The New England journal of medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Trial of Apremilast for Oral Ulcers in Behçet's Syndrome.
The small-molecule phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor apremilast modulates cytokines that are up-regulated in Behçet's syndrome. In a phase 2 trial involving patients with Behçet's syndrome, apremilast reduced the incidence and severity of oral ulcers. Data on the efficacy and safety of apremilast in patients with Behçet's syndrome who had active oral ulcers and had not previously received biologic agents are limited. ⋯ In patients with oral ulcers associated with Behçet's syndrome, apremilast resulted in a greater reduction in the number of oral ulcers than placebo but was associated with adverse events, including diarrhea, nausea, and headache. (Funded by Celgene; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02307513.).
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Secondary Surgical Cytoreduction for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer.
Secondary surgical cytoreduction in women with platinum-sensitive, recurrent epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian-tube ("ovarian") cancer is widely practiced but has not been evaluated in phase 3 investigation. ⋯ In this trial involving patients with platinum-sensitive, recurrent ovarian cancer, secondary surgical cytoreduction followed by chemotherapy did not result in longer overall survival than chemotherapy alone. (Funded by the National Cancer Institute and others; GOG-0213 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00565851.).