Summary: This study is non-inferiority trial design. This study aimed to investigate the effect of prophylactic oral antibiotics on preventing cholangitis in biliary atresia (BA) patients after Kasai portoenterostomy (KP) by comparing the cholangitis rate in BA patients who received prophylactic oral antibiotics and those who did not. The patients were followed up for 2 years after KP.

Summary: There are many guidelines on when to start drug treatment, but surprisingly few guidelines on how and when to stop drugs. For example, there are currently no clear guidelines on when to stop preventive medications such as statins in patients in palliative cancer care. According to previous studies, these drugs are often deprescribed far too late in the process, often close to death. This can lead ...

Summary: TerbinaPro is a phase II drug-repurposing study evaluating oral Terbinafine in patients with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after prior local treatment with curative intent. When local salvage strategies have been exhausted, recurrence usually reflects micro-metastatic disease without clearly visible metastases on imaging. Standard therapy with androgen deprivation or androgen-receptor ...