EMS Bundle for Pediatric Life-Threatening Asthma Evaluated in PECARN Pilot
Early Meds Could Cut Hospital Stays for Wheezing Kids
This Phase 2 pilot trial in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network assessed an EMS treatment bundle and checklist for childre…
Kids with severe asthma might avoid hospital stays if they get breathing meds right after the 911 call.
Tisagenlecleucel in Korean patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
New Lymphoma Therapy Helps Patients Live Longer
This retrospective cohort study of 79 Korean patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma evaluated tisagenlecleucel.
A new study shows a specific immune therapy can shrink tumors and extend life for lymphoma patients who have run out of options.
High-dose dexamethasone during chemotherapy shows no significant cortisol changes in breast cancer
Chemotherapy Steroids May Not Shut Down Your Body’s Stress System
This prospective pilot study included 47 women with breast cancer receiving paclitaxel and dexamethasone.
This small study suggests that the body’s natural ability to make stress hormones might stay intact during certain chemotherapy regimens, ea…
High-volume PENG block with dexamethasone showed no analgesic advantage over conventional volume in primary total hip arthroplasty
More Numbing Fluid Does Not Mean Less Pain
This randomized, controlled trial enrolled 40 patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia.
Giving doctors more numbing medicine around the hip nerve does not help patients feel less pain after surgery.
Belantamab mafodotin plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone shows high response in unfit multiple myeloma
Early trial shows promising results for a new drug combination in frail multiple myeloma patients
A Phase 1/2 randomized controlled trial in 42 RP2D patients with unfit, transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma found an over…
A new drug combination helped 97.6% of frail multiple myeloma patients respond to treatment while keeping eye side effects manageable.
RCD chemotherapy in Waldenström macroglobulinemia with AL amyloidosis led to rapid progression and death
Rare Blood Cancer Causes Fast Kidney Failure
This case report and literature review describes a 75-year-old female with Waldenström macroglobulinemia and AL lambda-type amyloid nephropa…
When a rare blood cancer attacks the kidneys, standard treatments often fail to stop the fast progression to organ failure.
Network meta-analysis compares 5-HT3 antagonists with or without dexamethasone for highly emetogenic chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
New analysis suggests palonosetron plus dexamethasone may reduce delayed vomiting in chemotherapy patients
This network meta-analysis evaluated 5-hydroxytryptamine-3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonists with or without dexamethasone in patients undergoing…
Combining palonosetron with dexamethasone reduces delayed vomiting in chemotherapy patients better than other common drug options.
Carfilzomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone improves progression-free survival versus lenalidomide after transplant in multiple myeloma
Adding carfilzomib to lenalidomide improved survival in multiple myeloma patients after stem cell transplant
In a phase 3 trial of 180 patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma after autologous HSCT, carfilzomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone maint…
Adding carfilzomib to lenalidomide after stem cell transplant boosted four-year survival to 67.5% compared to 38.0% for patients on lenalido…
Systemic glucocorticoid exposure in children linked to reversible myocardial hypertrophy, subclinical cardiac changes
Review finds reversible heart changes in children taking certain steroid medications
A narrative review of pediatric systemic glucocorticoid exposure found the most consistent structural signal is time-locked, reversible myoc…
Certain steroid medicines used for childhood illnesses can temporarily thicken the heart muscle in very young babies, but this change appear…
Topical dexamethasone mouthwash reduces oral mucositis severity in head and neck cancer radiotherapy patients
Can a simple mouthwash prevent the painful mouth sores of cancer radiation?
A phase II randomized controlled trial of 50 patients with head and neck cancer receiving ≥60 Gy radiotherapy found prophylactic topical dex…
Rinsing with a steroid mouthwash during head and neck cancer radiation reduced severe mouth sores, delayed pain peaks, and prevented the wor…
Observational study explores daratumumab resistance mechanisms in primary light-chain amyloidosis
Small study links daratumumab resistance to immune changes in light-chain amyloidosis
An observational cohort study of 30 patients with primary light-chain amyloidosis treated with daratumumab-bortezomib-dexamethasone found th…
Patients with weaker responses to amyloidosis treatment showed lower gene activity before therapy and increased immune stress during treatme…
Observational report describes racial and ethnic disparities in receiving COVID-19 treatment medications in the US
Report describes racial and ethnic disparities in receiving COVID-19 treatment medications
An observational report from the United States described racial and ethnic disparities in the receipt of medications for COVID-19 treatment.
A new report describes racial and ethnic disparities in receiving medications for COVID-19 treatment in the United States.