The impact of neoadjuvant therapy in patients with left-sided resectable pancreatic cancer: an international multicenter study.

Purpose: To assess the association between neoadjuvant therapy and overall survival (OS) in patients with left-sided resectable pancreatic cancer (RPC) compared to upfront surgery.

Background: Left-sided pancreatic cancer is associated with worse OS compared to right-sided pancreatic cancer. Although neoadjuvant therapy is currently seen as not effective in patients with RPC, current randomized trials included mostly patients with right-sided RPC.

Long RP Tachycardia and Short RP Tachycardia: Is the Nodoventricular Pathway a Culprit or an Innocent Bystander?

We encountered a single case in which a transition between orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia with a concealed nodoventricular pathway and atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia with a bystander nodoventricular pathway was observed.

Genetic Diversity on Farm in Japanese Paper Mulberry.

Paper mulberry is a fiber resource for paper making. Washi, a traditional paper in Japan, has been produced from × , a hybrid between and . Elite strains have been vegetatively propagated and distributed within Japan.