Skylar Kenney, Assistant Editor

However, according to the investigators, eradicating COVID-19 is considerably less feasible than the elimination of smallpox.

Active surveillance, intended to avoid unnecessary treatment and the resulting adverse effects, typically involves regular prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screenings, prostate exams, imaging studies, and repeat biopsies to carefully monitor prostate cancer growth or progression without compromising long-term outcomes.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD)-associated pruritus is a systemic itch condition occurring with a high frequency and intensity in patients with CKD undergoing dialysis.

The study results indicated a nearly 9-fold increase in likelihood of survival without ventilation (SWOV) among this population, compared to a 2.5-fold increased likelihood of SWOV in the overall population.

The investigators concluded that a definite statement on risk or management recommendations cannot be made based on currently published data.

The pharmaceutical market is massive, clocking in at more than $1.2 trillion in 2020, with an anticipated growth of nearly $22 billion dollars expected in 2021. Examining which drug makes up the most of that revenue, one name pulls far away from the competition.

The investigators analyzed a panel of antibodies generated in response to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and found that delta was unable to evade all but 1 of the antibodies tested.

According to the investigators, both trials demonstrated an overall well-tolerated safety profile for brolucizumab.

It is now the only 4-dose-a-year biologic for psoriasis with options to administer via a single-dose pen or prefilled syringe, the company said.

These findings could lead to improved therapies and prolonged survival for patients with metastatic TNBC, according to the study authors.

Ticovac is the only FDA-approved vaccine against the TBE virus for individuals visiting or living in TBE endemic areas.

When trying determine which drug can be called the most expensive on the market, there are 2 potential answers depending on how you define the question.

Patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) colorectal cancer, which represents 95% of all metastatic colorectal cancer cases, are more responsive to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy if the patient’s tumors have not spread to the liver.

The investigators found that antibodies generated by a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was less effective at neutralizing variants of concern, but the second dose dramatically increased responses to virus variants.

The introduction of a biosimilar insulin could result in major shifts in the accessibility and affordability of insulin for all patients.

The Independent Data Monitoring Committee concluded that DESTINY-Breast03 met the primary endpoint of progression-free survival and showed a highly statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive, unresectable and/or metastatic breast cancer previously treated with trastuzumab and a taxane.

The investigators examined data from more than 50,000 individuals participating in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health study over a 23-year period.

The partial immune response observed in these patients can create an environment for immune selection of evolutionary variants, according to the authors of the study.

Multimorbidity, health-related quality of life, and stigma and discrimination continue to be major issues for people living with HIV, including those who have achieved viral suppression, according to a consensus statement from a multidisciplinary panel of HIV experts published in Nature Communications.

The investigators found that the combination of cemiplimab-rwlc and chemotherapy resulted in a substantial improvement in OS compared to chemotherapy alone for patients with metastatic or locally advanced disease and tumors with either squamous or non-squamous histology and across all programmed death-ligand 1 expression levels.

The investigators said that attention-grabbing anti-vaccine arguments, regardless of scientific basis, as well as an overall distrust of the pharmaceutical industry, science, and health providers, seems to be primarily responsible.

Research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2021 found associations between COVID-19 and persistent cognitive deficits, including the pathology and symptoms of Alzheimer disease.

BCC is the most common form of skin cancer and is typically treated with surgical excision. However, excision can be a costly and burdensome treatment, especially for patients with multiple BCC lesions, according to the study.

The study sample included female patients between 36 and 61 years of age, and in all cases, the baseline rheumatic disease was either mild or stable under medical treatment.

Although ADHD is generally treated through medication and/or behavioral treatments, in more than 25% of children, these treatments alone are insufficient.

Plinabulin is a selective immunomodulating microtubule-binding agent (SIMBA), which is an antigen presenting cell (APC) inducer.

Antidepressants may lower the risk of death and serious complications from diabetes for patients with both diabetes and depression, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

A generic TDF/FTC costs as low as $30 per month, compared with about $1800 per month for branded TAF/FTC

According to the investigators, the findings demonstrate that a 5-day regimen of stereotactic body radiotherapy, a form of external beam radiation therapy that uses a higher dose of radiation, had a 4-year cure rate of 82%.

Top-line data from the NORSE TWO trial demonstrated that the treatment met the primary and key secondary endpoint for efficacy with clinically impactful change observed for treated patients.