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Metronomic chemotherapy has emerged as an effective treatment option with low toxicity for elderly and unfit patients. In an interview with MIMS Oncology, Dr Ashley Cheng, Specialist in Clinical Oncology in private practice in Hong Kong, discussed use of metronomic oral vinorelbine (m-OV) in frail patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and highlighted its advantages, including convenience and favourable tolerability.

Prescribing daily aspirin at the first prenatal visit may result in the prevention of severe pre-eclampsia in women with or without chronic hypertension, reports a study presented at SMFM 2026.

Single-dose intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (IV FCM) is more effective than oral iron in treating postpartum anaemia and improving haemoglobin (Hb) at 6 weeks, a study has shown.