Financial Toxicity Among Single Mothers With Metastatic Breast Cancer
A study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium highlighted financial toxicity in underserved/underrepresented single mothers living with metastatic breast cancer, and how the situation can affect their physical, mental, and emotional health. In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Maryam Lustberg, MD, director of the Center for Breast Cancer at the Yale School of […]
Lower Blenrep Dose More Feasible With Revlimid in Myeloma, Early Trial Suggests
A dose-finding study presented at the recent American Society of Hematology annual meeting showed deep and durable responses with belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep) plus lenalidomide (Revlimid) and dexamethasone in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, with lower dosing of the B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) proving more tolerable and feasible. In this MedPage Today video, Rakesh Popat, BSc, […]
Mahvash Disease Case Resolved With Liver Transplantation
A woman with Mahvash disease presented with portal hypertension that necessitated liver transplantation; the liver complications observed in this case report distinguish it from what’s more typically seen in patients with this condition. The 27-year-old woman presented with mildly elevated aminotransferase levels and chronic pancreatitis after having experienced three episodes of hematemesis. Although her imaging […]
Mahvash Disease Case Resolved With Liver Transplantation
A woman with Mahvash disease presented with portal hypertension that necessitated liver transplantation; the liver complications observed in this case report distinguish it from what’s more typically seen in patients with this condition. The 27-year-old woman presented with mildly elevated aminotransferase levels and chronic pancreatitis after having experienced three episodes of hematemesis. Although her imaging […]
Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplant
PHILADELPHIA — Some of the latest research in the field of nephrology presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week included sparsentan in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, combination treatment with an SGLT2 inhibitor and an endothelin A receptor antagonist, and a novel aldosterone synthase inhibitor in chronic kidney disease. Below are a few more highlights. […]
ERS Roundup: Cell Transplant Boosts Lung Function in COPD Patients
MILAN — Research presented at this year’s annual European Respiratory Society congress included early successes in transplanting a patient’s own lung cells to ease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), idrevloride treatment for primary ciliary dyskinesia, and using ultrasounds as a guide for more comprehensive pulmonary embolism screening. Improved Gas Exchange Capacity in COPD Through Lung […]
HIV Patient With Movement Disorder Has Different Symptoms on Left and Right Sides
A 59-year-old woman with a background of HIV living with an uncontrollable movement disorder presented to Eoghan Donlon, MB, BCh BAO, MRCPI, of the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, and colleagues. Of note, the symptoms occurring on the left side of her body were very different than those on her right side, the […]
New Data on BCMA-Directed Bispecifics in Multiple Myeloma
Promising data on new B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed bispecific antibodies were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting. These included results on two investigational products: the phase II LINKER-MM1 study, which showed that linvoseltamab elicited an objective response rate of 71% at the recommended dose of 200 mg for patients with […]
PD-1 Inhibition in First-Line Prolongs Survival in Cervical Cancer
Updated findings of KEYNOTE-826, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, continued to demonstrate a significant survival benefit with the addition of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to standard treatment for previously untreated recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer. In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Deanna Gerber, MD, of the NYU Long Island School of […]
Immediate Complete Revascularization Non-Inferior to Staged Procedure
NEW ORLEANS – Immediate complete revascularization was non-inferior to staged complete revascularization in patients who presented with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and multivessel disease, according to BIOVASC trial findings. In the prospective, open-label study, the composite primary outcome occurred in 7.6% of 764 patients in the immediate complete revascularization group and in 9.4% of 761 […]