Cosmetic Outcome Assessment following Breast-Conserving Therapy: A Comparison between BCCT.core Software and Panel Evaluation by Max Hendrik Haloua, Nicole Marianna Alexandra Krekel, Gerrit Johannes Albertus Jacobs, Barbara Zonderhuis, Mark-Bram Bouman, Marlon Eugène Buncamper, Franciscus Bernardus Niessen, Henri Adolf Hubert Winters, Caroline Terwee, Sybren Meijer, Monique Petrousjka van den Tol

“…Over recent decades, no consensus has yet been reached on the optimal approach to cosmetic evaluation following breast-conserving therapy (BCT). The present study compared the strengths and weaknesses of the BCCT.core software with a 10-member panel from various backgrounds. …”
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Safety of Allogeneic Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Therapy in Patients with Severe Cerebral Palsy: A Retrospective Study by Mei Feng, Aili Lu, Hongxia Gao, Caiwen Qian, Jun Zhang, Tongxiang Lin, Yuanqi Zhao

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Radiomics of magnetic resonance imaging for assessment of pathological complete response to neoadjuvant therapy and long-term survival in breast cancer by N. V. Petrova, G. G. Karmazanovsky, E. V. Kondratyev, A. Yu. Popov, M. V. Rostovtsev, N. Yu. Germanovich, D. V. Kalinin

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'Which treatment do you believe you received?' A randomised blinding feasibility trial of spinal manual therapy by Javier Muñoz Laguna, Astrid Kurmann, Léonie Hofstetter, Emanuela Nyantakyi, Julia Braun, Lauren Clack, Heejung Bang, Mazda Farshad, Nadine E. Foster, Milo A. Puhan, Cesar A. Hincapié, the SALuBRITY Blinding Clinician Group

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Applying Concepts of Curriculum Design and Cultural Adaptation: Collaborating on a Dual-Degree Occupational Therapy Program in Mainland China by Julie McLaughlin Gray, Ling Yu (Elena) Meng, Adley Chan, Cameron Chang, Yijun Liu, Liguo Qian, Hui Wang, Ninghua Wang, Yanyan Yang, Mouwang Zhou, Grace T. Baranek

“…Occupational Therapy International…”
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Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the Skin Treated with Wide Local Excision and Chemoradiation Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Theresa M. Gille, Edward F. Miles, Allen O. Mitchell

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Treatment Patterns and Outcomes Among Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer Initiating First-Line Therapy in the United States by Robert L. Coleman, Jamie Garside, Jean Hurteau, Joehl Nguyen, Monica Kobayashi

“…**Conclusions:** Patients with recurrent/advanced EC have a poor prognosis, highlighting the need for therapies with more durable benefits.…”
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Combination therapy of low-dose radiotherapy and immunotherapy in advanced metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a case report and literature review by Chun-Qiao Chen, Hui Huang, Min Pan, Zhe Jia, Jing Zhang, Qiu-Qiu Chen

“…The patient was treated with a high-dose of radiation therapy combined with LDRT and immunotherapy to inhibit tumor cell proliferation and activate the body's immune system. …”
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Association of β-Blocker Therapy at Discharge with Clinical Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients without Heart Failure by Yan Chen, Xiao-fang Tang, Run-lin Gao, Yue-jin Yang, Bo Xu, Jin-qing Yuan

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Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of caudal epidural blocks and combined pharmacological therapy in the treatment of patients with discogenic low back pain by M.S. Chervatiuk, І.V. Fishchenko

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Early heparin therapy reduces mortality risk in hyperthermic sepsis patients: A retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-Ⅳ database by Xu Haoran, Li Yiming, Peng Zhiyong

“…Objective To investigate the association between body temperature and coagulation function in septic patients, and to evaluate the effect of early heparin therapy on the prognosis of septic patients across varying temperature states. …”
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Effect of Acupuncture Exercise Therapy On Isokinetic Muscle Strength and Exercise Ability of Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Wen YAN, Jiaying MURONG, Shuyi CUI, Wanwen HE, Xun ZHUANG

