Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic originated in Wuhan, China, and swiftly spread across all continents. The respiratory system is the most affected in people who acquire sickness as a result of SARS-CoV-2. However, the virus can also affect other systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Only 20-30% of oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) patients achieve a complete response to neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy for locally advanced tumours. Enhancing the response to radiation therapy is critical for improving outcomes in this aggressive cancer. Pyrazinib (P3) is a promising compound with radiosensitizing, anti-angiogenic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-metabolic properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere have been significant advances in short-term outcomes in renal transplantation. However, longer-term graft survival has improved only minimally. After the first post-transplant year, it has been estimated that chronic allograft damage is responsible for 5% of graft loss per year.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCommon intronic enhancer SNPs in Shroom3 associate with CKD in GWAS, although there is paucity of detailed mechanism. Previously, we reported a role for Shroom3 in mediating crosstalk between TGFβ1- & Wnt/Ctnnb1 pathways promoting renal fibrosis (TIF). However, beneficial roles for Shroom3 in proteinuria have also been reported suggesting pleiotropic effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo assess the relevance of co-occurring somatic mutations in TP53-mutated myeloid neoplasms with ≥10% blasts, we pooled 325 individuals from 10 centres. We focused on comparing three published somatic co-alteration signatures comprising (1) nine MDS-related genes ('ICC-MDSR'), (2) ICC-MDSR + additional secondary mutations-related genes ('Tazi signature') and (3) EPI6 (comprising six genes). Outcomes examined were 24-month overall survival (OS24) and front-line complete response (CR1).
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