Publications by authors named "D D Trask"

Background: Re-irradiation of recurrent head and neck cancer (HNC) is often limited by tumour adherence to critical structures and/or radiation tolerance of critical normal tissues. Iopofosine I 131 (CLR 131) is a targeted small molecular phospholipid ether (PLE) drug conjugate that delivers iodine-131 selectively to tumour cells. We conducted a phase 1, single-centre, open-label study to determine whether CLR 131 given with reduced dose of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) would be tolerable and feasible.

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Background: Patients with skin lesions suspicious for skin cancer or atypical melanocytic nevi of uncertain malignant potential often present to dermatologists, who may have variable dermoscopy triage clinical experience.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical utility of a digital dermoscopy image-based artificial intelligence algorithm (DDI-AI device) on the diagnosis and management of skin cancers by dermatologists.

Methods: Thirty-six United States board-certified dermatologists evaluated 50 clinical images and 50 digital dermoscopy images of the same skin lesions (25 malignant and 25 benign), first without and then with knowledge of the DDI-AI device output.

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  • The study investigates trends in soft palate surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) from 2000 to 2021 using Medicare data, focusing on trends in procedure usage and reimbursement.
  • Overall surgeries decreased by 65.7%, with traditional uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) dropping 87.6%, while pharyngoplasty (PP) rose by 245.4%.
  • Total Medicare payments for these procedures fell significantly by 57.2%, with a notable decrease in UPPP reimbursements, highlighting a shift in preferences toward less invasive options like PP.
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98% of T cells reside in tissues, yet nearly all human T cell analyses are performed from peripheral blood. We single-cell sequenced 5.7 million T cells from ten donors' autologous blood and tonsils and sought to answer key questions about T cell receptor biology previously unanswerable by smaller-scale experiments.

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  • This study examines how sex-based differences in immune cell composition and function affect adaptive immune responses in human lymphoid tissues, specifically tonsils.
  • It found that female tonsils had more memory B cells and produced stronger antibody responses to influenza, particularly after live-attenuated vaccination, compared to male tonsils.
  • Additionally, differences in CD4 T cell profiles were seen in adults, indicating that these variations may help explain why males and females respond differently to vaccines and viral infections.
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