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June 25, 2022
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Sperling: Messaging around aspirin could be better

Sperling: Messaging around aspirin could be better

PHILADELPHIA — The question of who should take aspirin is a complicated one and public messaging on it is sometimes confusing, a speaker said at the Heart in Diabetes CME conference.

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June 24, 2022
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Action plan aims to improve adherence to oral anticancer therapies

Action plan aims to improve adherence to oral anticancer therapies

Availability of oral anticancer medications has increased greatly during the past decade, offering patients the convenience of fewer appointments, less travel time and targeted treatment within the comfort of their homes.

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June 17, 2022
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Teclistamab confers durable benefit in advanced multiple myeloma

Teclistamab confers durable benefit in advanced multiple myeloma

CHICAGO — Teclistamab continued to demonstrate durable efficacy for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, according to results from the phase 1/phase 2 MajesTEC-1 trial.

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June 09, 2022
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VIDEO: Diabetes ‘champions’ needed to address health inequities

VIDEO: Diabetes ‘champions’ needed to address health inequities

NEW ORLEANS — In part 2 of this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, talks with Anne L. Peters, MD, about a nonprofit model for expanding access to diabetes care.

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June 07, 2022
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VIDEO: New tools help to individualize obesity, comorbidity treatment

VIDEO: New tools help to individualize obesity, comorbidity treatment

NEW ORLEANS — In the third part of this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, talks with Jamy D. Ard, MD, about new drugs for substantial weight loss and treatment of obesity-related comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes and liver disease.

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June 06, 2022
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VIDEO: Metabolically healthy obesity is transient

VIDEO: Metabolically healthy obesity is transient

NEW ORLEANS — In this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, talks with Jamy D. Ard, MD, about the misleading concept of metabolically healthy obesity, its effect of delaying early treatment and the benefit of small weight losses.

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June 06, 2022
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Continued CDK 4/6 inhibition after breast cancer progression may benefit some patients

Continued CDK 4/6 inhibition after breast cancer progression may benefit some patients

CHICAGO — Ribociclib extended PFS among patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who switched endocrine therapy and received the drug after progression on a CDK 4/6 inhibitor, study results showed.

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June 05, 2022
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Trastuzumab deruxtecan extends survival in HER2-low metastatic breast cancer

Trastuzumab deruxtecan extends survival in HER2-low metastatic breast cancer

CHICAGO — Trastuzumab deruxtecan significantly extended PFS and OS among patients with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer, regardless of hormone receptor status, compared with standard of care therapy.

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June 05, 2022
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VIDEO: Tips for expanding reach of diabetes tech in underserved communities

VIDEO: Tips for expanding reach of diabetes tech in underserved communities

NEW ORLEANS— In part one of this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, talks with Anne L. Peters, MD, about using technology in underserved populations to close the diabetes treatment gap.

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June 04, 2022
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Sacituzumab govitecan significantly extends PFS in advanced breast cancer subset

Sacituzumab govitecan significantly extends PFS in advanced breast cancer subset

CHICAGO — Sacituzumab govitecan significantly extended PFS vs. single-agent chemotherapy among patients with heavily pretreated hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, according to study results.

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