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Tenecteplase in Modern Stroke Care: Comparative Insights from Recent Chinese Clinical Trials

By MedXY 08/01/2025

Three major Chinese trials examine intravenous and intra-arterial tenecteplase as adjuncts to thrombectomy in acute large-vessel occlusion stroke, revealing functional benefit with intravenous use before thrombectomy but not after reperfusion.

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Inavolisib Improves Overall Survival in PIK3CA-Mutated Advanced Breast Cancer: Results from the INAVO120 Study

By MedXY 08/01/2025

Inavolisib combined with palbociclib and fulvestrant significantly prolongs overall survival in patients with PIK3CA-mutated, HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, but increases certain toxicities.

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Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Prednisone and Methotrexate as First-Line Treatments for Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

By MedXY 08/01/2025

A recent multicenter trial demonstrates methotrexate's noninferiority to prednisone in improving lung function at 24 weeks in pulmonary sarcoidosis, with distinct side-effect profiles informing treatment choices.

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Advances in Graft-versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis: Cyclophosphamide and Cyclosporin in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

By MedXY 08/01/2025

Post-transplant cyclophosphamide plus cyclosporin significantly improves GVHD-free, relapse-free survival compared to standard prophylaxis in matched related donor stem cell transplantation.

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Multidose Ondansetron After Emergency Visits: Reducing Gastroenteritis Severity in Children

By MedXY 08/01/2025

A randomized trial shows that multidose ondansetron after pediatric ED visits for gastroenteritis reduces moderate-to-severe illness, though impact on vomiting duration and healthcare utilization is limited.

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Two-Step Clinical Pathway for MASLD: Precision Risk Stratification of Hepatic Events Validated in a Multinational Prospective Cohort

By MedXY 08/01/2025

A large, multinational cohort study demonstrates that a two-step algorithm—combining FIB-4 with VCTE—precisely stratifies MASLD patients by liver-related event risk, optimizing resource use and guiding clinical management.

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Perioperative Durvalumab Plus FLOT Improves Event-Free Survival in Resectable Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer: Results from the MATTERHORN Trial

By MedXY 07/31/2025

Adding perioperative durvalumab to standard FLOT chemotherapy significantly improves event-free survival and pathological response in resectable gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma without increasing severe adverse events.

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Trastuzumab Deruxtecan versus Ramucirumab plus Paclitaxel in HER2-Positive Metastatic Gastric Cancer: Advances from Phase 3 Trials and Real-World Data

By MedXY 07/31/2025

Phase 3 data show trastuzumab deruxtecan significantly improves survival over ramucirumab plus paclitaxel in HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer, with manageable safety, supported by real-world evidence from Japan.

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Tarlatamab versus Chemotherapy in Relapsed Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Results from the Phase 3 DeLLphi-304 Trial

By MedXY 07/31/2025

Tarlatamab significantly improves overall survival and reduces severe adverse events compared to chemotherapy in patients with small-cell lung cancer progressing after platinum-based therapy.

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Mass Ivermectin Administration for Malaria Control: Translational Insights from Recent Cluster-Randomized Trials

By MedXY 07/31/2025

Recent cluster-randomized trials in Kenya and Burkina Faso provide mixed but informative evidence on the efficacy and safety of mass ivermectin administration for malaria control, highlighting both its potential and limitations.