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The combination of lenalidomide plus ixazomib in the maintenance treatment of patients with post-transplant myeloma leads to better progression-free survival (PFS) compared with lenalidomide alone in historical controls, according to a study.

Vupanorsen significantly reduces non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) levels in adults with hyperlipidaemia already taking statins, according to the TRANSLATE-TIMI 70* trial presented at ACC 2022.

Treatment with the combination of tamsulosin plus mirabegron following 125I-brachytherapy for prostate cancer falls short of improving voiding volume compared with tamsulosin monotherapy, although the combination helps with urination frequency and overactive bladder symptoms, according to a study.

First-line treatment with nivolumab – be it in combination with chemotherapy (CT) or with ipilimumab – provided overall survival (OS) benefit and durable responses than CT alone in patients with advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), according to findings from the phase III CheckMate 648 trial.

Patients with hypertension appear to have lower overall perceived health compared with normotensive individuals, but those who engage in high levels of leisure-time physical activity are more likely to rate their health status as ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’, as reported in a study.