Publications by authors named "A A Awada"

Following the publication of this article, a concerned reader drew to the Editor's attention that there appeared to be the duplication of a pair of western blots in each of Figs. 4 and 6, with the possibility of the bands in question having been resized in one of these cases. After having conducted an internal investigation, the Editorial Office also determined that there was a further instance of duplication of western bands comparing between Figs.

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Introduction: Neuroendocrine neoplasms encompass well-differentiated tumors (NETs) and poorly differentiated carcinomas (neuroendocrine carcinomas [NECs]), which are distinguished by their clinical behavior and molecular characteristics. They can cause paraneoplastic syndromes, such as ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing's syndrome (CS), necessitating prompt recognition and management due to severe hypercortisolism.

Case Presentation: A 66-year-old patient with a 3-year history of metastatic mixed neuroendocrine-non-neuroendocrine neoplasm with a NEC and adenocarcinoma component originating from the vulva presented to the emergency department with dyspnea and fatigue.

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  • The study investigates the efficacy and safety of nadunolimab, an antibody targeting the IL-1 receptor, when combined with the chemotherapy regimen gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel (GN) in patients with untreated locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
  • A total of 76 patients were enrolled, revealing that neutropenia was the most common severe adverse effect, and the median overall survival (OS) was 13.2 months, with a 1-year survival rate of 58%.
  • Results suggest that nadunolimab is both effective and safe, particularly showing better outcomes in patients with high baseline tumor IL1RAP expression, along with a correlation between reduced
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Endometrial cancer (EC) is a common gynecologic malignancy with a rising incidence due to obesity, comorbid conditions, and related lifestyle factors. The standard of care for primary disease consists of surgical resection with/without chemotherapy ± radiotherapy for select patients. Recurrence is common in patients with advanced-stage disease and/or high-risk features, who primarily are treated with systemic therapy.

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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is now the standard of care for patients with locally advanced breast cancer (BC). TIL scoring is prognostic and adds predictive value to the residual cancer burden evaluation after NAC. However, NAC induces changes in the tumor, and the reliability of TIL scoring in post-NAC samples has not yet been studied.

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