Leah Lawrence

Leah Lawrence

Articles by Leah Lawrence

Leah LawrenceMetabolic Disorders | May 22, 2025
Obesity is a chronic, complex disease driven by biology, not just behavior—effective care requires empathy and support.
Leah LawrenceDermatology | May 20, 2025
TLR9 gene variants may influence vitiligo risk, new research suggests innate immunity plays a key role.
Leah LawrenceDermatology | May 20, 2025
Elevated bilirubin levels may lower vitiligo risk, suggesting a protective role, new genetic study finds.
Leah LawrenceDermatology | May 20, 2025
Tofacitinib shows promising 6-month results for alopecia totalis and universalis, with notable hair regrowth and safety profi
Leah LawrenceDermatology | May 20, 2025
Topical JAK inhibitors show promise for vitiligo, but current evidence lacks strong statistical support, study finds.
Leah LawrenceNeurology | May 12, 2025
Ifetroban shows significant 12-month cardiac benefit in DMD patients, per phase-2 FIGHT DMD trial results.
Leah LawrenceNeurology | May 12, 2025
Apitegromab improves motor function in SMA patients aged 2–21, per phase-3 SAPPHIRE trial results.
Leah LawrenceNeurology | May 12, 2025
Losmapimod failed to show clinical benefit over placebo in FSHD patients in the phase 3 REACH trial, ending its development.
Leah LawrenceNeurology | May 12, 2025
Intrathecal gene therapy OA significantly improved motor function in older SMA patients in phase-3 STEER trial.
Leah LawrenceHR Breast Cancer | April 17, 2025
iDFS strongly correlates with OS in HR+/HER2- early breast cancer, supporting its use as a surrogate endpoint in trials.
Leah LawrenceTriple-Negative Breast Cancer | April 15, 2025
Sacituzimab govitecan showed modest CNS activity in pretreated HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer with brain metastases.
Leah LawrenceTriple-Negative Breast Cancer | April 9, 2025
Shorter chemoimmunotherapy shows promise in early TNBC, with higher pCR in PD-L1+ or TIL-high patients, Neo-N trial finds.
Leah LawrenceHR Breast Cancer | April 7, 2025
Imlunestrant with or without abemaciclib improved PFS in ER+/HER2- advanced breast cancer post-endocrine therapy.
Leah LawrenceHER2 Breast Cancer | March 31, 2025
The FDA approved trastuzumab deruxtecan for HR-positive/HER2-low metastatic breast cancer based on DESTINY-Breast06 results.
Leah LawrenceHER2 Breast Cancer | March 31, 2025
The FDA granted Fast Track status to emiltatug ledadotin for advanced breast cancer following phase 1 results targeting B7-H4
Leah LawrenceASCO 2024: Focus on Lung Cancer | July 10, 2024
Researchers compared outcomes between patients with baseline stage III N2 and non-N2 NSCLC.
Leah LawrenceASCO 2024: Focus on Lung Cancer | July 3, 2024
A pilot study evaluated neoadjuvant platinum, pemetrexed, and nivolumab followed by pleurectomy/decortication.
Leah LawrenceASCO 2024: Focus on Lung Cancer | July 2, 2024
Study investigators say the results support further study of the bispecific T-cell engager in previously treated SCLC.
Leah LawrenceASCO 2024: Focus on Lung Cancer | June 24, 2024
An analysis of the phase 3 trial evaluated multiple aspects of health-related quality of life.
Leah LawrenceASCO 2024: Focus on Lung Cancer | June 18, 2024
The study "confirmed the role of adagrasib compared to docetaxel" in terms of PFS, response rate, and intracranial response.