There is contrasting evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of JAK (Janus kinase) inhibitors in the treatment of psoriasis. This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed deucravacitinib, an oral, selective, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor, as the therapy of choice for moderate-to-severe psoriasis. PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases were searched for randomized controlled trials, including patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurgical resection is the first-line treatment for early-stage lung cancer, with lobectomy being the standard choice since the 1960s. Nevertheless, recent studies have shown controversies about whether sublobar resection or lobectomy is the optimal surgical approach today. In this sense, this meta-analysis aims to compare these techniques.
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