Impact of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Local Radical Treatment on Survival Outcomes in Synchronous Oligometastatic NSCLC by Mandy Jongbloed, MD, Valentina Bartolomeo, MD, Martina Bortolot, MD, Shahan Darwesh, MD, Jarno W.J. Huijs, MD, Safiye Dursun, MD, Juliette Degens, MD, PhD, Ben E.E.M. van den Borne, MD, PhD, Maggy Youssef-El Soud, MD, PhD, Marcel Westenend, MD, PhD, Cordula Pitz, MD, PhD, Dirk K.M. De Ruysscher, MD, PhD, Lizza E.L. Hendriks, MD, PhD

“…Methods: Multicenter retrospective study including adequately staged patients, with sOMD NSCLC (maximum five metastases in three organs [European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer definition]) between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2022, treated with a first-line ICI-based versus chemotherapy-only regimen. …”
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Exploration of rituximab treatment strategies for membranous nephropathy adapted to the Chinese healthcare environment by Xiaolong Wang, Xueying Cao, Jie Wu, Shuang Liang, Jian Yang, Hong Wang

“…Patients and methods This retrospective study focused on patients with MN who were treated with RTX and hospitalized at the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital between January 1, 2019, and December 30, 2022. These patients were followed up for more than one year. …”
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Viral load suppression rate of third-line antiretroviral therapy and its association with gender among HIV patients after second-line treatment failure in Africa: a systematic revi... by Tilahun Degu Tsega, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu, Getaneh Atikilt Yemata, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Getasew Yirdaw, Chalachew Yenew, Anley Shiferaw Enawgaw, Amare Genetu Ejigu, Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw, Berhanu Abebaw Mekonnen, Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu, Abathun Temesgen, Abebaw Molla, Habitamu Mekonen, Assefa Andargie Kassa, Gashaw Melkie Bayeh

“…Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted using PubMed, Medline, Cochrane Library, Henari, African Journals Online (AJOL), Web of science, and Google Scholar to access studies up to December 6, 2024. The PRISMA guideline, JBI, and Newcastle Ottawa quality assessment scale checklists were used. …”
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Observation on the curative effect of umbilicus application therapy combined with Cucurbit moxibustion in the treatment of spleen deficiency syndrome of type 2 diabetes mellitus (敷... by GAO Junluan (高俊娈), XUE li (薛丽), ZHANG Gengliang (张庚良), HAO Min (郝民), MAO Hui (毛慧), SHEN Yanru (沈彦如)

“…Methods Using convenience sampling method, 60 patients with type 2 diabetes admitted to our hospital from March 2020 to December 2020 were selected as the research objects, and randomly divided into two groups, 30 people in each group. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Marisa dos Reis, Joseph Burke, Raphaelle Schwarzberg (†)

“…, which is to take place on December 10 and 13, 2010 in Poitiers and Guyancourt, France. …”
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The direct and urinary electrolyte-mediated effects of ambient temperature on population blood pressure: A causal mediation analysis by Ayesha Mukhopadhyay, Momenul Haque Mondol, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Rizwana Khan, Hoimonty Mazumder, Mohammad Nahian Ferdous, Emily V. Pickering, Konstantinos C. Makris, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Faruk Ahmed, Mohammad Shamsudduha, Fawaz Mzayek, Chunrong Jia, Hongmei Zhang, Anwar Musah, Lora E. Fleming, Matthew P. Smeltzer, Howard H. Chang, John L. Jefferies, Csaba P. Kovesdy, Xichen Mou, Abu Mohd Naser

“…We pooled 5,624 person-visit data from a community-based stepped-wedge randomized control trial in southwest coastal Bangladesh from December 2016 to May 2017. Same-day ambient temperature data from local weather stations were linked to participant BP and urine electrolytes using geo-locations of their residential addresses. …”
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Analysis of depression status and nursing interventions in 163 patients with liver disease (163例肝病患者抑郁状况调查及护理干预效果分析) by WANG Yundan (望运丹), WANG Weixian (王伟仙), HU Deying (胡德英), LIU Yilan (刘义兰)

“…Methods Using PHQ-9 for depression screening, 163 hospitalized patients with liver diseases in the Infection Department were evaluated from August 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, and the data were analyzed. According to the results of PHQ-9 depression screening scale, patients with moderate and severe liver disease depression were given 15 days of nursing interventions. …”
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Low transthyretin is associated with the poor prognosis of colorectal cancer by Zhe Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Chenhao Hu, Chenhao Hu, Chenhao Hu, Feiyu Shi, Feiyu Shi, Feiyu Shi, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Ya Wang, Ya Wang, Yujie Zhang, Yujie Zhang, Yujie Zhang, Xiaojiang Zhang, Xiaojiang Zhang, Xiaojiang Zhang, Junjun She, Junjun She, Junjun She

