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Multiple studies highlight pandemic’s impact on patients with rheumatic disease
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- Sara Freeman
From the Europe-based REUMAVID study to the United Kingdom’s CONTAIN study, some common themes are emerging, with lessons to be learned for future...
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Baricitinib continuation rate high in real-world practice
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- Sara Freeman
Almost 75% of patients continued treatment at 6 months, and updated safety findings from the baricitinib clinical development program show no new...
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Rituximab benefits seen in neuropsychiatric lupus
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- Sara Freeman
Findings from the largest prospective study of rituximab for NPSLE to date show signs of rituximab’s efficacy in reducing neuropsychiatric disease...
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Line of therapy matters for assessing biologic’s serious infection risk in RA
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- Sara Freeman
The risk for serious infection seen with tocilizumab is confounded by whether the drug is given as first-line or as subsequent treatment in the...
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Phage-targeting PCR test picks up early Lyme disease
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- Sara Freeman
Promising data show that detecting a viral gene in Lyme disease–causing bacteria can distinguish between early and late infection.
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Hypofractionated radiotherapy: New normal for lung cancer?
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- Sara Freeman
Almost 20% of lung cancer patients in a U.K. study had their radiotherapy dose or fractionation schedule changed during the first wave of the...
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Camrelizumab ‘another brick in the wall’ against squamous NSCLC
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- Sara Freeman
Adding camrelizumab to chemotherapy improved survival in patients with squamous non–small cell lung cancer.
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Can benefits of SBRT outweigh risks in ultra-central lung tumors?
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- Sara Freeman
Stereotactic body radiotherapy for ultra-central lung tumors offers good disease control and survival but carries a risk of lung hemorrhage.
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KRYSTAL-1: Clear activity of adagrasib in KRAS-mutated NSCLC
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- Sara Freeman
Phase 1/2 results with adagrasib confirm KRAS G12C as a druggable target in non–small cell lung cancer.
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RA expert updates latest pathologic findings from Accelerating Medicines Partnership
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- Sara Freeman
Researchers have used single-cell analytic techniques to reveal pathologic RA synovial tissue differences in stromal and immune cells between...
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No benefit seen with everolimus in early breast cancer
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- Sara Freeman
There were no improvements in survival when everolimus was added to hormone therapy.
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OA risk-reduction program targets injured knees
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- Sara Freeman
The Stop Osteoarthritis program is currently testing the feasibility of a three-part intervention to help prevent posttraumatic knee OA.
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Pandemic puts patients with psoriatic disease off seeking medical help
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- Sara Freeman
Both the physical and mental health of people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis has been affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rheumatologic disease activity an important influencer of COVID-19 death risk
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- Sara Freeman
COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance physician registry data highlight need to maintain adequate disease control to lower risk for death from...
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Entinostat doesn’t overcome endocrine resistance in advanced breast cancer
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- Sara Freeman
Phase 3 results do not support use of entinostat in advanced breast cancer.