Gillian McGovern, Associate Editor

Session speaker Powell-Wiley explains how screening for SDOH in patients as cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages progress can help better understand their individual social needs.

According to the authors, these results contribute to developing information that associate lymphedema with localized changes in immunity and a susceptibility for cancer.

Compared to the standard prenatal vitamin alone, vitamin D supplementation with the prenatal vitamin reduced the risk of asthma and wheezing in children by approximately 50%.

Ince describes why patients who are considered fragile are often underdiagnosed and undertreated, and that the VOYAGER PAD analyses can encourage the treatment of the fragile population.

Bonaca also notes that pharmacists can play a key role in educating patients and clinicians about the appropriate use and dosing of antithrombotic drugs for vascular protection.

Harrington discusses how the performance of milvexian in prior phase 2 trials focused on different patient populations creates the foundation for future research.

Sehnert emphasizes that mavacamten treatment benefits were present in both patients with sarcomere mutation positive HCM and sarcomere mutation negative HCM.

The study findings provide the first in-depth look at the relationship between chromosomal changes in tumor cells and immune components of the tumor microenvironment.

Researchers determined that simultaneously targeting the BRD4 and LOXL2 proteins disrupts their interaction and inhibits the growth of triple-negative breast cancer cells.

With this approval, fruquintinib is the first and only selective inhibitor of all 3 VEGR receptor kinases to be approved in the United States for previously treated mCRC, regardless of biomarker status.

Data show patients are willing to accept associated risks for a chance at a cure.

CD4+ tissue-resident memory T cells may trigger severe, and potentially fatal, asthma attacks in men aged 40 years and older.

Although SGLT2 inhibitors are not a cure of diabetic kidney disease, this treatment can help reduce the risk and manage the disease either alone or with complementary therapies.

Other than dialysis, Shah notes that patients with kidney disease who are pregnant can receive either nifedipine or labetalol to control blood pressure.

Nickolas also describes how the use of novel imaging technologies, microRNA, and transcriptomics help experts better understand underlying pathogenesis of ROD.

Awdishu describes the implementation of new equations to accurately drug dose in patients as well as provide updated guidance on the dosing of older medications.

Leung discusses that various cancer types and drugs can cause thrombotic microangiopathy and impact kidney health and the renal complications connected to hematologic malignancies.

Coca notes the importance of precision medicine in CKD risk assessment and describes the potential impact multiple therapies can have on future CKD prediction and treatment in the future.

The principal investigator of the Centre for Cardiovascular Science at the University of Edinburgh notes that enhancing endogenous repair can lead to a breakthrough in AKI treatment.

Outside of dialysis and transplantations, implantable artificial kidneys present an additional option for treating kidney disease, according to an expert.

Although the initiation was high, only 33% of adolescent girls and young women continued PrEP use through the 6-month follow-up.

The approval is supported by safety data from clinical trials assessing abatacept in the treatment of patients aged 2 to 17 with psoriatic arthritis.

In a clinical trial, 2 vonoprazan-based regimens demonstrated higher rates of eradication as well as low rates of adverse effects compared to lansoprazole triple therapy.

Compared to chemotherapy alone, amivantamab plus chemotherapy treatment with and without lazertinib had also demonstrated positive trends in OS and ORR in patients with NSCLC.

Compared to osimertinib alone, first-line treatment with amivantamab plus lazertinib was also shown to improve progression-free survival and have an increased duration of response.

Patients with previously untreated HLA-A*02:01+ mUM saw improvements in OS, PFS, and ctDNA clearance.

Compared to placebo plus chemotherapy, nivolumab plus chemotherapy had also improved event-free survival and both pathological complete response and major pathologic response rates.

According to investigators, additional research is necessary to further understand how lutetium impacts overall survival in patients with metastatic prostate cancer.

The oral, twice-daily tablet reduced the risk of long-term breast cancer recurrence by approximately 32%, and at 5 years, improved invasive disease-free survival by 7.6%.

Compared to chemotherapy alone, amivantamab plus chemotherapy had a better objective response rate and prolonged progression-free survival and overall survival.