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Outpatient costs soar for Medicare patients with chronic hepatitis B
Inpatient costs also increased, but less dramatically.
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HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma responds to checkpoint inhibitors
Checkpoint inhibitor therapy is effective for patients with HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma (KS), a recent study has found.
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Nerve growth factor therapy speeds gastric ulcer healing
Nerve growth factor therapy in aging rats improves angiogenesis and speeds gastric ulcer healing, which suggests possible applications in human...
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Emicizumab beats factor VIII prophylaxis by a wide margin
In the HAVEN 3 trial, patients with hemophilia A without inhibitors had a significant reduction in bleeding events and no thrombotic events.
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Capmatinib plus gefitinib overcomes EGFR resistance in NSCLC
In patients with a high level of MET amplification, responses were more common, with almost half of the NSCLC patients responding.
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Rivaroxaban no help for heart failure outcomes
MUNICH - Rivaroxaban did not change outcome in patients with heart failure and coronary artery disease in the COMMANDER trial.
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VTE risk unchanged by rivaroxaban after discharge
The MARINER study looked at postdischarge rivaroxaban in individuals who had been recently hospitalized and were at an increased risk of venous...
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Hypofractionated radiation has untapped potential as RCC mets therapy
In a review of five studies of single-dose RT, 89% of patients achieved local control and less than 5% experienced severe toxicity.
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Increasing incidence of metastatic RCC raises concerns for SREs
Investigators estimate that 85% of patients with metastatic RCC may experience SREs and related complications, with an average of more than two...
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Nivolumab plus ipilimumab boosts response rate in refractory esophagogastric cancer
The nivolumab plus ipilimumab combination was considered most likely to offer clinical benefit for first-line metastatic esophagogastric cancer...
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Vadastuximab talirine gives big boost to AML remission
Increased toxicity was a concern with the addition of the novel agent.
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RA seroconversion not associated with sustained drug-free remission
Investigators looked at what achieving seronegativity in the first year of treatment meant for the chances of long-term sustained drug-free...
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Third-line avelumab for gastric cancer safer than chemotherapy
Although no primary or secondary endpoints were met, avelumab demonstrated similar antitumor activity, compared with chemotherapy.
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Rapid EGFR testing reduces time to therapy for patients with NSCLC
Rapid EGFR-specific testing in patients with NSCLC reduced median time to initiation (TTI) of therapy from 37 days to 22 days.