Medscape

When Does Spleen Size Signal Cancer Risk?

For older adults with incidentally detected splenomegaly, a very large spleen volume predicts a substantial risk for ...
Medscape

Noninvasive Spleen Test Predicts Liver Disease Complications

Spleen stiffness measurement (SSM) demonstrated strong predictive accuracy for liver decompensation in patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD), with an optimal cutoff of 50 ...
News Medical

Eliglustat drug improves liver, spleen size and hemoglobin level in adults with Gaucher disease type 1

Among previously untreated adults with Gaucher disease type 1, a genetic disease in which there is improper metabolism due to a defect in an enzyme, treatment with the drug eliglustat resulted in ...
Healio

Incidentally detected splenomegaly may be risk factor for blood, liver cancers

Individuals with incidentally detected splenomegaly may be at increased risk for blood and liver cancers, as well as cirrhosis.An evaluation of more than 47,000 individuals who had a CT or MRI found ...
CURE

FDA Orphan Drug Designation Granted to Zavabresib for Myelofibrosis

The FDA granted orphan drug designation to zavabresib, an investigational therapy for the treatment of myelofibrosis, a rare ...