Progenitor Cell Therapy to Treat Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Promise of High-Dose Autologous CD34+ Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells by Joseph C. Poole, Arshed A. Quyyumi

“…The need for improved post-STEMI therapies has led to a surge of novel therapeutics, especially regenerative approaches using autologous mononuclear cells. …”
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Despite antiretroviral therapy (ART) rollout, most cases of tuberculosis among people with HIV in Adama, Ethiopia, occur before ART initiation by Patrik Bristedt, Meseker Fentie, Per Björkman, Anton Reepalu

“…Introduction Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) leads to reduced tuberculosis (TB) incidence in people with HIV (PWH), ART recipients remain at higher risk of TB compared to HIV-seronegative people. …”
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B7-H3 CAR-T cell therapy combined with irradiation is effective in targeting bulk and radiation-resistant chordoma cancer cells by Kun Wang, Gianpietro Dotti, Soldano Ferrone, Yufeng Wang, Yin P Hung, Tao Ma, Giulia Cattaneo, Xinhui Wang, David O Osei-Hwedieh, Tara A Walhart, Joseph H Schwab

“…Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer…”
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Left Kidney Undifferentiated Spindle Cell Sarcoma with Myeloid Cell Leukemia-1 Amplification: Therapeutic Response to Bortezomib, Venetoclax, and Dexamethasone Therapy by Cheng-Yu Tang, Chueh-Chuan Yen

“…To our knowledge, this is the first report to mention the clinical efficacy of bortezomib, venetoclax, and dexamethasone therapy in an MCL-1-amplified solid tumor.…”
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Effects of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Levels of Angiopoetin-2 and Other Selected Circulating Signaling Molecules in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer by Jerzy Hohendorff, Anna Drozdz, Sebastian Borys, Agnieszka H. Ludwig-Slomczynska, Beata Kiec-Wilk, Ewa L. Stepien, Maciej T. Malecki

“…Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been used for DFUs. The mechanism of NPWT’s action may be associated with its influence on circulating molecules. …”
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Conservative Therapy of External Invasive Cervical Resorption with Adhesive Systems: A 6-Year Follow-Up Case Report and Literature Review by Riccardo Aiuto, Gianluca Fumei, Erica Lipani, Daniele Garcovich, Mario Dioguardi, Dino Re

“…The 6-year follow-up demonstrated the success of therapy and the resolution of clinical symptoms. This case report highlights the importance of early detection of EICR and how composite resins could provide an effective and aesthetic restauration of the defect, which favors the health of the surrounding gingival tissue.…”
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A Case Report of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) for a Japanese Patient with Recurrent Depressive Disorder: The Importance of Layered Processes in CFT by Kenichi Asano, Eiji Shimizu

“…To treat depression, cognitive behavioural therapy is highly recommended by some guidelines. …”
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Special aspects of the clinical course and replacement therapy peculiarities in a patient with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1: a clinical case by Maria G. Pavlova, Olga O. Golounina, Tatyana B. Morgunova, Natalya V. Likhodey, Marina F. Kalashnikova, Aleksandr G. Farmanov, Tamriko D. Khazaliya, Valentin V. Fadeev

“…The challenges of patient management are related to low adherence to the lifelong multicomponent therapy, high risk of complications, including pneumonia, adrenal insufficiency decompensation, necrotic colitis and other acute infectious and inflammatory diseases. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Combination Therapy with Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Laser for Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Alamoudi A, Alnabihi AN, Alsudais AS, Almufarriji N, Batais WT, Aldahlawi AK, Altalhi A, Al-Dhibi HA, Alakeely AG

“…The safety profile of combination therapy appears to be similar to other interventions. …”
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Plasma exchange alone versus combination with intravenous immunoglobulin/methylprednisolone pulse therapy in severe systemic rheumatic diseases: a retrospective study by Jing Guo, Jing Guo, Jing Guo, Shuiwen Li, Shuiwen Li, Shuiwen Li, Hao Xu, Hao Xu, Hao Xu, Xinxin Wang, Xinxin Wang, Xinxin Wang, Weiyuan Luo, Weiyuan Luo, Weiyuan Luo, Jie Sun, Jie Sun, Jie Sun, Jianhua Li, Jianhua Li, Jianhua Li, Zhu Chen, Zhu Chen, Zhu Chen, Guiyang Lu, Guiyang Lu, Guiyang Lu, Xiaolong Huang, Xiaolong Huang, Xiaolong Huang, Shiju Chen, Shiju Chen, Yaogui Ning, Yaogui Ning, Yaogui Ning

