Publications by authors named "M Giuseppina Brizi"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study investigates the effectiveness of somatostatin analogues (SSA) in treating small, non-functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs ≤2 cm) compared to active surveillance.
  • - Data was collected from 72 patients, showing that those treated with SSA had not yet reached median progression-free survival (PFS), whereas the surveillance group had an estimated PFS of 85 months with a 21.9% progression or death rate.
  • - The findings suggest that SSA significantly delays tumor progression and spread in patients with these small PanNETs, highlighting its potential as an effective treatment strategy.
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Objectives: In equine glaucoma, topical treatment with carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) is recommended. Oral acetazolamide, a systemic CAI, is used in horses with hyperkalemic periodic paralysis. Information regarding its effect on equine intraocular pressure (IOP) is scarce.

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Background: Pancreatic metastases from medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) are exceptional. Imaging and treatment based on somatostatin receptors may play a role, though the evidence is unconvincing.

Case Presentation: We have, herein, documented a unique case of metastatic MTC, where pancreatic metastasis was identified by 68Ga-PET/CT, with the disease showing very slow progression during treatment with lanreotide autogel.

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Purpose: The availability of a simple and reliable marker of biological age might allow an acceleration of the research in the field of longevity extension. Previous studies suggest that this marker might be the N-terminal of B-type natriuretic peptide precursor (NT-proBNP), from which proBNPage, a biological age surrogate, can be calculated. Objectives of the study: 1) To fine-tune the method of proBNPage progression assessment and 2) To establish whether 4 "anti-aging" treatments, which provided promising results in previous studies, can modify proBNPage progression.

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