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A short-course induction chemotherapy conducted prior to chemoradiotherapy appears to deliver significant survival boost in locally advanced cervical cancer, according to the phase III GCIG INTERLACE trial.

Patients with cirrhosis with iron deficiency anemia after variceal bleed (VB) can rely on the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) iron replacement, reports a study.

The clinical response or survival benefit derived by patients with advanced cutaneous melanoma from adoptive cell therapy with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL-ACT) does not wane even with prior antiprogrammed cell death protein 1/programmed death-ligand 1 (anti-PD-[L]1) treatment, according to a study. TIL therapy also provides benefits in the second-line setting after anti-PD-(L)1 treatment.

In a real-world analysis evaluating four oral antiviral agents for the treatment of COVID-19, two ritonavir-based regimens fared better than molnupiravir and azvudine in reducing hospital stay among patients hospitalized for mild or moderate disease.

A treatment regimen combining tislelizumab, anlotinib, and two cycles of irinotecan in the second-line setting demonstrates favourable efficacy and safety in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), according to the results of the single-arm phase II ESTAIL study.

For adults with migraine, the drugs with the best profile include eletriptan, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, and zolmitriptan, suggests a study. These agents are more effective than most available medications on the market such as lasmiditan, rimegepant, and ubrogepant.