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Real World Experience of Chronic Hepatitis C Retreatment with Genotype Specific Regimens in Nonresponders to Previous Interferon-Free Therapy by Dorota Zarębska-Michaluk, Iwona Buczyńska, Krzysztof Simon, Magdalena Tudrujek-Zdunek, Ewa Janczewska, Dorota Dybowska, Marek Sitko, Beata Dobracka, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Paweł Pabjan, Jakub Klapaczyński, Łukasz Laurans, Włodzimierz Mazur, Łukasz Socha, Olga Tronina, Miłosz Parczewski, Robert Flisiak

“…We demonstrated moderate effectiveness of genotype specific rescue therapy in failures due to virologic reason and high in those who discontinued primary therapy. …”
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External validation of radiobiological models for local control prediction in lung cancer patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy by Bao-Tian Huang, Pei-Xian Lin, Ying Wang, Li-Mei Luo

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NK Cell and CD4+FoxP3+ Regulatory T Cell Based Therapies for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Engraftment by Antonio Pierini, Maite Alvarez, Robert S. Negrin

“…Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a powerful therapy to treat multiple hematological diseases. …”
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Iron Chelation Therapy with Deferasirox Results in Improvement of Liver Enzyme Level in Patients with Iron Overload-Associated Liver Dysfunction by Yasuo Miura, Yusuke Matsui, Hitomi Kaneko, Mitsumasa Watanabe, Mitsuru Tsudo

“…Iron chelation therapy (ICT) has been applied for the patients with iron overload-associated liver dysfunction since it is one of the causes of death in patients with intractable hematological diseases requiring multiple red blood cell transfusions. …”
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Feasibility and acceptability of an integrated mind-body intervention for depression: whole-body hyperthermia (WBH) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) by Ashley E. Mason, Anoushka Chowdhary, Wendy Hartogensis, Chelsea J. Siwik, Osnat Lupesko-Persky, Leena S. Pandya, Stefanie Roberts, Claudine Anglo, Patricia J. Moran, J. Craig Nelson, Christopher A. Lowry, Rhonda P. Patrick, Charles L. Raison, Frederick M. Hecht

“…Background: There is a pressing need for effective treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD).Objective To examine the feasibility of an integrated mind-body MDD treatment combining cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and whole-body hyperthermia (WBH).Methods In this single-arm trial, 16 adults with MDD initially received 8 weekly CBT sessions and 8 weekly WBH sessions. …”
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Beta-Blocker Therapy Preserves Normal Splenic T-Lymphocyte Numbers Reduced in Proportion to Sepsis Severity in a Sepsis Model by Takeshi Suzuki, Kei Inoue, Toru Igarashi, Jungo Kato, Hiromasa Nagata, Takashige Yamada, Shizuka Minamishima, Hiroshi Morisaki

“…This study examined whether sepsis severity and beta-blocker therapy could affect the degree of T-lymphocyte cell death in a mouse model of sepsis. …”
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Mechanistic insights into 125I seed implantation therapy for Cholangiocarcinoma: focus on ROS-Mediated apoptosis and the role of GPX2 by Jun Luo, Zheng Yao, Weiren Liang, Danjun Song, Hui Zeng, Yi Jiang, Zhehan Bao, Jiaping Zheng, Yinan Ding

“…Conclusion 125I seed implantation therapy exerts therapeutic effects on CCA by inducing ROS-mediated apoptosis. …”
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Impact of patient compliance with inhaler therapy on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity: a rural tertiary care perspective by Nandakishore K. S., Preethiraj Ballal, Anirudha Katipalla, Shruthi Rai P., Supreetha T., Dixith T., Sanjay Srinivas, Shree Dhanusha, Pramod Pujar, Sushmitha Sudeesh, Vignesh T. M.

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