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With further research, allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy may help overcome the cost and production time barriers currently associated with autologous CAR T-cell therapy.

This subanalysis of data from the ECOG-ACRIN E5103 trial evaluated longer-term quality of life (QOL) at the 18-month mark among patients with lymph node–positive or high-risk lymph node–negative breast cancer (BC) who have completed active treatment.

Circulating B cell–activating factor was shown to be a potential biomarker in identifying blood eosinophil counts and risk of postoperative nasal polyp recurrence among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

A recent study aimed to identify associations between socioeconomic status, allostatic load, and clinical trial end points in patients with multiple myeloma (MM).

Pollutant particles with a smaller diameter, density, and flow rate can enter the deep lung, but large particles with a low density may also enter the deep airways, according to a study.

Therapy resistance remains a challenge with immune checkpoint inhibitors, and a new study proposes targeting ligand-dependent corepressor (LCOR) in addition to known immune targets to improve outcomes.

Genetically predicted insomnia is a risk factor for allergic disease and asthma, according to a recent Mendelian randomization study.

This new study evaluated the impact of a virtual endocrinology care program on time in range and outcomes among individuals with poorly controlled diabetes who are novice users of continuous glucose monitoring.

Bernice Kwong, MD, clinical professor of dermatology, Stanford University, talks about how later diagnosis and treatment for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) affects disease progression and overall patient outcomes.

Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH, Chief, Division of Dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, discussed how new guidelines issued by the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) regarding comorbidity risk in patients with atopic dermatitis will influence the condition's treatment.

More than a quarter of patients experience disruptions and delays in treatment for chronic heart failure (CHF) after the initial prescription for sacubitril/valsartan was abandoned/rejected.

A literature review outlined the number of fertility complications that men and women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face as well as the list of potential factors that can impact fertility and sexual functions in this population.

Researchers identified 5 distinct clusters for disease exacerbation that went beyond disease labels for both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

When including patients who had a mole check or cancer screening, the proportion of patients with at least 1 dermatological condition or disease increased to 47%; both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers were among the top 12 skin diseases reported in the study.

Reducing low-value care means saving money, reducing potential harm, and creating room for high-value care to be delivered in the United States.

A recent study aimed to fill research gaps regarding skin cancer rates and risk factors in older adults.

In addition to the 35 notifiable infectious diseases, 95 infectious diseases not required to be reported to public health authorities were also uncovered by the population-based observational study.

A recent study found that Black individuals were more likely to have short and long sleep duration than their White and Hispanic counterparts.

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Across all measures, researchers found that body mass index in young adults had the strongest association with the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), estimating that 23.3% of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) cases and 11% of NHLs overall can be attributed to obesity.

CMS issues final plan for aducanumab (Aduhelm) coverage; 2021 sees further drop in US life expectancy; individuals have presented with symptoms of trauma throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Panelists touted the ability to pay for items and repairs to keep Medicare beneficiaries healthier at home, avoiding potentially costly hospitalizations and complications.

Recent clinical trials have excluded older patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) from participating; however, patients aged 65 years and older are more likely to respond to topical corticosteroids than their younger counterparts.

The clinical utility of genomic profiling was demonstrated in patients with advanced gastrointestinal (GI) cancers whose access to targeted therapies based on tissue-based assay findings was similar to those with non-GI cancers.

A trastuzumab biosimilar was found to have similar safety and efficacy with the reference product (Herceptin) in patients with advanced gastric cancer, a population previously excluded from bioequivalence studies for trastuzumab biosimilars.

Chelsee Jensen, PharmD, pharmaceutical formulary manager at the Mayo Clinic, provides her take on why practices will have to continue to stock multiple biosimilars for the same reference product.

A retrospective study found that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with postoperative pulmonary complications and longer length of stay (LOS) following lung cancer resection.

Without addressing rising costs, the problem of underinsurance in health care coverage will remain, said panelists at the 2022 V-BID Summit, discussing some of the smaller steps that are being proposed or are already in place to try to ease the financial burden.