Evidence of Efficacy and Safety of Deucrictibant for Prophylaxis and On-Demand Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema Attacks Published Back-to-Back in The Lancet Haematology

Results from Phase 2 clinical studies, CHAPTER-1 and RAPIDe-1, provide evidence of viability of bradykinin B2 receptor antagonism in management ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Prophylactic Treatment Challenges and Considerations for Hemophilia A

Allison Wheeler, MD, delves into the complexities of prophylaxis for mild to moderate hemophilia A cases, exploring a patient-centric approach, situational prophylaxis during high-risk activities, and ...
Healio

Fitusiran prophylaxis superior to on-demand treatment for severe hemophilia

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Once-monthly fitusiran prophylaxis improved outcomes compared with on-demand treatment for patients with severe ...
ascopubs.org

Podcast: VTE Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients with Cancer Guideline Update

Dr. Nigel Key and Dr. Anna Falanga join us for a conversation on the updated ASCO VTE prophylaxis and treatment in patients with cancer guideline. They discuss recent evidence assessing apixaban for ...
Healio

Long-term Prophylaxis

Long-term prophylaxis (LTP) is the cornerstone strategy to achieve disease control and improve patient quality of life(QoL), because many patients can become virtually attack-free with an acceptable ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Study Summary: Migraine Prophylaxis and Risk of Cardiovascular Events, Cerebrovascular Events, and Mortality

Author(s)Hoffman V, Xue F, Ezzy SM, et al. Risk of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular events and mortality in patients with migraine receiving prophylactic treatments: an observational cohort study ...
Nasdaq

Novo Nordisk A/S: Mim8 prophylaxis treatment shown to be well-tolerated when switching from emicizumab in people with haemophilia A in new phase 3 data presented at the ISTH ...

New FRONTIER5 data show that a direct switch to investigational Mim8 (denecimig) prophylaxis treatment from emicizumab, without the need for a washout period, was well-tolerated with no safety ...
Medscape

Prophylaxis Against PJP in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Also Cuts Risk for Other Serious Infections

Prophylactic treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) significantly reduced the risk for serious infections by approximately 50% in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody ...
ascopubs.org

Primary Febrile Neutropenia Prophylaxis for Patients Who Receive FEC-D Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review

Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials, and conference proceedings were searched from 1946 to April 2016 for trials that reported ...
Nature

Prophylactic laser treatment appears to promote choroidal neovascularisation in high-risk ARM: results of an interim analysis

Purpose The Drusen Laser Study (DLS) of high-risk age-related maculopathy (ARM) is a randomised, controlled clinical trial designed to answer two questions: (1) Do drusen resolve after macular laser ...
ABC News

What is a Prophylactic Mastectomy and Am I Still at Risk for Breast Cancer If I Have this Surgery?

Dr. William Farrar answers the question: 'What is a prophylactic mastectomy?' — -- Question: What is a prophylactic mastectomy and am I still at risk for breast cancer if I have this surgery?