Clinical

Seth Baum, MD, and Erin Michos, MD, MHS, discuss pediatric diagnosis of homozygous FH.

A novel test developed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was able to detect and characterize even microscopic amounts of prostate cancers and could potentially help individualize treatment in the clinical setting.

Having models like these that produce more plausible results are crucial for decision-making in an era of targeted treatments that often come with immature data, argued researchers of their findings for minimal residual disease (MRD) in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM).

The approval is based on results from the phase 3 TROPiCS-02 trial demonstrating overall and progression survival benefits with sacituzumab govitecan compared with physician’s choice of single-agent chemotherapy.

The study suggests there is measurable amount of microbiome within the soft tissue sarcoma tumor environment, which was previously thought to be sterile.

In his closing thoughts, Dr Garcia-Manero provides an overview of the treatment management approach for patients with MDS.

Dr De Castro explores considerations surrounding cost in treatment of PNH.

Known to be a contributing factor to polyp development at high levels, periostin’s potential as a biomarker for eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS) severity was investigated in a new study in which outcomes were compared between patients who had ECRS and those with non-ECRS.

Health care expert and lived experience panels came to a consensus on several aspects that should be considered in the decision to offer and continue active surveillance for prostate cancer.

Dr Lipe shares disparities between academic and community practice settings for patients with MM.

Highlighted are updates in NCCN guidelines for frontline MM treatment strategies.

Treatment strategies for diabetes should include a comprehensive approach involving multidisciplinary care teams.

Treatment strategies for diabetes should include a comprehensive approach involving multidisciplinary care teams.

A panel of experts discuss the provider, payer, and patient challenges that must be considered with BTK inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, mantle cell lymphoma, and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Callie Coombs, MD, discusses recent changes you have seen in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) and provides an overview of the Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor landscape for CLL, MCL, and SLL.

Amy McMichael, MD, and Maria Lopes, MD, MS, review the major differences in quality of life, the impact on patients, and the costs and burdens associated with absenteeism or presentism.

Amy McMichael, MD, explores why psoriasis can substantially affect quality of life more severely in some ethnicities more than others.

Paige Nues provides her closing thoughts regarding the treatment management of Rett syndrome.

Paige Nues of the International Rett Syndrome Foundation discusses the complexity of navigating available resources and programs for patients with Rett syndrome, and the critical role of centers of excellence.

Early testing for HoFH may lead to significant improvement in patient prognosis.

Medical experts illustrate an array of characteristics presented in patients with HoFH.

The findings from among patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) could point the way to a potential new drug target, the authors said.

With most previous studies on ocular myasthenia gravis stemming from investigations the neurology field, the present investigators came to their conclusion via neuro-ophthalmic analysis.

The FDA has approved pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma following at least 2 lines of systemic therapy, including a previous Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor.

The FDA has approved elacestrant (Orserdu) for the treatment of postmenopausal women or adult men with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following at least 1 line of endocrine therapy.

Treatment strategies for patients with lower-risk MDS are examined.

Biosimilar products may be utilized as treatment options in PNH.

The report also suggests that ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein inhibition could be a valuable tool to overcome resistance.

A study published in Nature Medicine found that certain tumor mutations are more persistent and may predict immunotherapy responses more reliably than overall tumor mutational burden.

A panel of experts discuss the most important goals of therapy for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, mantle cell lymphoma, and small lymphocytic lymphoma and the largest unmet needs in leukemia/lymphoma.