Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by Ziting Peng, Jianhui Dong, Shuyao Tang, Jiaxu Shi, Tongdong Shi

“…The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS), while the secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS) and safety. The Kaplan-Meier method was employed to plot survival curves, and differences between groups were assessed using log-rank tests.Results96 patients diagnosed with ICC were included, comprising 60 males (62.50%) and 36 females (37.50%). 85 patients exhibited disease progression, 22 patients succumbed, and 38 patients were lost to follow-up finally. …”
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The impact of delay in HIV diagnosis on patient survival: analysis of HIV infection trends from 2007 to 2023 by Riyaz A. Shaik, Sharan K. Holyachi, Mohammad S. Ahmad, Mohammed Miraj, Syed Yousaf Kazmi, Mohammad Rehan Asad, Ali Faraz, Mirwais Ramozi, Ritu Kumar Ahmad

“…Statistical analyzes were performed with Cox regression and survival curves (Kaplan-Meier). Results Out of 8092 patients, 5897 (72.8%) had delayed diagnosis. …”
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SUGT1 is a prognostic biomarker and is associated with immune infiltrates in ovarian cancer by Linyan Ge, Xiu Liu, Lingyan Zhang, Jiaren Zhang, Guanghui Song

“…Methods We conducted a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of SUGT1 expression in patients with OC compared with their normal controls, including the data from the cancer genome atlas (TCGA), genotype–tissue expression (GTEx) databases, gene ontology (GO) analysis, Kyoto Encylopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis, gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA). In addition, Kaplan–Meier (KM) analysis, univariate and multivariate Cox analyses were applied to investigate the prognostic role of SUGT1 in ovarian cancer. …”
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Preoperative neck ultrasound combined with pathological data can significantly impact the outcome of medullary thyroid carcinoma by Maurilio Deandrea, Tommaso Piticchio, Alberto Mormile, Francesca Retta, Giovanni Canale, Alessandra Caracciolo, Lorenzo Daniele, Pierpaolo Trimboli

“…The institutional database of Turin Mauriziano Hospital was searched to extract records of MTCs diagnosed between 2000 and 2021. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox and logistic regression analyses were performed, and the hazard ratio (HR) was calculated. …”
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心脏肿瘤162例的外科临床治疗及随访

“…良性肿瘤病人的平均生存期172.7月(95%置信区间150.8 ～ 194.7月),半数生存期为168月;恶性肿瘤病人的平均生存期24.7月(95%置信区间11.8 ～ 37.7月),半数生存期为11月?Kaplan*9鄄Meier生存曲线比较显示良性肿瘤远期生存概率明显高于恶性肿瘤(P < 0.001)?…”
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Outcomes and associated factors of cervical human papillomavirus infection among 608 women in Shenzhen, China, 2018–2023 by Zhenghan Lv, Xuesen He, Zhiju Li, Yue Yuan, Xinyi Zhou, Changqing Tu, Yinqi Yang, Yanshan Huang, Lili Yin, Huihui Chen, Yanling Tao, Yanling Tao

“…The rank sum test was used to analyze ranked data. The Kaplan–Meier method was used to analyze the turning negative time. …”
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Association of pre-exiting heart failure with long-term mortality and the recurrence of sepsis by Jin-Wen Zhu, Xiu-Ping Hu, Jun Jin, Bai Xu, Run Zhang, Sen Ye, Fang-Xiao Gong, Jun Hong, Qian Li, Xiang-Hong Yang, Ren-Hua Sun

“…All patients were adults admitted to intensive care units, and no specific interventions were applied. After matching, Kaplan–Meier survival analysis showed significantly poorer long-term survival rates in patients with heart failure, both in the original (p < 0.0001) and the matched cohort (p = 0.00059). …”
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Identification of Cytosolic DNA Sensor cGAS-STING as Immune-Related Risk Factor in Renal Carcinoma following Pan-Cancer Analysis by Zheng Wu, Ying Lin, Li-Min Liu, Yan-Li Hou, Wei-Ting Qin, Lei Zhang, Shu-Heng Jiang, Qin Yang, Yong-Rui Bai

