American women with obesity have an increased incidence of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The impact of obesity conditions on the tumor microenvironment is suspected to accelerate TNBC progression; however, the specific mechanism(s) remains elusive. This study explores the hypothesis that obesity upregulates leukemia inhibitory factor receptor (LIFR) oncogenic signaling in TNBC and assesses the efficacy of LIFR inhibition with EC359 in blocking TNBC progression.
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December 2024
Background: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) predominantly affects males across all ages; however, little is known about sex differences for other aspects of EoE.
Objective: To investigate associations between sex and clinical presentation, endoscopic features, treatment choice and response in EoE patients in real-world practice.
Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of the multicenter EoE CONNECT registry.
BMJ Open
November 2024
Introduction: Microwave imaging presents several potential advantages including its non-ionising and harmless nature. This open, multicentric, interventional, prospective, non-randomised trial aims to validate MammoWave's artificial intelligence (AI)-based classification algorithm, leveraging microwave imaging, to achieve a sensitivity exceeding 75% and a specificity exceeding 90% in breast screening.
Methods And Analysis: 10 000 volunteers undergoing regular mammographic breast cancer screening will be recruited across 9 European centres and invited to participate in the clinical study, involving MammoWave testing on both breasts.