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Not a lot of individuals, especially women, are initiated on dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel after a transient ischaemic attack or minor acute ischaemic stroke, and this is despite evidence showing that such a strategy may prevent a second and potentially more serious stroke, as reported in a study presented at ISC 2023.

Treatment with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) followed by sorafenib results in better overall (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), with no increase in adverse events (AEs), compared with sorafenib monotherapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), as shown in a phase III study presented at the 2023 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium.

Butylphthalide, a novel medication that contains a compound found in celery, appears to help with functional recovery in patients with ischaemic stroke, as shown in a study presented at ISC 2023.