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OP-1250 and palbociclib showed “enhanced suppression of tumor growth” in preclinical mouse model studies, according to expert who presented his findings in a poster at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2022.

Expert sits with Pharmacy Times to share the promising results of a study that evaluated the safety of a new antibody drug conjugate with radiation therapy.

Results from the phase 3 CAPItello-291 clinical trial show that the combination doubled the median progression-free survival compared with the placebo in patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

The decision is updated from a 2017 recommendation to screen people for obstructive sleep apnea, which can lead to daytime sleepiness and other adverse outcomes.

BYLieve clinical trial data indicate long-term and very-long-term data disease control was observed in 25.6% and 16.5% of patients, respectively, with PFS at 24.8 and 29.4 months in patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Clinicians should consider potential aspiration of illicit drug packets that were swallowed or inserted into the body.

Palivizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody approved by the FDA to prevent serious lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus in infants and young children.

The presence of CD8+ cells may help predict outcomes for patients administered immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Zavegepant could become the first intranasal drug that targets CGRP in migraine sufferers to gain FDA approval.

Booster shots updated for the Omicron variant BA.4 and BA.5 lineages cleared for children 6 months through 4 years of age.

Efficacy and safety profile in combination with alpelisib is comparable to that reported in the BYLieve and SOLAR-1 clinical trials, according to a poster presentation at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Pharmacy Times will be covering the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, which gathers pharmacy professionals working in malignant and classical hematology in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Based on the ALIFE 2 trial results, the investigators do not advise the routine use of low-molecular-weight heparin in women with recurrent pregnancy loss and confirmed inherited thrombophilia.

A modified secukinumab dosing regimen produced outcomes on par with currently recommended intervals in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis, but longer follow-ups are needed to confirm the findings.

Study finds urgent need for aggressive expansion of pre-exposure prophylaxis among people who inject drugs to reduce the spread of HIV.

Dawn L. Hershman, MD, MS, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, presents her findings at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

RSVpreF produced vaccine efficacy of 66.7% against respiratory syncytial virus-associated lower respiratory tract illness in older adults.

Researchers discovered the most common single gene mutation that causes treatment-resistance in first- line ER-positive or HER2-negative breast cancer treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor.

Cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy have been found equally effective treating anxiety disorders, yet some patients are less likely to begin medication treatment.

Dr. Jaclyn Boyle is assistant dean for Student Success and associate professor of Pharmacy Practice at Northeast Ohio Medical University.

Mice receiving prophylactic recombinant factor FVIII and intravenous immunoglobulin for hemophilia A had reduced anti-FVIII antibodies versus mice who received FVIII only.

An effective shingles vaccine has been available in China since 2020, but vaccine hesitancy persists in at-risk populations.

Clinical trial results found that second-line treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan led to significantly longer overall survival compared with trastuzumab emtansine.

Both vaccine hesitancy and antivax beliefs are largely fueled by inaccurate reports of adverse effects from vaccines, a new study finds.

DESTINY-Breast02 clinical trial results show trastuzumab deruxtecan demonstrated a clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvement in progression-free and overall survival.

Study finds textured breast implants do not increase the risk of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, which has grown in incidence since 2008.

Study finds men are more likely to be prescribed statins and women are more likely to be advised to make lifestyle changes to lessen the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Implants could produce and deliver monoclonal anti-HIV antibody therapy for at least 1 year.