“…Tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TIICs) were determined by the ssGSEA method. Kaplan–Meier curves, Cox regression analyses, and the area under the curve (AUC) were employed to decipher the predictive value of cGAS-STING risk score and TIICs across several human cancers. …”
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Unresectable Hepatic Metastasis of Uveal Melanoma: Hepatic Chemosaturation with High-Dose Melphalan—Long-Term Overall Survival Negatively Correlates with Tumor Burden by R. Brüning, M. Tiede, M. Schneider, P. Wohlmuth, H. Weilert, K. Oldhafer, A. Stang

“…Tumor response and adverse events were evaluated using RECIST 1.1 and the Clavien–Dindo classification. Kaplan–Meier methods and Cox regression hazard proportional models were used. …”
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Deciphering the Genetic Alterations in PIK3CA Gene Interacting Network and Their Putative Association with Breast Cancer: A Computational Approach by Sivapriya Dayakar, Anitha Pandi, Chandra Pandi, Paramasivam Arumugam, Vijayashree Priyadharsini Jayaseelan

“…The gene expression profile indicated the significant downregulation of PIK3CA gene transcripts. Interestingly, the Kaplan Meier survival analysis demonstrated that low/medium expression of PIK3CA presented with a good prognosis when compared with the high expression group. …”
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Association between triglyceride-glucose index and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with acute myocardial infarction: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database by Xin Su, Yujing Zhou, Jie Chang, Xin Zhao, Haiyu Li, Haiqiang Sang

“…Our research analyzed the correlation between the TyG index and the risk of mortality in patients with AMI, in order to evaluate the influence of the TyG index on the prognosis of this population.Methods1205 ICU patients with AMI were analyzed in this retrospective cohort analysis, and the necessary data were obtained from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database. The study conducted Kaplan-Meier analysis to compare all-cause mortality rates across four groups of patients. …”
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Cytogenetics and Molecular Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Referral Center in Tehran, Iran by Mahshid Heidary Sadegh, Maniya Mozafari, Mohammad Vasei, Sajjadeh Movahedinia, Marzieh Hosseini, Moeinadin Safavi

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 23 and chi-square, Mann-Whitney, t-test and Kaplan-Meier tests. P < 0.05 was considered significant.Results: Totally, 19 of 46 (41.3%) patients showed cytogenetic abnormalities. …”
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Allogenic Cultured Limbal Epithelial Transplantation and Cultivated Oral Mucosal Epithelial Transplantation in Limbal Stem Cells Deficiency: A Comparative Study by Mohamed Elalfy, Kareem Elsawah, Sundas Maqsood, Nigel Jordan, Mansour Hassan, Ahmed Zaki, Zisis Gatzioufas, Samer Hamada, Damian Lake

“…Data were examined for demographics, indications, ocular surface stability, absence of epithelial defect, ocular surface inflammation, visual outcomes, and intra- and postoperative complications. Results Kaplan–Meier analysis showed that patients in the ACLET group with longer follow-up had a significantly higher graft survival rate (81.7%, n = 56) than the COMET group (60.7%, n = 25) and the difference was statistically significant (p = 0.01). …”
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Real-World Clinical Outcomes and Treatment Patterns Among Black and Non-Black Patients With Prostate Cancer Initiated on Apalutamide in a Urology Setting by Benjamin H. Lowentritt, Carmine Rossi, Erik Muser, Frederic Kinkead, Bronwyn Moore, Patrick Lefebvre, Dominic Pilon, Shawn Du

