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Current treatment guidelines recommend using cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) as a diagnostic marker for ovarian cancer recurrence, but a recent study suggests CA-125 has poor concordance with progressive disease based on RECIST criteria.

Investigators were searching for answers to the question, “Does it matter if a vein- or artery-first approach is used when performing a robotic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)?

Advocates for health insurance reform indicate the need to make system-wide, policy-level changes to improve patient outcomes, which include investing in improved access to care and lowering the burden of administrative costs.

An expert survey using the eDelphi method pinpointed disease duration, treatment response, and mental health as crucial factors in a new multidimensional tool known as Alopecia Areata Severity and Morbidity Index (ASAMI), underlining the importance of personalized treatments for future research incorporating patient perspectives.

With little data available on outcomes among patients who have B-cell lymphoma (BCL) and secondary central nervous system (CNS) involvement who were administered CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, these investigators enrolled 4 male patients in their study.

Multigene assays allow for patients to receive personalized breast cancer treatment by identifying promising therapeutic targets, which could improve patient clinical outcomes in the long term and help providers better understand tumor biology.

ONCare Alliance will be led by 2 of the leading women in community oncology, cochairs Barbara McAneny, MD, of the New Mexico Cancer Center, and Sibel Blau, MD, of Northwest Medical Specialties, PLLC, of Puyallup, Washington.

According to the authors, these improvements may be part of the reason why there was a lower rate of major adverse cardiovascular events in the REPRIEVE study.

Blockage of proposed bill that would protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) reignites debate over reproductive rights and health care access; ransomware attack leaves patients and providers stranded; people 65 years and older should get an additional booster for the COVID-19 vaccine, CDC says.

The Mendelian randomization–based analysis, which examines how variation in genes have a causal effect of an exposure on certain outcomes, identified 12 gut microbiota associated with either an increased of or protective effect against MG.

The pump had varying success in reaching recommended glycemic targets among the study participants with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

In younger patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), treatment with ibrutinib plus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (iFRC) led to strong progression-free survival (PFS) and durable remission years after treatment.

The patient had both classical Hodgkin lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

A cross-sectional study analyzing morphological and dimensional features of palatal rugae patters revealed that distinct anomalies exist in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) compared with children without.

After being found effective over longer durations with smaller doses, this study found that nipocalimab infusions resulted in a tolerable safety profile and remained effective even in shorter treatment periods and with larger doses.

A rare mutation on the BCL6-corepressor gene correlated with worse overall survival in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). However, allogenic stem cell transplant improved survival in this population.

Researchers of the review are underscoring the potential for economic policies to improve the management of hypertension for the millions of people throughout the United States with the condition who are at risk for cardiovascular disease.

In a recent presentation featured at the Midwest Business Group on Health's Mental Health Forum, an expert shed light on the evolving landscape shaped by the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Treatment Act.

The higher burden of comorbidities in patients with both HIV and pulmonary hypertension (PH) led to worse outcomes, including mortality.

The analysis revealed that viral hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) had a distinct microbial signature vs non-viral HCC, although only hepatitis B virus–related HCC showed a significantly diverse tumor microbiome.

Improvement across all asthma control parameters was achieved after 12 months of biologic treatment, according to one study.

Outside of a gait laboratory, this investigation compared gait pattern differences between children who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and their typically developing counterparts to gain more real-world data of DMD-associated gait characteristics.

Test your knowledge of the studies published in the February 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care. Can you get all of the questions right?

Survey highlights widespread opposition to Alabama's law restricting in vitro fertilization (IVF) access; investigation focuses on potential anticompetitive practices; Medicare weighs options for implementing a new program to deliver healthy meals to seniors with chronic conditions.

Investigators say the findings could lead to new therapeutic targets.

Investigators are optimistic about bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), especially the possibility of combining different BsAbs with distinct targets for stronger treatment outcomes.