Clinical

Psoriasis status from time of diagnosis to initiation of current treatment was less favorable for patients with mild psoriasis compared with moderate psoriasis, according to one study.

A pooled analysis with nearly 3 years of follow-up showed better outcomes when zanubrutinib was given in the second line vs later lines of therapy in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).

The FDA’s decision to allow at-home dosing of intransal foralumab for patients with multiple sclerosis is likely to improve patient compliance to treatment and health outcomes, according to a recent release statement.

Benefits of clinical pathway implementation in HCC management are examined.

Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA, drives an expert discussion focused on challenges associated with clinical pathway utilization in treating patients with HCC.

Regardless of presence of brain metastases, patients with HER2-mutant (HER2m) non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) showed systemic responses to trastuzumab deruxtecan. In addition, the therapy showed intracranial efficacy to reduce the size of brain metastases.

The results of CheckMate 77T showcase the improved event-free survival for patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer who receive nivolumab in both the neoadjuvant and adjuvant setting and may have practice-changing implications.

Lauren Miller, PA-C, kicked off the inaugural 2023 Inflammatory Disease Summit by discussing the psychosocial impacts related to atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and hidradenitis suppurativa.

With stringent criteria, randomized controlled trials are the cornerstone of cancer intervention research, but the result is they do not represent the majority of patients, which leads to a gap between the efficacy seen in trials and the effectiveness in the real-world setting.

Researchers noted that adverse pregnancy outcomes are more of an indicator of pre-pregnancy cardiovascular risk rather than a primary cause of postpartum risk.

A panel hosted at Fall Clinical Dermatology 2023 highlighted how dermatologists can help to address acne and psoriasis in their patients.

RGX-202, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, was well tolerated with no therapy-related serious adverse effects in 3 patients who received the level 1 dosage.

With the approval, zilucoplan becomes the first once-daily subcutaneous complement C5 inhibitor available for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis.

Adding pembrolizumab to combination of trastuzumab and chemotherapy improved progression-free survival vs placebo plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer.

A study assessing an experimental cell-free DNA myelination liquid biopsy test was found to be 91% accurate at identifying early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer.

During a recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event, speakers discussed the use of immunotherapy and targeted therapy to treat melanoma and managing the toxicities of these treatments.

Of the 333 patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and 457 patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), there were 1.09 serious infections per 100 patient-years.

A small portion of these patients with a high inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) dosage will continue use of a second medication to keep their asthma under control, according to study findings.

In his closing thoughts, Dr Gordon discusses navigation of treatment resistance in DLBCL management.

The impact of collaborative care in DLBCL treatment is explored by a medical expert.

Including biomarkers for non-ADAMTS13 in routine clinical testing could benefit diagnosis and follow-up in patients with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).

The phase 2 KRYSTAL-7 trial evaluated adagrasib plus pembrolizumab in patients with KRAS-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with high PD-L1 expression. The results demonstrated “encouraging preliminary activity.”

The authors discussed a polymorphism of the LEP gene associated not only with cancer, but also with chronic diseases including obesity and diabetes, offering them a reason to look into the relationship between LEP and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).