Publications by authors named "Emily K Myers"
Background: Traumatic injuries remain the leading cause of death in children aged 1-14. Previous research demonstrates a link between lower socioeconomic status (SES) and higher pediatric injury morbidity and mortality. There is scant research exploring the relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and pediatric trauma.
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- - This study explores how changes in body composition (like muscle and fat) during chemotherapy for localized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) can reflect tumor biology, which has been a challenge to assess clinically.
- - The researchers analyzed data from 138 patients who received neoadjuvant therapy and surgery from 2017 to 2021, using advanced software to measure muscle and fat changes at the L3 vertebra level.
- - Results showed that increases in muscle and fat during treatment were linked to better survival outcomes, while significant loss of visceral fat was harmful, suggesting that ongoing body composition analysis could serve as a useful biomarker for treatment response.