Publications by authors named "M Nusrat"

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  • * The study investigated whether the plants are self-compatible or rely on cross-pollination, finding that self-pollination results in very low fruit set (9%), while cross-pollination between unrelated plants is most successful at setting fruit (59%).
  • * Results showed that self-pollinated fruits contained significantly fewer viable seeds compared to outcrossed ones, indicating that self-incompatibility may contribute to low fruit set in these plants, especially in fragmented habitats.
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Background: POLE and POLD1 proofreading deficiency (POLE/D1pd) define a rare subtype of ultramutated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC; over 100 mut/Mb). Disease-specific data about the activity and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in POLE/D1pd mCRC are lacking and it is unknown whether outcomes may be different from mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) mCRCs treated with ICIs.

Patients And Methods: In this global study, we collected 27 patients with mCRC harboring POLE/D1 mutations leading to proofreading deficiency and treated with anti-programmed cell death-ligand 1 alone +/- anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 agents.

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About half of colorectal cancers harbor mutations in the KRAS gene. The presence of these mutations is associated with worse prognosis and, until now, the absence of matched targeted therapy options. In this review, we discuss clinical efforts to target KRAS in colorectal cancer from studies of downstream inhibitors to recent direct inhibitors of KRAS and other KRAS mutants.

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Introduction: Radiation therapy (RT) for anorectal cancer after prior prostate cancer RT is usually avoided due to concern for complications. Data on this topic is scarce. Our aim was to evaluate tolerability, toxicity, and clinical outcomes associated with a second course of pelvic radiation in men with anorectal cancers previously treated with RT for prostate cancer.

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Objectives: To determine the incidence of complications [Surgical site infection (SSI), intra-abdominal abscess (IAA), stump leak] related to stump ligation with manual loop of sliding extracorporeal suture knot in laparoscopic appendectomy.

Methods: This cohort study was conducted on patients who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy from June 2014 to November 2020 performed by the same surgeon with almost similar technique. Stump was ligated with manual loops, applied by the surgeon or trainee or both (one by surgeon and other by trainee).

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