Clinical Updates – Page 9

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.

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Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Cardiac Surgery: No Reduction in Allogeneic Transfusion—Insights from a Multinational Randomized Trial

By MedXY 07/31/2025

A large multinational trial found that acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) did not significantly reduce allogeneic red-cell transfusion in adult cardiac surgery patients, with similar safety outcomes compared to usual care.

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Mitochondrial Donation and Preimplantation Genetic Testing: Innovations in Reducing mtDNA Disease Transmission

By MedXY 07/31/2025

Mitochondrial donation by pronuclear transfer and preimplantation genetic testing effectively reduce transmission of pathogenic mtDNA variants, offering hope for families at risk of mitochondrial diseases.