“…Furthermore, an additional cohort of 377 CRC patients enrolled between January 2014 and December 2015 was included as an external validation.ResultsBased on the optimal cut-off value of 121.3 mg/L, we divided the patients into the TTR-lower group (<121.3 mg/L) and the TTR-higher group (≥121.3 mg/L). …”
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Combined Age with Mean Decrease Rates of Total Bilirubin and MELD Score as a Novel and Simple Clinical Predictor on 90-Day Transplant-Free Mortality in Adult Patients with Acute Li... by Di Jin, Kai Kang, Bing-zhu Yan, Jian-nan Zhang, Jun-bo Zheng, Zhi-hui Wang, Di Wu, Yu-jia Tang, Xin-tong Wang, Qi-qi Lai, Yang Cao, Hong-liang Wang, Yang Gao

“…This retrospective study contained adult patients with ALF undergoing PE from the Medical ICU (MICU) in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University between January 2017 and December 2020. Baseline and clinical data were collected and calculated on admission to ICU before PE, including gender, age, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), etiology, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, prothrombin activity, model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, and sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score. …”
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The value of sex hormones and sex hormone-binding globulin in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease among boys with obesity by Ying Wang, Shuyi Yang, Suming Zhang, Suming Zhang, Ye Yang, Siqing Li, Siqing Li, Meiyu Zhang, Meiyu Zhang, Xiaona Li, Hua Bai, Peiliang Luo, Yingdi Yuan, Yingdi Yuan

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the relationship between metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and sex hormones and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) in boys with obesity.MethodsRetrospective analysis of metabolic indicators and sex hormone levels in boys with obesity who sought medical attention at the First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang City from January 2020 to December 2023. Based on abdominal ultrasound results, they were categorized into a simple obesity group and MAFLD group, and differences between the two groups were compared. …”
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Perbedaan Rerata Kadar Soluble Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1 (Sflt-1) Serum pada Penderita Early Onset, Late Onset Preeklampsia Berat / Eklampsia dan Kehamilan Normal by Laila Rahmi, Rahmatina B. Herman, Yusrawati .

“…</em><em>III hospital and Biology Moleculer Laboratory Medicine Faculty of Andalas University Padang from February until December 2014 with a cross sectional design. The total subjects were 84 persons, consist of three groups, there was early onset severe preeclampsia/ eclampsia, late onset severe preeclampsia/ eclampsia and normal pregnancy as control group. …”
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Twenty years’ experience of midgut malrotation and volvulus in a tertiary center in northern Taiwan: A retrospective study by Wen-Yu Tseng, Ming-Wei Lai, Jin-Yao Lai, Chien-Chang Chen, Hsun-Chin Chao, Jeng-Chang Chen, Shih-Yen Chen, Yung-Ching Ming, Hung-Yu Yeh, Hung-Hsiang Lai, Sze-Ya Ting, Pai-Jui Yeh

“…Methods: We reviewed the operation records of infants surgically diagnosed with midgut malrotation at Chang Gung Children's Medical Center between January 2000 and December 2020. Patients were classified into the poor-outcome group (PO) if they underwent bowel resection or experienced mortality; all others were categorized as the favorable-outcome group (FO). …”
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Monitoring of Circulating Tumor DNA and Indication of De-Escalation Adjuvant Targeted Therapy for EGFR-Mutated NSCLC After Complete Resection by Song Dong, PhD, Bingfa Yan, PhD, Si-Yang Liu, PhD, Xuan Gao, PhD, Hui-Zhao Hong, MD, Hong-Ji Li, MD, Wei Gao, PhD, Hong-Hong Yan, PhD, Si-Yang Maggie Liu, PhD, Hai-Yan Tu, PhD, Yi Pan, PhD, Qing Zhou, PhD, Xue-Ning Yang, PhD, Xue-Feng Xia, PhD, Xin Yi, PhD, Wen-Zhao Zhong, PhD, Yi-Long Wu, MD, Jia-Tao Zhang, PhD

“…Methods: From January 2019 to December 2022, 71 patients with stages I to III NSCLC and EGFR (exon 19 deletion or L858R) mutations were enrolled in this observational study. …”
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Understanding limb necrotizing infections: A comprehensive approach by A. Garrido-Hidalgo, J. García-Coiradas, M. Echevarría-Marín, S. Llanos, J.A. Valle-Cruz, F. Marco

