Publications by authors named "Kavya Boyapati"

Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma determines treatment and prognostic factors and improves disease-specific survival. To risk-stratify patients for sentinel lymph node biopsy consideration, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Melanoma Institute Australia developed nomograms to predict sentinel lymph node positivity. We aimed to compare the accuracy of these 2 nomograms.

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Among the known nuclear exportins, CRM1 is the most studied prototype. Dysregulation of CRM1 occurs in many cancers, hence, understanding the role of CRM1 in cancer can help in developing synergistic therapeutics. The study investigates how CRM1 affects prostate cancer growth and survival.

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Purpose: Mistletoe extract (ME) is widely used for patients with cancer to support therapy and to improve quality of life (QoL). However, its use is controversial due to suboptimal trials and a lack of data supporting its intravenous administration.

Materials And Methods: This phase I trial of intravenous mistletoe (Helixor M) aimed to determine the recommended phase II dosing and to evaluate safety.

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  • - Liver cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths globally, and current screening methods for high-risk individuals (like those with cirrhosis or viral hepatitis) are insufficient in detecting it effectively.
  • - This study analyzed whole-genome cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from 724 participants to create a machine learning model that achieved 88% sensitivity for cancer detection in average-risk individuals, with high specificity, and 85% in high-risk individuals.
  • - The findings highlight the changes in cfDNA fragmentation in liver cancer, offering a promising, noninvasive, and cost-effective method for early detection that could improve survival rates among patients.
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The discovery that androgens play an important role in the progression of prostate cancer led to the development of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) as a first line of treatment. However, paradoxical growth inhibition has been observed in a subset of prostate cancer upon administration of supraphysiologic levels of testosterone (SupraT), both experimentally and clinically. Here we report that SupraT activates cytoplasmic nucleic acid sensors and induces growth inhibition of SupraT-sensitive prostate cancer cells.

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