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Among patients with anterior myocardial infarction, adding low-dose rivaroxaban to dual antiplatelet therapy did not significantly reduce left ventricular thrombus formation at 1 month but increased minor bleeding.

Importance Anterior acute myocardial infarction is associated with increased risk of left ventricular (LV) thrombus. The benefit and risk of adding an oral anticoagulant to dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in preventing LV thrombus remain uncertain.

Objective To determine whether the addition of low-dose rivaroxaban to DAPT reduces the incidence of LV thrombus at 1 month in patients with anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Design, Setting, and Participants This multicenter, open-label, blinded–end point randomized clinical trial was performed in 29 centers in France. The trial was nested in the ongoing FRENCHIE (French Cohort of Myocardial Infarction Evaluation) registry. Between October 2021 and January 2023, patients with anterior STEMI were enrolled. The last date of participant follow-up was in March 2023. Data analysis was performed from September 2024 to July 2025.

DSTYK amplification enables lung cancer cells to evade T cell killing by sustaining ULK1-dependent suppression of TNF-α-induced apoptosis. Targeting ULK1 dismantles this survival pathway, restoring RIPK1-mediated cell death and sensitizing DSTYK-altered tumors to chemo-immunotherapy, revealing a promising therapeutic vulnerability in NSCLC.

Proton beam therapy continues to generate significant interest — and controversy — in prostate cancer. About 45 cancer centers in the US offer proton therapy to treat a variety of cancers, including prostate cancer.

The technology, however, faces ongoing debate about its role in prostate cancer. Despite the buzz, there is no randomized evidence demonstrating that proton therapy is superior to the current standard of care: intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The core question has become: Is proton therapy for prostate cancer worth it?

Does the evidence line up with the buzz surrounding the use of proton therapy to treat prostate cancer?