Successful sequential therapy with rituximab and telitacicept in refractory Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and MOG-associated demyelination: a case report and literature review by Jingliang Zhang, Minzhe Hu, Chunjuan Wang, Shougang Guo

“…This case suggests that telitacicept may be a viable adjunct or sequential therapy option for the depletion of B cells in MNOS.…”
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Left Main Coronary Artery Compression following Melody Pulmonary Valve Implantation: Use of Impella Support as Rescue Therapy and Perioperative Challenges with ECMO by Erica D. Wittwer, Juan N. Pulido, Shane M. Gillespie, Frank Cetta, Joseph A. Dearani

“…An Impella ventricular assist device (VAD) provided rescue therapy during operating room transport for valve removal and pulmonary homograft replacement. …”
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Incidence of HBV Reactivation in Psoriasis Patients Undergoing Cytokine Inhibitor Therapy: A Single-Center Study and Systematic Review with a Meta-Analysis by Meng Hsuan Kuo, Ping-Hung Ko, Sz-Tsan Wang, Chih-Wei Tseng

“…However, two of the sixty-two (3.2%) HBsAg−/HBcAb+ patients experienced reactivation during therapy, with outcomes ranging from spontaneous recovery in one case to death from hepatic failure despite antiviral treatment in the other. …”
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Ionizing radiation and photodynamic therapy lead to multimodal tumor cell death, synergistic cytotoxicity and immune cell invasion in human bladder cancer organoids by Annabell Reinhold, Annegret Glasow, Sandra Nürnberger, Annett Weimann, Lucie Telemann, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Jochen Neuhaus, Mandy Berndt-Paetz

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The Effect of Counseling Based on Functional Analytic Psychotherapy with Enhanced Cognitive Therapy on Married Adolescent Women’s Sexual Self-efficacy: A Prospective Study by Maryam Gholami, Katayoun Alidousti, Mozhgan Taebi, Yunes Jahani, Atefeh Ahmadi

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Short-term survivors with brain metastases have modest benefits from focal and systemic therapies and remain frequent despite improving treatment landscape by M. Czogalla, J. Stöhr, N. Gleim, K. Papsdorf, S. Klagges, P. Hambsch, T. Kuhnt, F. Nägler, A. Barrantes-Freer, J. Wach, N.H. Nicolay, C. Seidel

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A comprehensive comparison of PARP inhibitors as maintenance therapy in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Shiya Ji, Lu Chen, Yebo Yu, Xupeng Chen, Liwen Wei, Lili Gou, Cheng Shi, Susu Zhuang

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Does pregabalin offer potential as a first-line therapy for generalized anxiety disorder? A meta-analysis of efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness by Narcis Cardoner, Narcis Cardoner, Narcis Cardoner, Narcis Cardoner, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Pilar Saiz, Pilar Saiz, Pilar Saiz, Pilar Saiz, Pilar Saiz, Guillermo Lahera, Guillermo Lahera, Guillermo Lahera, Guillermo Lahera, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Pino Alonso Ortega, Pino Alonso Ortega, Pino Alonso Ortega, Pino Alonso Ortega, María Pérez-Páramo

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Bismuth-Based Triple Therapy with Bismuth Subcitrate, Metronidazole and Tetracycline in the Eradication of Helicobacter pylori: A Randomised, Placebo Controlled, Double-Blind Study by Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Alain Farley, Norman Marcon, Raymond Lahaie, André Archambault, Richard Hunt, Robert Bailey, David Owen, Jean Spénard, Alan Stiglick, Nick Aimola, Patrick Colin

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the rate of Helicobacter pylori eradication following bismuth-based triple therapy with colloidal bismuth subcitrate, tetracycline hydrochloride and metronidazole.…”
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Long-term outcome of photodynamic therapy with hexyl aminolevulinate, 5-aminolevulinic acid nanoemulsion and methyl aminolevulinate for low-risk Basal Cell Carcinomas by M. Salmivuori, M. Grönroos, T. Tani, J. Räsänen, E. Snellman, N. Neittaanmäki

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Systematic Review with Network Meta-Analysis: Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Combination Therapy with Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers and Amlodipine in Asian Hypertensive Patients by Dae Wook Lee, Mira Jung, Hye Won Wang, Zainah Khan, Philippe Pinton

