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A new network meta-analysis reveals that high-dose psilocybin may be as effective as escitalopram for treating depressive symptoms, with a standardized mean difference of 0.31 compared to placebo in antidepressant trials.

Recent studies suggest that ALS may begin to develop shortly after conception, taking years or decades before symptoms appear, highlighting the importance of early intervention and lifestyle modifications.

A phase 3 trial comparing doxorubicin-trabectedin combination therapy to doxorubicin alone in advanced leiomyosarcoma patients demonstrated a median overall survival of 33 months versus 24 months, respectively.

The TOPAZ-1 trial demonstrates that adding durvalumab to standard chemotherapy significantly improves overall survival in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer, potentially establishing a new first-line treatment option for this difficult-to-treat malignancy.

Osimertinib significantly improved progression-free survival in patients with unresectable stage III EGFR-mutant NSCLC after chemoradiotherapy, with a hazard ratio of 0.16 compared to placebo.

Actigraphy devices revealed significant improvements in sleep patterns with nighttime levodopa use, despite patients not perceiving these changes subjectively.