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Maternal ultra-processed food intake ups risk of childhood obesity
Mothers who regularly eat ultra-processed foods during the child-rearing period appear to increase the risk of overweight or obesity in their children, irrespective of maternal and offspring lifestyle risk factors, a study has shown.
Pembrolizumab-based regimen continues to show favourable signals for ES-SCLC
In the long-term follow-up of the KEYNOTE-604 study, the combination regimen comprising pembrolizumab and etoposide/platinum (EP*) continued to demonstrate survival benefit as first-line therapy for patients with previously untreated extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).
Kidney transplant recipients see lower IgG production after COVID-19 jab
Vaccination against COVID-19 seems to be less effective among kidney transplant recipients, according to a recent study. Cessation or reduction of immunosuppressive treatments may help increase the production of immunoglobulin (Ig)G in these patients.
Prexasertib works in select patients with recurrent ovarian cancer
CHK1 inhibition with prexasertib appears to have durable activity in some patients with recurrent ovarian cancer regardless of clinical characteristics, BRCA status, or prior therapies, according to the results of a phase II trial.
