Tag: Prescription Drugs
Breast Surgery Can Be Omitted After Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in Select Patients
Patients with initial nodal metastases and breast pCR on vacuum-assisted biopsy who underwent targeted axillary dissection had axillary pCR
AAN: Tolebrutinib Slows Disability in Nonrelapsing Secondary Progressive MS
Tolebrutinib treatment associated with 31 percent risk reduction in six-month confirmed disability progression versus placebo
AAN: Tavapadon as Adjunct to Levodopa Ups Daily ON Time in Parkinson Disease
Significant reduction also seen in change from baseline in daily OFF times versus placebo
Alteplase Increases Frequency of Functional Independence After Posterior Circulation Stroke
Findings seen in patients with posterior circulation stroke and with no planned thrombectomy who received alteplase 4.5 to 24 hours after stroke onset
Prevalence of Prescription Stimulant Misuse High in U.S. Adults
Higher prevalence ratios for misuse, prescription stimulant use disorder seen for those using amphetamines versus methylphenidate
FDA Approves Cabozantinib for Previously Treated Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors
Patients treated with cabozantinib survived significantly longer with no worsening of their disease compared with patients who received placebo
Pelabresib Plus Ruxolitinib Improves Underlying Myelofibrosis
In a recent study, significantly more patients receiving the combination therapy met primary end point of reduction in spleen volume of ≥35 percent from baseline
Heart Failure Patients With Ejection Fraction Improvement Rarely Withdrawn From Meds
Withdrawing renin-angiotensin inhibitors/angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists tied to higher one-year mortality, morbidity
Molecular Residual Disease Analysis May Predict Disease Recurrence After Lung Cancer Resection
Molecular residual disease precedes DFS events in patients receiving osimertinib, placebo; most events occur after osimertinib discontinuation or completion
Long-Term Gantenerumab May Slow Decline in Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Disease
Hazard ratio for clinical decline in Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes was 0.53 for those treated with gantenerumab the longest