In situ simulation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: A systematic review by Andrea Cortegiani, Mariachiara Ippolito, Cristian Abelairas-Gómez, Sabine Nabecker, Alexander Olaussen, Kasper G. Lauridsen, Yiqun Lin, Taylor Sawyer, Joyce Yeung, Andrew S. Lockey, Adam Cheng, Robert Greif, Aaron Donoghue, Barbara Farquharson, Chih-Wei Yang, Heike Geduld, Kathryn Eastwood, Kevin Nation, Sebastian Sch naubelt, Tasuku Matsuyama, Ying-Chih Ko, Katherine S. Allen, Tracy Kidd, Jan Breckwoldt, Ming-Ju Hsieh

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Safety and efficacy of edoxaban monotherapy after bioabsorbable polymer everolimus-eluting stent implantation in a human-like coronary atherosclerotic porcine model by Daisuke Kitano, Suguru Migita, Yuxin Li, Yutaka Koyama, Katsunori Fukumoto, Sayaka Shimodai-Yamada, Akira Onishi, Daiichiro Fuchimoto, Shunichi Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Nakamura, Atsushi Hirayama, Hiroyuki Hao, Yasuo Okumura

“…These results provide important preclinical evidence supporting the potential of DOAC monotherapy as an antithrombotic strategy after DES implantation and warrant further investigation in clinical trials.…”
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Recent advances in systemic therapy for advanced biliary tract cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis using reconstructed RCT survival data by Zhihao Li, Daniel Aliseda, Owen Jones, Luckshi Rajendran, Christian Magyar, Robert Grant, Grainne M. O’Kane, Anna Saborowski, Gonzalo Sapisochin, Arndt Vogel

“…We included randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that featured GemCis in a treatment arm for treatment-naive adults with advanced BTCs. …”
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Quality of care delivery in patients with acute heart failure: insights from the international REPORT-HF registryResearch in context by Wan Ting Tay, Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, Wouter Ouwerkerk, Christiane E. Angermann, Kenneth Dickstein, John G.F. Cleland, Ulf Dahlstrom, Georg Ertl, Mahmoud Hassanein, Sergio V. Perrone, Mathieu Ghadanfar, Anja Schweizer, Achim Obergfell, Sean P. Collins, Gerasimos Filippatos, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Jasper Tromp

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Preclinical development of a standardized extract of Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil for the treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome by Sara E.L. Tolouei, Rodrigo Marcon, Fabiana Cardoso Vilela, Cristina Setim Freitas, Melina Heller, Edineia Lemos de Andrade, Sergio José Macedo Júnior, Adara Áurea dos Santos, Ruth Fernandes Rocha, Guilherme Pasetto Fadanni, Naiani Ferreira Marques, Jarbas Mota Siqueira Júnior, João B. Calixto

“…These findings strongly suggest that TI-076 holds great potential for clinical trials aimed at developing a safe phytomedicine for treating obesity and related metabolic diseases.…”
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Efficacy and safety of everolimus for patients with focal cortical dysplasia type 2 by Se Hee Kim, Hoon‐Chul Kang, Yun Ho Roh, Jongsung Hahn, Kyung Lok Min, Seok‐Jin Lee, Donghwa Yang, Han Som Choi, Soyoung Park, Jeong Ho Lee, Sang‐Guk Lee, Se Hoon Kim, Min Jung Chang, Heung Dong Kim

“…Methods A prospective, crossover, placebo‐controlled clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03198949) enrolled patients aged 4–40 years with pathologically confirmed FCD 2 and a history of ≥3 seizures per month for two out of the 3 months prior to screening. …”
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KRASG12C‐inhibitor‐based combination therapies for pancreatic cancer: insights from drug screening by Constanza Tapia Contreras, Jonas Dominik Falke, Dana‐Magdalena Seifert, Carolin Schneider, Lukas Krauß, Xin Fang, Denise Müller, Engin Demirdizen, Melanie Spitzner, Tiago De Oliveira, Christian Schneeweis, Jochen Gaedcke, Silke Kaulfuß, Kimia Mirzakhani, Bernd Wollnik, Karly Conrads, Tim Beißbarth, Gabriela Salinas, Jonas Hügel, Nils Beyer, Sophia Rheinländer, Ulrich Sax, Matthias Wirth, Lena‐Christin Conradi, Maximilian Reichert, Volker Ellenrieder, Philipp Ströbel, Michael Ghadimi, Marian Grade, Dieter Saur, Elisabeth Hessmann, Günter Schneider

