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How some of the most recent trial analysis narrows the clinical scope of GLP-1 and SGLT-2 targeting therapies.

Grenye O'Malley, MD, spoke about study data on insulin pen priming for patients with type 1 diabetes, noting that 80% of patients reported priming frequently.

The 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting held in Chicago, Illinois, June 1-5, 2018, featured data from numerous studies and advancements being made in rare cancers. Here are 5 key takeaways from the meeting.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women. And yet, the crux of concern for disease risk is designated to male patients.

Is there a relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome and diabetes? And if so, what are the variations in female patients?

The OPTIFAST meal replacement program resulted in better outcomes than the standard of care and a higher proportion of patients no longer meeting criteria for type 2 diabetes.

During the first 12 weeks of study, the investigated therapy had also reduced patient hypoglycemia event rates by 23% and low blood sugar event rates by 26% versus comparative therapy.

Despite several of these 2 medicines have proved to reduce cardiovascular risks, that has not been the case for all options, leading to confusion.

The Medtronic MiniMed 670G system was expanded for pediatric T1D patients, then reported positive real-world symptom management during ADA 2018.

Empagliflozin has reported positive outcomes in renal conditions and heart failure in T2D patients. Now what?

The absolute risk reduction for patients with diabetes and recent ACS was 2.3% when on the PCSK9 inhibitor plus statin therapy.

Post-hoc analyses from the EMPA-REG OUTCOME study found consistent benefits for the therapy in comorbidities versus placebo.

The chief medical officer of the Joslin Diabetes Center spoke about how providers communicate with their patients can affect their adherence to medications.

Xultophy was originally indicated as a therapy to improve glycemic control in adults with T2D mellitus that is inadequately controlled by basal insulin or liraglutide.

As physicians treat more diverse patient populations, the importance of communicating properly with patients can have resounding effects on outcomes and adherence.

Facing a major CVD prevalence in 30 million-plus patients with type 2 diabetes, the national agencies are planning a collaborative initiative that will last years.

Both the intention-to-treat and on-treatment principles reported significant blood sugar reductions from the oral GLP-1 analogue.

The daily therapy was tested for T2D control benefits and treatment adherence versus insulin glargine U-300.

More people achieved weight reduction of ≥5% and ≥10% with semaglutide in all BMI subgroups.

The American Heart Association chief medical officer for prevention discussed the new ADA partnership and the new emphasis on comorbidity care.

The Healthy MOMs program resulted in positive improvements in diet and depressive symptoms for expecting Latinas, a population at a high risk for gestational and type 2 diabetes.

The Janssen product was found to be linked to a reduced risk of sustained kidney function loss, attenuated eFGR decline, and a reduction in albuminuria.

The expanded indication provides an important treatment option for clinicians and patients with type 1 diabetes.

The investigative GLP-1 receptor agonist was compared to liraglutide, sitagliptin, and placebo in adult patients with type 2 diabetes.

Phase 1/2a clinical trial (NCT02253212) data on ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening for brain disorders like recurrent glioblastoma.

Iobenguane I 131 (AZEDRA) has been shown to be effective in patients with malignant, recurrent, or unresectable pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (pheo/para).

The use of the maintenance regimen increased both 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) and 5-year overall survival (OS) in rhabdomyosarcoma.

Pauline Funchain MD, explains her research which focuses on assessing possible underlying genetic and familial factors in melanomas.