Exploring the Prognostic Role of Trop-2, CD47, and CD163 Expression Levels on Survival Outcomes in Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Ramazan Oguz Yüceer, Sedanur Aydın, Iclal Gelir, Tulay Koc, Ersin Tuncer, Mahmut Ucar

“…Moderate positive correlations were found between Trop-2 and CD47 (<i>p</i> = 0.022), Trop-2 and CD163 (<i>p</i> = 0.037), and CD47 and CD163 (<i>p</i> < 0.001), respectively. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis revealed that patients with low Trop-2 expression exhibited significantly prolonged OS (<i>p</i> = 0.021) and progression-free survival (PFS) (<i>p</i> = 0.026) compared to those with high Trop-2 expression. …”
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Evaluating survival outcomes and treatment recommendations in resectable gastric cancer by Saad Sabbagh, Iktej Singh Jabbal, María Herrán, Mohamed Mohanna, Sindu Iska, Mira Itani, Barbara Dominguez, Kaylee Sarna, Zeina Nahleh, Arun Nagarajan

“…Treatment modalities were classified as neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NC), neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCR), PC, adjuvant chemotherapy (AC), and adjuvant chemoradiation (ACR). Kaplan-Meier curve and multivariable Cox regression models evaluated factors associated with OS. …”
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A panel of cancer testis antigens in squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, head and neck, and esophagus: implication for biomarkers and therapeutic targets by Lin Li, Xin Zhang, Jiayao Yan, Jingyi Guo, Fangcen Liu, Xiao Wei, Qin Liu, Kongcheng Wang, Baorui Liu

“…The prognostic impact of CTAs gene expression was evaluated using the Kaplan–Meier Plotter website. CTAs expression was 0–48% in ESCA, 3%-77% in LUSC, and 3%-71% in HNSC. …”
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Effects of early supplemental parenteral nutrition on new-onset infection in adults with acute severe stroke: a single-center retrospective case–control study by Chen Ma, Zhirong Fan, Xuan Wang, Bian Li, Jingjing Zhao, Xiaogang Kang, Wen Jiang, Fang Yang

“…Compared with that in the EN group, the time to new-onset pneumonia was significantly delayed in the SPN group (7.6 days vs. 5.2 days; mean difference, 2.5 days; 95% CI, 0.65 to 4.31; P = 0.009), as was the time to new-onset nosocomial infections (7.1 days vs. 4.8 days; mean difference, 2.3 days; 95% CI, 0.46 to 4.07; P = 0.015). Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed similar cumulative probabilities of new-onset pneumonia and new-onset nosocomial infections in the two groups (P > 0.05). …”
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Predicting 28-day all-cause mortality in patients admitted to intensive care units with pre-existing chronic heart failure using the stress hyperglycemia ratio: a machine learning-... by Xiao-han Li, Xing-long Yang, Bin-bin Dong, Qi Liu

“…The relationship between SHR and 28-day all-cause mortality was analyzed using restricted cubic splines, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, Kaplan–Meier survival analysis, and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis. …”
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Superior persistence of ustekinumab compared to anti-TNF in vedolizumab-experienced inflammatory bowel diseases patients: a real-world cohort study by Horng-Yih Chiu, Chia-Jung Kuo, Ming-Wei Lai, Ren-Chin Wu, Chien-Ming Chen, Cheng-Tang Chiu, Yu-Bin Pan, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Puo-Hsien Le

“…The primary discontinuation reason for VDZ was secondary non-response. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that UST demonstrated superior 52-week persistence in overall IBD, CD and UC patients, compared to anti-TNF. …”
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Downregulated mRNA Expression of ZNF385B Is an Independent Predictor of Breast Cancer by Ning Yan, Cong Liu, Fang Tian, Ling Wang, Yimin Wang, Zhaoying Yang, Yan Jiao, Miao He

“…Furthermore, the effects of ZNF385B on BC patients’ survival were evaluated by the Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression. Data from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database were employed to validate the results of TCGA. …”
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Treatment and Outcomes of Pancreatic Cancer in Armenia: A Retrospective Study From Resource-Limited Settings by Elen Baloyan, Davit Zohrabyan, Liana Safaryan, Armen Avagyan, Lilit Harutyunyan, Vardan Bardakhchyan, Jemma Arakelyan, Amalya Sargsyan, Martin Harutyunyan, Mariam Mailyan, Gevorg Tamamyan, Samvel Bardakhchyan

“…The information was obtained from the medical records of the patients with pancreatic cancer treated at these centers during January 1, 2010-January 1, 2022. Log-rank test and Kaplan-Meier curves were used for survival analysis. …”
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Concomitant Usage of H1‐Antihistamines and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors on Cancer Patient Survival by Yin Leung, Terry Cheuk‐Fung Yip, Grace Lai‐Hung Wong, Vincent Wai‐Sun Wong, Vicki Wing‐Ki Hui, Tony Shu‐Kam Mok, Henry Lik‐Yuen Chan, Stephen Lam Chan, Rashid Nok‐Shun Lui

“…Similar frequency‐dependent effects were identified in Kaplan–Meier analysis. Conclusion The benefits of adjunctive use of H1‐antihistamines may be generation‐ and tumor‐dependent. …”
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托瑞米芬治疗Luminal型年轻乳腺癌疗效和安全性的回顾性研究