“…Clinical outcomes described up to 24 months after apalutamide initiation using Kaplan-Meier analyses included progression to castration resistance, castration resistance-free survival (CRFS), and metastasis-free survival (MFS). …”
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Impact of advanced lung cancer inflammation index on all-cause mortality among patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis with reconstructed time-to-event d... by Ahmed Mazen Amin, Ramy Ghaly, Hossam Elbenawi, Abdelrahman Ewis, Ubaid Khan, Khaled S. M. Elshaer, Mohamed Abuelazm, Basel Abdelazeem, Brijesh Patel, Farris K. Timimi, Islam Y. Elgendy

“…On the adjusted prognostic meta-analysis, higher ALI was significantly associated with a reduction in the risk of all-cause mortality (hazards ratio [HR] 0.45, 95% CI 0.35–0.58-, P < 0.01). The reconstructed Kaplan Meier showed that ALI > 25 was significantly associated with a 56% reduction in the risk of all-cause mortality compared with ALI ≤ 25 (HR 0.44, 95% CI 0.38–0.50, P < 0.000001). …”
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The Neutrophil-to-Monocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-White Blood Cell Ratio Represent Novel Prognostic Markers in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer by Feng Tang, Penghui Dai, Qiongqiong Wei, Ke Gan, Zijie Wang, Huan Chen, Ting Li, Muhan Lv, Mingming Deng, Gang Luo

“…Receiver operating characteristic curves were generated, and areas under the curve were compared for the evaluation of the discriminatory ability of inflammation-based prognostic scoring systems. Kaplan-Meier curves and the Cox proportional hazard model were employed to analyze the relationships among NMR, PWR, and overall survival (OS). …”
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Factors Contributing to the Utilization of Adult Mental Health Services in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Hyperkinetic Disorder by Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla, Juan J. Carballo, Rebeca Garcia-Nieto, Jorge Lopez-Castroman, Analucia A. Alegria, Ignacio Basurte-Villamor, Juncal Sevilla-Vicente, Rocio Navarro-Jimenez, Teresa Legido-Gil, Consuelo Morant-Ginestar, Miguel Angel Jimenez-Arriero, Jeronimo Saiz-Ruiz, Enrique Baca-Garcia

“…The target population comprised 32,183 patients who had 3 or more visits at CAMHS. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to assess survival data. …”
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血液病住院患者血流感染死亡危险因素分析 by 张国扬, 杨鹏凤, 王秀菊, 李益清, 刘红云, 常建星, 马丽萍

“…血流感染患者死亡42例（17.4%），Logistic多因素回归分析 显示原发病活动状态（P = 0.007，OR = 5.622，95% CI 1.586 ~ 19.924）、出现感染性休克（P = 0.007，OR = 4.978，95% CI 1.560 ~ 15.884）、合并心功能不全（P = 0.001，OR = 11.878，95% CI 2.760 ~ 51.120）、白蛋白水平＜35 g/L（P = 0.036，OR = 3.468， 95% CI 1.087 ~ 11.066）、多种病菌感染（P = 0.010，OR = 6.024，95% CI 1.540 ~ 23.563）以及感染病菌为肠球菌属（P = 0.002， OR = 15.266，95% CI 2.817 ~ 82.728）或溶血性葡萄球菌（P = 0.001，OR = 19.308，95% CI 3.392 ~ 109.888）为死亡独立危险因 素。Kaplan-Meier生存分析显示，不恰当的初始经验性抗菌治疗及具备任何一个上述危险因素的患者总体病死率明显升 高。…”
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Ewing肉瘤p53表达与患者病理和预后分析 by 吴敬国

“…使用免疫组化法检测Ewing肉瘤组织中p53的表达，并用卡方检验、Kaplan-Meier生 存曲线、Log-rank检验及Cox比例风险回归模型评估p53表达与Ewing肉瘤患者临床病理特征及总体生存的相关 性。…”
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Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children of the first year of life: diagnostic and treatment approaches by O.S. Godik, D.S. Diehtiarova, O.I. Kvilinska

“…The success of primary surgical interventions was assessed with Kaplan-Meyer test. Median overall survival was reached at 920 days after initial surgery; primary surgical intervention survival 0.417 (95% CI: 0.205-0.072). …”
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