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Patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harbouring EGFR mutation appear to experience similar survival outcomes with either frontline osimertinib therapy or sequential treatment approach of gefitinib followed by osimertinib, although upfront osimertinib leads to a significant reduction in the risk of brain progression, as shown in the results of the APPLE trial presented at ELCC 2023.

Combination treatment with eftilagimod alpha plus pembrolizumab has shown promising signal of activity against metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients resistant to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, as shown in the updated results of the phase II TACTI-002 study.

Combination treatment with pioglitazone plus a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor helps reduce the risk of developing major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and heart failure in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who have no history of cardiovascular disease (CV), as reported in a study.

Not enough children in Singapore are getting vaccinated against influenza, whereas the number of those who are receiving pneumococcal shots has steadily increased over time.

Treatment with pazopanib combined with chemotherapy leads to better overall response rate (ORR) in patients with recurrent or persistent ovarian cancer but falls short of improving survival, reveals a study. In addition, the combination therapy contributes to an increase in several adverse events (AEs).

First-line treatment with cemiplimab, either as monotherapy or in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy, provides clinical benefits to patients with unresectable locally advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are not candidates for definitive concurrent chemoradiation, as shown by long-term follow-up data from EMPOWER-Lung studies.

Use of psychedelic drugs appears to have some benefits in reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms among patients with cancer or other life-threatening diseases, reports a study.