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Sputum biomarkers may predict COPD exacerbations
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- Walter Alexander
Specific mucus hydration and inflammation biomarkers from sputa were elevated in patients with COPD.
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Meeting the unmet need in multiple myeloma
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- Walter Alexander
Multiple myeloma remains an incurable plasma cell disorder with near certain relapse after successful treatment...
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Antibiotic use associated with triple-negative breast cancer mortality
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- Walter Alexander
Antimicrobials can decrease circulating and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes that effect the immune repertoire and in turn survival.
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Women struggle with benzodiazepine addiction post chemotherapy treatment
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Sedatives like benzodiazepines are used to control nausea, anxiety, and insomnia during chemotherapy treatment, but overuse and failing to taper...
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High triglycerides in normal-weight men with obstructive sleep apnea
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- Walter Alexander
“These findings of high prevalence of metabolic risk in lean patients with OSA, I find very worrying.”
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Venetoclax heralded a new class of small-molecule blood cancer drugs
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax has been quickly followed by drugs that target either BCL2 or proteins with similar prosurvival function, especially...
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Pulmonary rehabilitation: Similar benefit in both IPF and COPD patients
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
“These data reinforce the importance of referral to and engagement in pulmonary rehabilitation amongst the IPF...
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Filtering pulmonary function tests through race/ethnicity may add to biased care
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Normalized standard height for lung function may ignore effects of early-life nutrition, genetics, lung-specific...
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AHA dietary guidance cites structural challenges to heart-healthy patterns
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
The American Heart Association urges Americans to protect their health through better nutrition, while recognizing the numerous obstacles that...
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Placebo beat risankizumab in adults with severe asthma
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Placebo was superior to risankizumab with respect to time to first asthma worsening and annualized rate of...
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BTKi resistance: ‘Achilles’ heel’ in effective treatment of B-cell malignancies
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Success of BTKi in treating lymphoid malignancies is marred by resistance
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COPD: Higher mortality with low baseline CO diffusing capacity
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
Clarifying mechanisms of low DLCO may help clinicians direct interventions toward ameliorating the low capacity...
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Pacemakers after TAVR: No long-term survival differences
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- Walter Alexander
“To date, the impact of PPI on late clinical outcomes after TAVR remains controversial; however, this study to some extent helps clarify this...
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Novel trastuzumab duocarmazine significantly improved survival in advanced HER2-positive breast cancer
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- Walter Alexander
Trastuzumab duocarmazine is a novel HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate which, according to the results of the TULIP trial recently presented...
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Once daily poziotinib shows efficacy in non–small cell lung cancer
- Author:
- Walter Alexander
No effective treatments exist for patients with NSCLC with EGFR and HER2 exon 20 mutations, but now a new study shows that poziotinib 16 mg daily...