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In HCC, histology and parenchyma more important than tumor size
Major finding: The influence of tumor size on overall survival was significant in univariate analyses but when the salvage transplantation cases...
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Case series finds rituximab beneficial in secondary-progressive MS
Major finding: Disability scores for patients with SPMS treated with rituximab for at least 2 years either stabilized or improved in 84% of the...
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Bariatric surgery less efficacious in blacks
Major finding: Black patients had a smaller decline in the mean body mass index (–30%), compared with whites (–34%), and Hispanics (–32%).
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Laser shrinks benign thyroid nodules
Major finding: A progressive nodule volume reduction was found at 6 months (–50.7%), 12 (–57.3%), and 24 (–60.9%) using laser ablation.
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Rates of adjuvant therapy for pancreatic cancer still low
Major finding: The use of surgery alone as first course treatment for stage II pancreatic cancer decreased by nearly 25% at teaching and community...
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Plecanatide may be safe, effective for chronic idiopathic constipation
Major finding: A total of 21.5% of patients on 3.0 mg of plecanatide responded to treatment, compared with 11.5% of those on placebo (P = .003)....
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Efficacy and relapse frequency affect MS drug selection
Major finding: Nearly 95% of the respondents said that they would switch medications if they observed an increase in relapse frequency.Data source...
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Group refines existing opioid misuse risk assessment tool
Major finding: In an effort to detect patients who are at high risk for opioid abuse or overdose, investigators found that a history of sexual...
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Metformin appears to be associated with reduced colorectal cancer risk
Major finding: Colorectal caner incidence was reduced by 10% among patients who were on metformin (n = 10 studies; adjusted OR, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.82...
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Fewer nocturnal hypoglycemia episodes with insulin degludec
Major finding: Compared with insulin glargine, insulin degludec was associated with significantly lower rates of nocturnal confirmed hypoglycemia...
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Newcomer canagliflozin improves beta-cell function in type 2 diabetes
Major Finding: The mean ratio of C-peptide to glucose area under the curve increased by a mean of roughly 20% from a baseline of 132 for...
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Hypoglycemia associated with daily variation in blood glucose
Major finding: With both insulin degludec and insulin glargine, estimated day-to-day variability in prebreakfast plasma glucose was significantly...
