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Mike Bassett

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Mike Bassett

Mike Bassett is a staff writer for 麻豆传媒 focusing on oncology and hematology. He has over 20 years of journalism experience, including a dozen years covering medicine and healthcare. Based in Massachusetts, he has degrees from Boston University and George Washington University and spends much of his free time either watching or playing soccer.

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Novel Therapy Reduced Liver Fat, Improved Fibrosis in MASH

Liver fat reductions were sustained for up to a year with the thyroid hormone receptor agonist

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'A Watershed Moment': GLP-1 Drug Succeeds in Late-Stage MASH Trial

First positive phase III study for a GLP-1 agonist in chronic liver disease

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Tapered Steroid Dosing Safe, Effective in Severe Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis

Notably, tapering reduced the risk of infection compared with a fixed dose

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New MELD Model Improves Access to Liver Transplant for Women

A greater proportion of women on the waitlist and undergoing transplant since adoption

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Immunotherapy Shows Promise in Downstaging Liver Tumors Prior to Transplant

78% of patients in prospective study had tumor downstaging with immune checkpoint inhibitors

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Fecal Therapy Shows Survival Benefit in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis

Improved markers of disease severity as well in small trial of steroid-ineligible patients

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Adding HIPEC Boosts Survival in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

Results "signal a paradigm shift," expert says

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Perioperative Anti-PD-1 in Soft-Tissue Sarcoma Boosts Disease-Free Survival

But absence of significant OS benefit raises questions about long-term benefit, expert says

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Electronic Symptom Screening in Kids With Cancer Boosts Quality of Care

Improvements seen in pain, neuropathy, and cognitive function

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Year in Review: Early Breast Cancer

USPSTF screening recommendations, broader indication for ribociclib, OS win for pembrolizumab

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