Remediation techniques for elimination of heavy metal pollutants from soil: A review.

Contaminated soil containing toxic metals and metalloids is found everywhere globally. As a consequence of adsorption and precipitation reactions, metals are comparatively immobile in subsurface systems. Hence remediation techniques in such contaminated sites have targeted the solid phase sources of metals such as sludges, debris, contaminated soils, or wastes.

Immune-related adverse events are linked with improved progression-free survival in patients receiving anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy.

Background: Immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are commonly encountered, when using programmed death-1/programmed death-ligand-1 (anti-PD-1/PD-L1) therapy and are often managed with corticosteroids. The effect of irAEs, particularly when steroids are required, on patient survival is not well established.

Methods: In this retrospective analysis, data for 157 patients with various tumor types treated with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy were obtained.

Adjuvant Therapy for Resected Gallbladder Cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base.

Background: Management of resected gallbladder cancer relies on single-arm trials and retrospective observations. Our objective was to evaluate adjuvant therapy in a nationwide data set using causal inference methods to address sources of bias.

Methods: We studied patients with T2-3 or node-positive, nonmetastatic gallbladder cancer, resected with grossly negative margins and reported to the National Cancer Data Base between 2004 and 2011.

Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Pancreatitis: A Decade of Experience in a Community-Based Teaching Hospital.

Introduction: Hypertriglyceridemia is the third most common cause of acute pancreatitis. The current evidence on the management of hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis (HTGP) is mainly derived from case series. It has been suggested that insulin, and plasmapheresis have a role in the management of acute HTGP.

Survival of patients with neuroendocrine carcinoma of the colon and rectum: a population-based analysis.

Background: High-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma is a rare colorectal pathology described in a case series. The role of surgery in this disease has been questioned.

Objective: The purpose of this work was to describe the incidence, management, and outcomes of neuroendocrine carcinoma in comparison with high-grade adenocarcinoma.