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New consensus on biomarkers for diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders
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- Liam Davenport
Reducing the options available to clinicians when making a differential diagnosis into the current algorithm is a pragmatic approach.
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Huge underuse of germline testing for cancer patients
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
Information from germline genetic testing could affect a patient’s cancer care.
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Gilteritinib maintenance reduces relapse in MRD+ AML
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
Despite not meeting its primary endpoint, a trial in mutated acute myeloid leukemia showed the benefit of gilteritinib maintenance in certain...
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CLL: Venetoclax-obinutuzumab combo effective long term
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
Progression-free survival benefit of 1 year with venetoclax-obinutuzumab is sustained long term in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, trial analysis...
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‘Professional grief’ is a daily reality for oncologists
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
“We could make the work easier to do so that you have more time with patients and less time with administrative work and have more time to process...
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It’s okay to say ‘no’: Setting boundaries in oncology
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- Liam Davenport
Having set boundaries “provides more emotional and cognitive flexibility, and less uncertainty, in the relationships that we have with our...
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Ticagrelor may reduce brain lesions after carotid stenting
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
There were also significantly fewer cases of a composite of adverse clinical events with ticagrelor versus clopidogrel, but no difference in rates...
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Immediate statin after acute stroke reduces disability
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
It was “safe, with no increased risk of bleeding, hepatotoxicity, or muscle toxicity.”
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High Lp(a) tied to higher coronary plaque volume, progression
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
This could explain the greater risk for major adverse cardiovascular events seen in patients with high Lp(a) levels.
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‘Huge step forward’ in advanced ovarian cancer
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
A preplanned interim analysis revealed that the addition of durvalumab and olaparib was associated with a 37% improvement of PFS, compared with...
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Omitting radiation in rectal cancer: ‘Less is more’
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
‘An all-chemotherapy approach may make curative intent treatment accessible for patients in these resource-constrained settings,’ says the author...
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Cross-border U.S.-Mexican collaboration drives up ALL survival
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
Survival from pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in a Mexican hospital improved significantly through...
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Lomitapide shows promise in pediatric homozygous FH
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
The drug inhibits microsomal triglyceride transfer protein, which plays a key role in apolipoprotein B-containing lipoprotein assembly and...
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Intensive BP reduction after stroke recanalization harmful
- Author:
- Liam Davenport
The results suggest, “despite recanalization, some areas in the ischemic brain may have already been damaged,” or that surrounding areas continue...
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Minimally invasive vs. open surgery in pancreatic cancer
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- Liam Davenport
The results from this trial “will help both surgeons and patients feel comfortable that minimally invasive surgery, in expert hands, is not...