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ACE inhibitor prevents trastuzumab-associated LVEF decline after anthracyclines in BC treatment
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- Neil Osterweil
The rate of left ventricular ejection fraction declines below 50% in patients on anthracyclines and trastuzumab...
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Pregnancy effect on chemotherapy does not affect maternal breast cancer outcomes
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- Neil Osterweil
There were no significant differences in survival outcomes between pregnant women with breast cancer and...
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Collaborative effort reduces COPD readmissions, costs
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- Neil Osterweil
A joint performance-improvement initiative helped reduce COPD-related ED visits and readmissions within 30 days...
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IL-6 levels predict distant breast cancer recurrence
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- Neil Osterweil
If validated in further studies, IL-6 levels could be a biomarker for response to therapies targeting...
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Venetoclax shows activity against T-ALL in children
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- Neil Osterweil
Patients with T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (4/7) in a small retrospective study had complete responses...
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COPD in younger adults deadlier than expected
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- Neil Osterweil
The mortality rate for younger adults with COPD was five times higher than that of their peers without COPD....
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Patients with moderate COPD also benefit from triple therapy
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- Neil Osterweil
The benefits of triple-therapy seen in the ETHOS trial were not limited to patients with severe COPD, a subanalysis shows.
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Sex differences in COPD symptoms predict cardiac comorbidity
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- Neil Osterweil
“Our findings give hints how diagnostic information might be used differently in men and women.”
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Worse outcomes for patients with COPD and COVID-19
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- Neil Osterweil
Worse outcomes include 14-day hospitalization, length of stay, ICU admission, 30-day mortality, and use of...
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Sex differences in pediatric B-ALL outcomes persist
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- Neil Osterweil
Boys with B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia continue to have slightly worse survival outcomes than girls...
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Dr. Fauci: Extraordinary challenges, scientific triumphs with COVID-19
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- Neil Osterweil
“The speed and efficiency with which these highly efficacious vaccines were developed, and their potential for...
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New guideline provides recommendations on reconstruction after skin cancer resection
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- Neil Osterweil
The multidisciplinary consensus guideline covers situations broadly applicable to the care of adults with fully resected skin cancer lesions.
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Pediatric cancer survivors at risk for opioid misuse
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- Neil Osterweil
In the first year after the end of treatment, survivors of childhood cancers were at significantly greater risk...
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No SPARKLE with ibrutinib plus chemo in r/r pediatric B-NHL
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- Neil Osterweil
Patients assigned to ibrutinib and chemotherapy had a higher proportion of prior rituximab exposure, a marker...
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High MRD rates with CAR T in r/r B-ALL in kids
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- Neil Osterweil
Of 24 patients with relapsed/refractory disease, 16 went on to allogeneic stem cell transplant after responding to therapy with KTE-X19.