In this study, we address critical barriers hindering the widespread adoption of surgical navigation in orthopedic surgeries due to limitations such as time constraints, cost implications, radiation concerns, and integration within the surgical workflow. Recently, our work X23D showed an approach for generating 3D anatomical models of the spine from only a few intraoperative fluoroscopic images. This approach negates the need for conventional registration-based surgical navigation by creating a direct intraoperative 3D reconstruction of the anatomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBuprenorphine, a partial agonist of the mu-opioid receptor, is an increasingly prescribed medication for maintenance treatment of opioid use disorder. When this medication is taken in the context of active opioid use, precipitated withdrawal can occur, leading to acute onset of opioid withdrawal symptoms. Fentanyl complicates use of buprenorphine, as it slowly releases from body stores and can lead to higher risk of precipitated withdrawal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOncogenic fusions formed through chromosomal rearrangements are hallmarks of childhood cancer that define cancer subtype, predict outcome, persist through treatment, and can be ideal therapeutic targets. However, mechanistic understanding of the etiology of oncogenic fusions remains elusive. Here we report a comprehensive detection of 272 oncogenic fusion gene pairs by using tumor transcriptome sequencing data from 5190 childhood cancer patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Myeloid sarcoma is a rare condition consisting of extramedullary myeloid blasts found in association with acute myeloid leukemia or, in the absence of bone marrow involvement. We identified an infant with isolated myeloid sarcoma whose bone marrow was negative for involvement by flow cytometry. Sequencing revealed the fusion oncogene CIC-NUTM2A and identified the sarcoma to be clonally evolved from the bone marrow, which carried the fusion despite the absence of pathology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe somatic mutations in each cancer genome are caused by multiple mutational processes, each of which leaves a characteristic imprint (or 'signature'), potentially caused by specific etiologies or exposures. Deconvolution of these signatures offers a glimpse into the evolutionary history of individual tumors. Recent work has shown that mutational signatures may also yield therapeutic and prognostic insights, including the identification of cell-intrinsic signatures as biomarkers of drug response and prognosis.
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