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The adalimumab biosimilar BI 695501 has demonstrated equivalent pharmacokinetics to the reference product, with highly comparable efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis, according to data from the phase III VOLTAIRE-X trial.

Treatment with vebicorvir (VBR) plus nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NrtIs) among virologically suppressed patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) is well tolerated and has a favourable safety profile, according to a 24-week study.

Smoking during prolonged use of surgical facemasks due to the COVID-19 pandemic may further compromise vascular function, a study has shown.

In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), nephrotic-range proteinuria and worsening kidney function are associated with hypothyroidism, a recent study has found.

For patients with proximal advanced gastric cancer (AGC), proximal gastrectomy (PG) appears to be a reasonable treatment option, particularly for those with small tumours, a recent study has found.

Ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) is as good as ferric derisomaltose (FDI) in the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia, although FCM leads to a higher frequency of hypophosphatemia, according to data from the PHOSPHARE-IBD study.

Among prostate cancer patients aged ≥75 years, maximal androgen blockage (MAB) appears to be the most common treatment option, reports a new South Korea study. Meanwhile, the combination of leuprolide and bicalutamide is the most common MAB regimen.