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Combination treatment with abemaciclib and a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor (NSAI) as initial therapy, compared with NSAI alone, helps extend survival in women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2−) advanced breast cancer, results of the MONARCH 3 study have shown.

A novel artificial intelligence (AI) classifier can detect hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) signatures in routine blood tests up to 1 year before clinical diagnosis, as shown in a study from Hong Kong.

Patients with gastrointestinal large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (GILCNEC) show varying prognosis depending on the site of the primary tumour, suggests a study. Unfortunately, there remains no standardized consensus guidelines to manage GILCNEC.

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a global healthcare burden. At a symposium co-organized by Diabetes Hongkong and Hong Kong Society of Nephrology, Professor Ronald Ma of the Chinese University of Hong Kong discussed the current landscape of DKD in Hong Kong, and Dr Masayuki Yamanouchi, a specialist in nephrology from Toranomon Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, discussed clinical and real-world evidence on the effects of a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), finerenone, in improving outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Dr Yamanouchi also presented two patient cases to illustrate the clinical benefits of finerenone in DKD patients with different disease severity.