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Mild respiratory depression appears to be common in women given epidural morphine after caesarean delivery, a new study suggests.
The novel human monoclonal antibody suvratoxumab yielded a trend toward reducing the incidence of Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (SAP) in high-risk, mechanically-ventilated intensive care unit (MV ICU) patients with an acceptable safety profile, according to data from the phase II SAATELLITE* trial presented at ECCMID 2019.
The selective cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor baloxavir marboxil (hereafter baloxavir) effectively improves influenza symptoms in adolescent patients and those at high risk for influenza complications, according to two subanalyses of the CAPSTONE studies presented at ECCMID 2019.
Maternal psychological distress during pregnancy increases the risk of recurrent respiratory infections (RRI) in offspring during early childhood, a recent study has shown.
Treatment with the ROS1 inhibitor entrectinib yielded deep and durable responses in patients with ROS1 fusion-positive non–small cell lung cancer (ROS1+ NSCLC), including in those with brain metastases, according to a pooled analysis of three studies.
The novel pleuromutilin antibiotic lefamulin again shows a favourable safety and tolerability profile, now in an oral therapy form for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP), reveals the LEAP* 2 study.
Lung function is significantly poorer while overall survival (OS) is worse among posthaematopoietic stem cell transplantation (post-HSCT) bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) patients with initial rapid lung function decline within 3 months after BOS diagnosis compared to those with initial gradual decline in lung function after diagnosis, according to a study.
Special Reports
The prevalence of allergic diseases in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to rise over the next 20 years, driven by rapid economic development and urbanization. Allergic diseases have high socioeconomic impact by impairing productivity and quality of life, and the impact may be greater in Asia-Pacific than in Europe due to the presence and predominance of perennial allergens.
At a dinner symposium at Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur, Professor Dato’ Prepageran Narayanan presented the data concerning allergic rhinitis (AR) in Malaysia, and he discussed the role of intranasal corticosteroids (INCSs) in managing AR.
Hypertension guidelines differ in their recommendation to use beta-blockers as first-line agents. At a Menarini-sponsored symposium held during the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Congress 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan, Professor Giuseppe Mancia from the University of Milano-Bicocca in Milan, Italy and Professor Jong-Won Ha from the Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea discussed the rationale behind these recommendations, and reviewed the role of beta-blockers in hypertension management, particularly the role of vasodilatory beta-blocker nebivolol (Nebilet®, Menarini). Professor Lin Jiunn-Lee, APSC 2018 chairman and president of the Taiwan Society of Cardiology, chaired the symposium.
Airway diseases – such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep apnoea – have a significant impact on one’s health, quality of life and daily functioning. This article discusses how technological advancements in non-invasive ventilation and home sleep testing systems help to improve patient care and outcomes.
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During the recent 2017 Engelhard-Delfi Conference, organized by Delfi Marketing Sdn Bhd, three renowned speakers shared their insights into paediatric respiratory medicine.
Literature suggests that IPF is either the first or second most common interstitial lung disease (ILD) in pulmonology practice, with prevalence ranging from 17–86%. At the recent 3rd Respiratory Forum organized by Boehringer Ingelheim, Dr Felix Chua shared his insights into the importance of advancing the treatment paradigm of IPF, and the role of nintedanib (OFEV®) in its management.
Conference Reports
Treatment with the ROS1 inhibitor entrectinib yielded deep and durable responses in patients with ROS1 fusion-positive non–small cell lung cancer (ROS1+ NSCLC), including in those with brain metastases, according to a pooled analysis of three studies.
Two studies presented at ELCC 2019 provided contrasting outcomes on the efficacy of immunotherapy in elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
First-line therapy with the anti-programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) monoclonal antibody durvalumab improved overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared with platinum-based chemotherapy (CT), according to results from two analyses of the MYSTIC* trial presented at ELCC 2019.
Maintenance immunotherapy with the immune checkpoint inhibitors nivolumab and ipilimumab failed to improve overall survival (OS) in individuals with extensive-stage disease small-cell lung cancer (ED-SCLC), according to CheckMate 451* results presented at ELCC 2019.
Investigators from the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK recently demonstrated a significant interaction between volume of identified calcifications and their mean radiotherapy (RT) dose in predicting survival in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Age ≥60 years and ≥20 percent of normal lung volume receiving a radiation dose of ≥20 Gy (V20) are significant predictors of radiation pneumonitis (RP) in patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for lung cancer, a Chinese study has shown.
Reduction in gross tumour volume (GTV) during concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CRT) may be linked to worse overall survival (OS) in patients with locally advanced lung adenocarcinoma, according to a recent study reported at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC 2018).
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