Publications by authors named "M Pless"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study investigated the combination of pembrolizumab and epacadostat as a treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with high PD-L1 expression, aiming to see if it improved outcomes compared to pembrolizumab alone.
  • - A total of 154 patients were involved, showing similar overall response rates (32.5% for combination vs. 39.0% for control) and comparable progression-free survival (around 6.7 months for combination vs. 6.2 months for control).
  • - Notably, while the combination treatment led to a decrease in circulating kynurenine levels, common serious side effects included pneumonia and anemia; most patients did not normalize kynurenine
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Background: While large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used in medicine, their effectiveness compared with human experts remains unclear. This study evaluates the quality and empathy of Expert + AI, human experts, and LLM responses in neuro-ophthalmology.

Methods: This randomized, masked, multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted from June to July 2023.

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Background: Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) are electric fields that disrupt processes critical for cancer cell survival, leading to immunogenic cell death and enhanced antitumour immune response. In preclinical models of non-small-cell lung cancer, TTFields amplified the effects of chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors. We report primary results from a pivotal study of TTFields therapy in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.

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Background: Cancer is related to not only physical but also mental suffering. Notably, body image disturbances are highly relevant to cancer-related changes often persisting beyond recovery from cancer. Scalable and low-barrier interventions that can be blended with face-to-face psychotherapy for cancer survivors are highly warranted.

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Background: The inclusion of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in the treatment of operable stage III non-small-cell lung cancer is becoming a new standard. Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) protein expression on tumor cells has emerged as the most important biomarker for sensitivity to ICIs targeting the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)-PD-L1 axis. Little is known about the impact of neoadjuvant treatment on PD-L1 expression.

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