“…Numerous studies have compared safety and efficacy between antihypertensive classes, but in-class comparisons of angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) in combination therapy (CT) (fixed-dose combination or dual combination) with a calcium channel blocker (CCB) are lacking in Asia. …”
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The impact of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on the incidence, therapy, and outcomes of fournier gangrene: insights from a systematic review of case reports by Yufi Aulia Azmi, Firas F. Alkaff, Kevin Muliawan Soetanto, Soetojo Wirjopranoto, Maarten J. Postma, Abdul Khairul Rizki Purba

“…Abstract Background The clinical characteristics, therapy, and outcome of Fournier Gangrene (FG) in patients using sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) were examined in this systematic review. …”
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Contralateral Renal Cell Carcinoma Ureteric Metastases Can Arise on Tyrosine Kinase Adjuvant Therapy and Be Effectively Treated by Endoscopic Laser Excision and Ablation by Sarah L. Reid, Nikolas J. Arestis, Craig McIlhenny, Gavin W. A. Lamb

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Study on the Correlation between Pain and Cytokine Expression in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Bone Metastasis of Malignant Cancer Treated Using External Radiation Therapy by Yaling Lou, Yu Chen, Yumei Yuan, Ronghua Wang, Hanmin Shan

“…Combined with the analgesic effects of radiotherapy, certain cytokines may be very sensitive to radiation. External radiation therapy is commonly used to treat cancer patients with bone metastases and can effectively relieve metastasis-related pain, although its underlying mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. …”
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Color Changes in Artificially Induced Incipient Caries after Photodynamic Therapy with Different Concentrations of Methylene Blue and Toluidine Blue and Irrigation with Water and Hypochlorite by Sedighe Sadat Hashemikamangar, Mohammadreza Khadivi Moghadam, Mahtab Vahedi, Marzieh Rohaninasab, Nasim Chiniforush

“…The aim of this study was to assess the color changes in artificially induced incipient caries after photodynamic therapy (PDT) using different concentrations of methylene blue and toluidine blue, along with irrigation using water and hypochlorite. …”
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Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) for psychological distress associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): protocol for a feasibility trial of the ACTforIBD programme by Richard Gearry, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Andrew McCombie, Peter Gibson, Simon Knowles, Lisa Olive, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Subhadra Evans, Leanne Raven, Daniel Romano, Eric O, Madeleine Dober, Leesa van Niekerk, Susan Chesterman

“…The ACTforIBD programme, specifically designed for people with IBD and comorbid psychological distress, draws on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which promotes acceptance of situations that cannot be solved such as persistent physical symptoms. …”
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The Relationship between the Antitumor Effect of the IL-12 Gene Therapy and the Expression of Th1 Cytokines in an HPV16-Positive Murine Tumor Model by Flor García Paz, Vicente Madrid Marina, Ausencio Morales Ortega, Abimelec Santander González, Oscar Peralta Zaragoza, Ana Burguete García, Kirvis Torres Poveda, José Moreno, Juan Alcocer González, Eva Hernandez Marquez, Victor Bermúdez Morales

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First Report of a Case of Pneumococcal Meningitis Which Did Not Respond to the Ceftriaxone Therapy despite the Isolated Organism Being Sensitive to This Antibiotic In Vitro by Maryam Mojtabavi, Hamid Reza Naderi, Ashraf Tavanaee Sani, Mahmood Bagheri, Kiarash Ghazvini

“…This alarming emergence of isolates with in vivo resistance should be considered and even could lead to a shift in the empirical antibiotic therapy for pneumococcal infections.…”
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High-Titer Rheumatoid Factor is Associated with Worse Clinical Outcomes and Higher Needs for Advanced Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Real-Life Conditions by Victor Davi R. S. Oliveira, Ana Paula M. G. Reis, Claiton V. Brenol, Ivânio A. Pereira, Karina R. Bonfiglioli, Letícia R. Pereira, Manoel B. Bértolo, Maria de Fátima L. C. Sauma, Maria Fernanda B. R. Guimarães, Paulo Louzada-Júnior, Rina D. N. Giorgi, Sebastião C. Radominski, Licia Maria H. Mota, Cleandro P. Albuquerque, Geraldo R. Castelar-Pinheiro

“…Rheumatology and Therapy…”
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Enhancing hepatocellular carcinoma therapy with DOX-loaded SiO2 nanoparticles via mTOR-TFEB pathway autophagic flux inhibition by Huanyu Chen, Jun Liu, Zhichao Cao, Jiajia Li, Hong Zhang, Qianqian Yang, Jian Cheng, Yuxian Shen, Kewu He

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