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High eradication, fewer adverse events with hybrid therapy for H. pylori
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- Andrew D. Bowser
High-dose dual therapy had the lowest frequency of adverse events, but significantly lower eradication rates versus hybrid or quadruple therapies...
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Liver transplant outcomes improving for U.S. patients with HIV/HCV
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- Andrew D. Bowser
Hepatitis C virus infection no longer confers worse patient survival in the era of DAA therapy, but the population remains underserved.
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Racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented in pancreatic cancer clinical trials
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- Andrew D. Bowser
Better inclusion of underrepresented minorities in clinical trials is critical to reducing health care disparities and improving patient outcomes...
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Severe IBS symptoms may have improved during COVID-19 lockdowns
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- Andrew D. Bowser
IBS symptoms were expected to worsen, fueled by new stresses and pressures related to the nationwide lockdown, but now that hypothesis has changed...
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Severe IBS symptoms may improve during COVID-19 lockdowns
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- Andrew D. Bowser
IBS symptoms were expected to worsen, fueled by new stresses and pressures related to the nationwide lockdown, but now that hypothesis has changed...
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Liver, gastric cancer disparities consistent across race and ethnicity
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- Andrew D. Bowser
These data clearly highlight the need to step up efforts to help level gastrointestinal cancer disparities, commented Dr. Byron Cryer.
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High teen BMI linked to stroke risk in young adulthood
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- Andrew D. Bowser
Finding holds true for men and women, even for those individuals with BMIs in the high-normal range.
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Exercise plus liraglutide better for maintaining weight loss than either strategy alone
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- Andrew D. Bowser
Study findings also support the feasibility of moderate to vigorous exercise interventions even in individuals with obesity who had a very low...
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ZUMA-12 study shows frontline axi-cel has substantial activity in high-risk large B-cell lymphoma
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- Andrew D. Bowser
A 74% complete response rate is encouraging in interim analysis of the phase 2 study, but requires further...
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Bispecific antibody odronextamab demonstrates durable complete responses in refractory NHL
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- Andrew D. Bowser
Durable responses were seen among patients with follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, an...
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Duvelisib response rate encouraging in phase 2 PRIMO trial of patients with r/r PTCL
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- Andrew D. Bowser
Toxicities were manageable in the ongoing dose-expansion phase, which is expected to complete enrollment in...
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Allogeneic transplant leads to durable remissions in T-cell lymphomas
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- Andrew D. Bowser
Retrospective study demonstrates overall survival over 50% at 5 years, though transplant-related mortality and graft-versus-host disease need to...
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ZUMA-5: Axi-cel yields high response rate in indolent NHL
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- Andrew D. Bowser
The CAR T-cell therapy had a favorable safety profile and a median duration of response that had not been reached at a median of 17.5 months...
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COVID-19–related outcomes poor for patients with hematologic disease in ASH registry
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
Preliminary data support “emerging consensus” of substantial morbidity and mortality but do not support...
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ASCO advises against PARP inhibitor retreatment in ovarian cancer
- Author:
- Andrew D. Bowser
ASCO guidelines detail recommendations for PARP inhibitor treatment in ovarian cancer.