“…Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted, including all surgically treated NSTI patients at our center from January 2016 to December 2022, examining epidemiological and clinical data. …”
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Genomic and epidemiological analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variants isolated in Guinea: a routine sequencing implementation by Aminata Mbaye, Haby Diallo, Thibaut Armel Cherif Gnimadi, Kadio Jean Jacques Olivier Kadio, Abdoul Karim Soumah, Joel Balle Koivogui, Jean Louis Monemou, Moriba Kowa Povogui, Djiba Kaba, Castro Hounmenou, Laetitia Serrano, Christelle Butel, Nicolas Fernandez Nuñez, Nicole Vidal, Emilande Guichet, Eric Delaporte, Ahidjo Ayouba, Martine Peeters, Abdoulaye Toure, Alpha Kabinet Keita, AFROSCREEN Team

“…The third period, between December 2021 and May 2023, was characterized by the Omicron variant, with nine subvariant majorities found. …”
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[Artículo traducido] Infecciones necrosantes de partes blandas: aproximación diagnóstico-terapéutica by A. Garrido-Hidalgo, J. García-Coiradas, M. Echevarría-Marín, S. Llanos, J.A. Valle-Cruz, F. Marco

“…Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted, including all surgically treated NSTI patients at our center from January 2016 to December 2022, examining epidemiological and clinical data. …”
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Anti-LAG-3 antibody LBL-007 plus anti-PD-1 antibody toripalimab in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma and other solid tumors: an open-label, multicenter, phase Ib/II trial by Gang Chen, Dong-Chen Sun, Yi Ba, Ya-Xiong Zhang, Ting Zhou, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Hong-Yun Zhao, Wen-Feng Fang, Yan Huang, Zhen Wang, Chao Deng, De-Sheng Hu, Wei Wang, Jin-Guan Lin, Gui-Ling Li, Su-Xia Luo, Zhi-Chao Fu, Hai-Sheng Zhu, Hui-Li Wang, Sheng-Li Cai, Xiao-Qiang Kang, Li Zhang, Yun-Peng Yang

“…Results Between November 30, 2021, and December 1, 2023, 80 patients were enrolled, including 30 (37.5%) with NPC and 50 (62.5%) with other tumors. …”
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A Meta-analysis of Sanyrene in preventing radiation dermatitis of head and neck tumor (赛肤润预防头颈部肿瘤放射性皮炎的Meta分析) by ZHENG Ya (郑雅), ZENG Guqing (曾谷清), PENG Lingying (彭玲英), NI Xiaoyan (倪晓燕), WANG Aoyi (王傲一), PAN Rongjia (潘荣佳), NIAN Fang (年芳)

“…The search time limit is from the establishment of the database to December 31, 2019. Two independent reviewers screened, evaluated and extracted the literature, and Meta-analysis was performed by RevMan 5. 3 software. …”
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Comparison of dark-field chest radiography and CT for the assessment of COVID-19 pneumonia by Florian T. Gassert, Henriette Bast, Henriette Bast, Henriette Bast, Theresa Urban, Theresa Urban, Theresa Urban, Manuela Frank, Manuela Frank, Felix G. Gassert, Konstantin Willer, Konstantin Willer, Rafael C. Schick, Rafael C. Schick, Bernhard Renger, Thomas Koehler, Thomas Koehler, Alexandra Karrer, Andreas P. Sauter, Alexander A. Fingerle, Marcus R. Makowski, Franz Pfeiffer, Franz Pfeiffer, Franz Pfeiffer, Franz Pfeiffer, Daniela Pfeiffer, Daniela Pfeiffer

“…BackgroundDark-field chest radiography allows the assessment of the structural integrity of the alveoli by exploiting the wave properties of x-rays.PurposeTo compare the qualitative and quantitative features of dark-field chest radiography in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia with conventional CT imaging.Materials and methodsIn this prospective study conducted from May 2020 to December 2020, patients aged at least 18 years who underwent chest CT for clinically suspected COVID-19 infection were screened for participation. …”
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An observational study evaluating the epidemiological and entomological impacts of piperonyl butoxide insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) compared to a combination of indoor residual s... by Banchamlak Tegegne, Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Emily R Hilton, Sarah Zohdy, Cecilia Flatley, Kelly M Davis, Amha Worku, Meshesha Balkew, Peter Mumba, Sheleme Chibsa, Jon Eric Tongren, Gudissa Assefa, Achamyelesh Sisay, Dawit Teshome, Mastewal Worku, Mulat Yimer, Melissa Yoshimizu, Isabel Swamidoss, Carla Mapp, Jimee Hwang, Wendy Inouye, Aklilu Seyoum, Dereje Dengela, Sarah M Burnett

“…Confirmed malaria cases reported during the high transmission season (September to December) were compared in the 2 years before (2019 and 2020) vs the 2 years after (2021 and 2022) the 2021 campaigns. …”
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