“…Our findings propose strategies to enhance KRASG12C‐inhibitor efficacy, guiding clinical trial design and molecular tumor boards.…”
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The effectiveness of convalescent plasma administered on the first day of admission for COVID-19 patients: an open-label randomized controlled trial by Saeed Mohammadi, Mandana Pouladzadeh, Hamidreza Kouhpayeh, Shamsi Okati, Mehdi Safdarian, Peyman Eshghi, Parastoo Moradi Choghakabodi, Shahabeddin Mashaei, Sharareh Sanei Sistani, Yalda Khani, Soheila Nasizadeh, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri, Amir Teimourpour, Haijuan Wang

“…This prospective, multicenter, two-parallel randomized controlled trial was prospectively registered in the Iranian Clinical Trials Registry (IRCT20200310046736N1).…”
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Dual inhibition of LAG-3 and PD-1 with IBI110 and sintilimab in advanced solid tumors: the first-in-human phase Ia/Ib study by Chenyu Mao, Anwen Xiong, Jiong Qian, Wenxiang Wang, Ying Liu, Tao Zhang, Zhihai Wu, Haiqing Ni, Jia Lu, Sixiang Long, Li Zhao, Yuling Chen, Caicun Zhou, Nong Xu

“…Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04085185.…”
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Examining the therapeutic potential and side effects of calcium channel blockers in mortality and morbidity of patients with stroke: A systematic review of pre-clinical and clinica... by Sevak Hatamian, Asad Abdi, Fatemeh Sadat Seyedi Asl, Armin Tafazolimoghadam, Arian Tavasol, Seyed Ali Mousavi Nejad, Reza Madadi, Zohre Tajabadi, Mina Dehghani, Najmeh Ahmadpoor, Mobina Fathi, Mohammadreza Hajiesmaeili, Navid Nooraei

“…Our inclusion criteria were randomized clinical trials, cohort studies, case-cross-over studies, case reports, and in-vitro and animal studies in which they evaluated the effects of calcium channel blockers on the CVA risk and mortality, morbidity, and long-term outcomes of stroke. …”
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Immunogenicity and safety of a COVID-19 DNA vaccine in healthy adults and elderly: A randomized, observer-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial by Siyue Jia, Chengwei Shao, Xin Cheng, Hongxing Pan, Zhijian Wang, Yu Xia, Jianfang Xu, Xuefen Huai, Danjing Leng, Jiarong Wang, Gan Zhao, Bin Wang, Jingxin Li, Fengcai Zhu

“…The COVID-19 DNA vaccine INO-4800 at two doses (1.0 mg or 2.0 mg) showed an acceptable safety profile and modest immunogenicity, with the high-dose slightly more immunogenic than the low-dose.Clinical Trials Registration: www.chictr.org.cn, identifier is ChiCTR2000040146.…”
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Depressive symptoms in older adults are associated with changes in stress-related markers, functional connectivity and brain volume by Edelweiss Touron, Robin de Flores, Laurent Coulbault, Cassandre Palix, Anne Chocat, Elizabeth Kuhn, Brigitte Landeau, Florence Mézenge, Daniel Roquet, Léa Chauveau, Sacha Haudry, Denis Vivien, Vincent de La Sayette, Natalie L. Marchant, Gaël Chételat, Géraldine Poisnel, for the Medit-Ageing Research Group

“…Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02977819, Registration Date: 2016–11-25.…”
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Phase I study of efineptakin alfa (NT-I7) for the treatment of Kaposi sarcoma by Leonard D’Amico, Martin Cheever, Steven P Fling, Anna Wright, Kathryn Lurain, Ramya Ramaswami, Irene Ekwede, Thomas S Uldrick, Robert Yarchoan, Judith C Kaiser, Angela Shaulov Kask, Manoj P Menon, Paul Couey, Eli Burnham, Allysson Angeldekao, Byung Ha Lee, Li-Lian Kwok, Chia-Ching Jackie Wang

“…Secondary endpoints included evaluation of antitumor activity per the modified AIDS Clinical Trials Group Criteria and assessment of the effect of NT-I7 on the kinetics of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells.Results Eight cisgender male participants (five with HIV infection) were enrolled. …”
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Effect of radiotherapy exposure on fruquintinib plus sintilimab treatment in refractory microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer: a prospective observation study by Jing Wang, Tao Zhang, Lei Zhao, Min Jin, Pindong Li, Shengli Yang, Hong Ma, Zhenyu Lin, Junli Liu, Hongli Liu, Kunyu Yang, Dandan Yu, Jianli Hu, Jun Xue, Mingxia Cheng, Chuying Huang

