Diabetes

Creatinine excretion rate linked to higher mortality in T2DM

(HealthDay)—In patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy, a lower creatinine excretion rate (CER) is associated with higher all-cause mortality, according to research published online Jan. 8 in Diabetes Care.

Oncology & Cancer

New immune therapy shows promise in kidney cancer

An antibody that helps a person's own immune system battle cancer cells shows increasing promise in reducing tumors in patients with advanced kidney cancer, according to researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Oncology & Cancer

FDA approves augtyro for NTRK-positive advanced solid tumors

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Augtyro (repotrectinib), a next-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), for the treatment of patients with neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK)-positive locally ...

Oncology & Cancer

Practice-changing trial results for advanced melanoma skin cancer

Determining the optimal treatment sequence for patients with BRAF V600 mutant metastatic melanoma was the focus of the DREAMseq phase 3 clinical trial. The combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab (N/I), followed by the combination ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

FDA approves ozanimod for multiple sclerosis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved ozanimod, an immune-modulating therapy invented at Scripps Research, for the treatment of adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. The drug is also in advanced ...

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