“…BackgroundFor severe systemic rheumatic diseases (SRDs), therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) may be applied as a rescue therapy; it usually combined with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or intravenous methylprednisolone pulse (IVMP) in severe SRDs. …”
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MRI for measuring therapy efficiency after revascularisation in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis by Peter Schlattmann, Marc Dewey, Benjamin Kendziora, Heli Stier

“…The heterogeneity could partly be explained by differences in the gender distribution, timing and interpretation of MRI suggesting that the MRI-assessed MSI is not only influenced by cardioprotective therapy but also by patient characteristics and MRI parameters.…”
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Use of extracorporeal shockwave therapy combined with standard rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Jaehyung Shin, Hye Chang Rhim, James Kim, Raymond Guo, Ramy Elshafey, Ki-Mo Jang

Subjects: “…Extracorporeal shockwave therapy…”
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Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of α-blockers versus mirabegron for medical expulsive therapy in ureteral calculi: A Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Huilei Yan, Xiaoni Li, Xiaobo Zheng, Yuanshan Cui, Jing Huang, Yan Cheng

“…<h4>Introduction and aim</h4>The main categories of drugs employed for medical expulsive therapy in patients with ureteral calculi (UC) are alpha-blockers (α-B) and beta-adrenoceptor agonists. …”
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Subthreshold Micropulse Laser (577 nm) Therapy with an Individual Approach for Power Titration in Patients with Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (Pilot Study) by Taras Kustryn, Oleg Zadorozhnyy, Illia Nasinnyk, Nataliya Pasyechnikova, Andrii Korol

“…To study the safety and effectiveness of subthreshold micropulse (SML) 577 nm laser therapy with an individual power titration in treating patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). …”
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Effect of Multiradiance Low-Level Laser Therapy and Topical Silver Sulfadiazine on Healing Characteristics of Dermal Wounds in Marine Toads (Rhinella marina) by Kate E. Archibald, Tara Harrison, Brigid Troan, Dustin Smith, Larry J. Minter

“…Current recommendations for wound management in amphibians are based primarily on clinical experience and on extrapolation from other taxa, whereas controlled clinical studies are lacking. Low-level laser therapy, also termed photobiomodulation, has gained popularity in veterinary medicine and may represent a valuable adjunct therapy for wound care in amphibians, though dosing and safety evaluations have not been previously reported. …”
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Delayed Local Recurrence Following Radiation Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Emphasizing the Need for Lifelong Surveillance: a Case Report by Rajitha Sunkara, Rajinikanth Ayyathurai, Alan Nieder, Murugesan Manoharan

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Numerical Analysis for a Fractional Differential Time-Delay Model of HIV Infection of CD4+ T-Cell Proliferation under Antiretroviral Therapy by Yiliang Liu, Peifen Lu, Ivan Szanto

“…We study a fractional differential model of HIV infection of CD4+ T-cell, in which the CD4+ T-cell proliferation plays an important role in HIV infection under antiretroviral therapy. An appropriate method is given to ensure that both the equilibria are asymptotically stable for τ≥0. …”
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Usefulness of Multidetector Row Computed Tomography for Predicting Cardiac Events in Asymptomatic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients at the Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy by Jung Eun Lee, Yong Kyu Lee, Eun Jeong Choi, Ji Sun Nam, Byoung Wook Choi, Beom Seok Kim

“…The prevalence of coronary artery stenosis (CAS) at the initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients has not been fully elucidated. …”
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Efficacy of first-line chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy or anti-angiogenic therapy in advanced KRAS-mutant non-small cell lung cancer by Huiping Qiang, Yue Wang, Yao Zhang, Jingwen Li, Lincheng Zhang, Huawei Du, Xuxinyi Ling, Shuhui Cao, Yan Zhou, Runbo Zhong, Hua Zhong

“…Results: A total of 273 patients received first-line systematic therapy. The most common mutation was KRAS G12C (34.3 %). …”
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Analysis of the practice of switch of antibiotics from intravenous to oral therapy at a tertiary care hospital in Nepal: a prospective observational study by Upasana Acharya, Sweta Shrestha, Aastha Rawal, Laxmi Dangol, Binaya Sapkota

“…There was significant association between the antibiotic class and duration of IV therapy (P < 0.001). The length of hospital stays and duration of IV antibiotics therapy was lower in the timely converted group than in the non-converted groups (P < 0.001). …”
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