“…Gut microbiota, metabolites, and cytokines may help predict F&S outcomes for mCRC, which may be helpful in treatment decision-making.Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05635149.…”
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Web-based mindfulness and skills-based distress reduction for patients with cancer: study protocol of the multicentre, randomised, controlled confirmatory intervention trial Reduct by Dirk Schadendorf, Peter Martus, Stephan Zipfel, Yesim Erim, Alexander Bäuerle, Martin Teufel, Caterina Schug, Johanna Graf, Wolfgang Bethge, Andreas Dinkel, Anja Neumann, Jasmin Steinbach, Jana Heinen, Julia Barbara Krakowczyk, Mirjam Damerau, Sebastian Dries, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Mitra Tewes, Jörg Wiltink, Alexander Wünsch

“…Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations, the project website, and among self-help organisations.Trial registration number German Clinical Trial Register (DRKS); DRKS-ID: DRKS00025213.…”
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A legume-enriched diet improves metabolic health in prediabetes mediated through gut microbiome: a randomized controlled trial by Xiaorong Wu, Alvin Surya Tjahyo, Vera Sergeyevna Brok Volchanskaya, Long Hui Wong, Xianning Lai, Yi Ning Yong, Farhana Osman, Shia Lyn Tay, Priya Govindharajulu, Shalini Ponnalagu, Rachel Tso, Hwee Sze Teo, Kaijie Khoo, Huan Fan, Chew Chan Goh, Clara Poh Lian Yap, Melvin Khee-Shing Leow, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry, Sumanto Haldar, Kevin Junliang Lim

“…Trial registration: Clinical Trials NCT04745702.…”
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Muscarinic receptor agonists and positive allosteric modulators in animal models of psychosis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis [version 2; peer review: 1 approve... by Spyridon Siafis, Johannes Schneider-Thoma, Alexandra Bannach-Brown, Oliver D. Howes, Virginia Chiocchia, Ulf Tölch, Natascha I. Drude, Sabine M. Hölter, Andrea de Bartolomeis, Anthony C. Vernon, Georgia Salanti, Sridhar Natesan, Stefan Leucht, Irene Bighelli, Sameer Jauhar, Ioannis Mantas, Josef Priller, Francesca Tinsdeall, Wulf-Peter Hansen, Fiona J. Ramage, Nobuyuki Nomura, Malcolm R. Macleod

“…Xanomeline, an M1/M4-preferring agonist, has shown efficacy in late-stage clinical trials, with more compounds being investigated. …”
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Multimodal machine learning enables AI chatbot to diagnose ophthalmic diseases and provide high-quality medical responses by Ruiqi Ma, Qian Cheng, Jing Yao, Zhiyu Peng, Mingxu Yan, Jie Lu, Jingjing Liao, Lejin Tian, Wenjun Shu, Yunqiu Zhang, Jinghan Wang, Pengfei Jiang, Weiyi Xia, Xiaofeng Li, Lu Gan, Yue Zhao, Jiang Zhu, Bing Qin, Qin Jiang, Xiawei Wang, Xintong Lin, Haifeng Chen, Weifang Zhu, Dehui Xiang, Baoqing Nie, Jingtao Wang, Jie Guo, Kang Xue, Hongguang Cui, Jinwei Cheng, Xiangjia Zhu, Jiaxu Hong, Fei Shi, Rui Zhang, Xinjian Chen, Chen Zhao

“…This proof-of-concept study highlights the potential of chatbot-based multimodal AI for self-diagnosis and self-triage. (The clinical trial was registered on June 26, 2023, on ClinicalTrials.gov under the registration number NCT05930444.).…”
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Trends in Mental Health Outcomes of College Students Amid the Pandemic (Roadmap mHealth App): Longitudinal Observational Study by Gautham Jayaraj, Xiao Cao, Adam Horwitz, Michelle Rozwadowski, Skyla Shea, Shira N Hanauer, David A Hanauer, Muneesh Tewari, Kerby Shedden, Sung Won Choi

“…Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04766788; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04766788 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)RR2-10.2196/29561…”
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Effectiveness of acupuncture on glycolipid metabolism in patients with coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuxin Sun, Yu Liu, Jian Xiong, Xiao Li, Ying Wei, Qianhua Zheng, Xiang Li, Wenchuan Qi, Fanrong Liang

“…Assessing the quality of acupuncture literature using the Standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of acupuncture. Results: Our analysis included 18 eligible RCTs (N = 1346 participants). …”
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