“…【方法】 收集2002年1月至2007年10月诊治的绝经前年轻Luminal型乳腺癌的临床病理资料,使用他莫昔芬或托瑞米芬内分泌治疗共247例(分别为181例和66例)?采用Kaplan-Meier法和Log-rank检验分析两组生存情况,COX比率风险回归模型进行多因素分析?…”
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Comparative survival outcomes of neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy in patients with T1c, node-negative, triple-negative breast cancer: A population-based analysis by Yi-Zi Zheng, Jia-Qi Ying, Ting-Ting Wu, Yong-Hui Su, Ou-Chen Wang

“…To balance baseline characteristics and mitigate selection bias, propensity score matching (PSM) was used to create the NAT and AT cohorts. Kaplan–Meier (KM) analysis and Cox proportional hazards models were performed to assess the prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) and breast cancer–specific survival (BCSS). …”
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Personalized treatment strategies for breast adenoid cystic carcinoma: A machine learning approach by Sakhr Alshwayyat, Mahmoud Bashar Abu Al Hawa, Mustafa Alshwayyat, Tala Abdulsalam Alshwayyat, Siya sawan, Ghaith Heilat, Hanan M. Hammouri, Sara Mheid, Batool Al Shweiat, Hamdah Hanifa

“…A validation method incorporating the area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to validate the accuracy and reliability of ML models. We also performed a Kaplan-Meier (K-M) survival analysis. Results: This study included 1212 patients. …”
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Altered CD73-Adenosine Signaling Linked to Infection in Patients undergoing hemodialysis by Xiang F, Zhang Z, Nie Y, Cao X, Li Y, Chen X, Gong S, Zou J, Teng J, Ding X, Shen B

“…Diminished CD73-adenosine signaling contributes to severe infections.Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 393 patients who underwent HD for over six months were evaluated for CD73+Tcell ratios and were followed up for three years to track infection events. Kaplan–Meier curves and Cox regression analyses were used to evaluate the relationship between CD73+T cells and infections; meanwhile, multiple logistic regression analysis was used to analyze differences among infection groups. …”
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Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality of Perforated Peptic Ulcer: Retrospective Cohort Study of Risk Factors among Black Africans in Côte d’Ivoire by Soro Kountele Gona, Mahassadi Kouamé Alassan, Koffi Gnangoran Marcellin, Kissi Ya Henriette, Coulibaly Adama, Assohoun Toussaint, Ehua Adjoba Manuela, Seu Gagon Sylvain, Afum-Adjei Awuah Anthony, Ehua Somian Francis

“…Variables were studied with Kaplan Meier and Cox proportional hazard models. Results. …”
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Low Serum miR-607 Level as a Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker in Patients of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Preliminary Study by Dawei Jiang, Xiangfei Yuan, Jianqi Ni, Lan Shen, Min Cai, Liu Xu

“…Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were evaluated via the Kaplan–Meier method, and the association between miR-607 expression and OS was investigated by the Cox proportional hazard analysis. …”
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The Plasma Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor Is Related to Disease Activity of Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis by Fei Huang, Yueqiang Li, Ranran Xu, Anying Cheng, Yongman Lv, Qingquan Liu

“…Correlation analyses demonstrated that suPAR levels positively correlated with initial serum creatinine, BVAS, CRP, and procalcitonin concentration, and negatively correlated with eGFR and C3 circulating levels. In a Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, patients with plasma suPAR levels >5683.3 pg/mL showed poorer survival than patients with lower levels (log-rank, P=0.001). …”
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Low expression of TOX predicts poor prognosis of patients with breast cancer in the real world: A retrospective study by Chunlei Tan, Danping Wu, Xiaotian Yang, Shiyuan Zhang, Shuqiang Liu, Boqian Yu, Xiao Yu, Yuting Xiu, Yuanxi Huang

“…Survival curves were performed by Kaplan-Meier and log-rank test. The potential independent factors were assessed by Cox regression analyses. …”
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Uric acid to albumin ratio is a novel predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients: a prospective cohort study by Shengnan Chen, Shengnan Chen, Ming Zhang, Shouye Hu, Xiaolong Shao, Lin Liu, Zhi Yang, Kai Nan

“…The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and nomogram model were used to evaluate the predictive ability of variables. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to display the progression risks of diabetic patients.ResultsA total of 804 diabetic patients were enrolled in the study. …”
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Serum albumin-carcinoembryonic antigen ratio as an effective clinical tool for predicting recurrence and overall survival in patients with rectal cancer by Hailun Xie, Hailun Xie, Lishuang Wei, Shuangyi Tang, Jialiang Gan, Jialiang Gan

“…This study aimed to determine the value of albumin–carcinoembryonic antigen ratio (ACR) in predicting the progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of patients with rectal cancer.MethodsSurvival analysis was conducted using the Kaplan–Meier method, and hazard ratios (HR) were calculated using Cox regression analyses. …”
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CST2 promotes cell proliferation and regulates cell cycle by activating Wnt-β-catenin signalling pathway in serous ovarian cancer by Xiaohua Wang, Sufen Zhao, Yanwei Guo, Chunhui Wang, Shuyu Han, Xingcha Wang

“…A prognostic assessment of CST2 was conducted using Cox regression analysis and the Kaplan–Meier method. Differentially expressed genes were identified using functional enrichment analysis. …”
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