Publications by authors named "James T Dibb"
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- Glomus tumors are usually benign but can be rare and aggressive in some cases, like the one in a 67-year-old woman whose tumor metastasized to her lungs.
- The patient underwent neoadjuvant radiation followed by immunotherapy with pembrolizumab, leading to significant disease regression and resolution of lung nodules.
- The case highlights the potential for using radiation and immunotherapy to manage malignant glomus tumors, which are rare and have uncertain treatment protocols.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer and one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Tumor mutational burden (TMB) in a cancer specimen represents the number of mutations within a pre-determined length of genetic material. This value is increasingly investigated as it may correlate with both prognosis and cancer response to developing immunotherapies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a common therapy for the treatment of neoplastic and metabolic disorders, hematological diseases, and fatal immunological deficiencies. HCT can be subcategorized as autologous or allogeneic, with each modality being associated with their own benefits, risks, and post-transplant complications. One of the most common complications includes acute kidney injury (AKI).
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