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SAN DIEGO — Two monoclonal antibodies are now available in the U.S. as disease-modifying therapies for early Alzheimer’s disease, but there are concerns about the drugs that physicians must be aware of before prescribing them, an expert said.

U.S. adults who report exposure to high levels of workplace discrimination are 54% more likely to develop hypertension compared with people who report low levels of discrimination exposure, researchers reported.

For patients who need ambulatory oxygen, over-the-counter portable oxygen concentrators sold online that do not require a prescription may not be helpful, according to study results published in Respiratory Care.

Ten of 11 patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma achieved objective response to an investigational dual-target chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, according to study results.

Referrals from low-volume to high-volume centers appeared associated with longer OS among patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to study results published in JAMA Surgery.

Patients with systemic sclerosis who report more severe reflux symptoms demonstrate worse interstitial lung disease outcomes despite receiving standard therapy, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

World Cancer Day will be observed Feb. 4.

Irinotecan liposome injection combined with 5-FU/leucovorin and oxaliplatin prolonged OS compared with nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine as initial treatment for patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, study results showed.

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SAN ANTONIO — Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki significantly extended OS compared with ado-trastuzumab emtansine among previously treated patients with HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer, according to study results.