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Metformin trims mother’s weight, but not baby’s
In obese pregnant women without diabetes, daily metformin reduces maternal weight gain, but not infant birth weight, results of the MOP trial show...
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Office visits still common before colonoscopy
Nearly 30% of outpatient colonoscopies for colon cancer screening or polyp surveillance were preceded by a gastroenterology office visit, with...
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Minimal residual disease a powerful prognostic factor in AML
Key clinical point: The presence of minimal residual disease provides powerful prognostic information independent of other risk factors in...
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Research refining radiomic features for lung cancer screening
Key clinical point: Non-invasive radiomics is showing potential for reducing false positives by differentiating between benign and cancerous lung...
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Lymphedema microsurgery gaining momentum
Advances in microsurgery technique have made lymphovenous bypass (LVB) and lymph node transfer (LNT) increasingly feasible as treatment for...
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Making sense of the expanded myeloma treatment landscape
Experts at the FDA/ASH symposium shed light on use of the three newly approved agents daratumumab, ixazomib, and elotuzumab.
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Heavily pretreated myeloma responds to pembrolizumab combo
Key clinical point: Initial results show promising activity for pembrolizumab in combination with lenalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone in...
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ASH: First shot across the bow for CAR T cells in multiple myeloma
Key clinical point: The first clinical trial of a CAR targeting BCMA demonstrated strong antimyeloma activity in patients with at least 3 prior...
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Academic hospitals offer better AML survival
Key clinical point: Academic hospitals tend to have better short- and long-term mortality for patients with AML than nonacademic hospitals. Major...
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High NLR predicts poor survival in trauma patients
Key clinical point: A high neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio on day 2 and day 5 of surgical ICU admission may be a useful predictor of poor survival...