) on the prevention of radiographic progression of joint damage over 5 years in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The data showed that patients treated with oral baricitinib had less radiographic progression over 5 years, compared to those initially given a conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (csDMARD) and placebo or methotrexate (MTX; Otrexup) alone.

This study assessed the responses of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to tofacitinib (Xeljanz), tofacitinib with methotrexate (MTX; Otrexup), and adalimumab (Humira) with MTX. The data showed that some patients did not require combined therapy to achieve higher responses, however, overall, greater responses were achieved with tofacitinib and MTX compared to tofacitinib alone.

This study looked at the risk of blood clots in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with biologics. It found that there was no significant increase in the risk of blood clots with biologics compared to other RA treatments.