Background: Molecular tumor boards (MTBs) require intensive manual investigation to generate optimal treatment recommendations for patients. Large language models (LLMs) can catalyze MTB recommendations, decrease human error, improve accessibility to care, and enhance the efficiency of precision oncology.
Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of LLM-generated treatments for MTB patients.
Immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) cause morbidity and necessitate cessation of treatment. Comparing irAE treatments, we find that anti-tumor immunity is preserved in mice after extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) but reduced with glucocorticosteroids, TNFα blockade, and α4β7-integrin inhibition. Local adiponectin production elicits a tissue-specific effect by reducing pro-inflammatory T cell frequencies in the colon while sparing tumor-specific T cell development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Primary liver cancer, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), has low response rates to existing treatments, highlighting the urgent need for novel treatment options. Adenosine A3 receptor (ADORA3) signaling has emerged as a potential target. Namodenoson, an ADORA3 agonist, has shown promise in early clinical trials for HCC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEsophagitis is a frequent, but at the molecular level poorly characterized condition with diverse underlying etiologies and treatments. Correct diagnosis can be challenging due to partially overlapping histological features. By proteomic profiling of routine diagnostic FFPE biopsy specimens (n = 55) representing controls, Reflux- (GERD), Eosinophilic-(EoE), Crohn's-(CD), Herpes simplex (HSV) and Candida (CA)-esophagitis by LC-MS/MS (DIA), we identified distinct signatures and functional networks (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Current guidelines recommend Cisplatin/Gemcitabine/Durvalumab as first-line treatment for inoperable or recurrent cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Molecular tumor boards (MTB) have the expertise to support organ-specific tumor boards with evidence-based treatment recommendations for subsequent lines of treatment, based on genomic tumor data and scientific evidence. This study evaluates the adoption of an MTB at a comprehensive cancer center in Germany and whether actionable genetic alterations are associated with specific imaging phenotypes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work, a facile and rapid fluorescence turn-off-on sensing method was developed for the detection of Pb and metalaxyl fungicide in environmental samples using yellow carbon dots (CDs) from Cordia dichotoma fruits. The prepared C. dichotoma-CDs showed the emission band (𝜆) at 535 nm under 448 nm of excitation wavelength.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The acute and chronic pancreatitis (CP) can lead to severe complications like walled-off necrosis, large symptomatic pseudocyst or multiorgan failure. The treatment of these complications is multivariate and can differ from conservative, symptomatic treatment or minimal-invasive, endoscopic transgastral stenting to transgastral necrosectomy.
Objectives: This study aims to analyse the clinical course for patients that develop local complications of severe pancreatitis.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
November 2024
The electrospun nanofiber membrane has demonstrated great potential for wound management due to its porous structure, large surface area, mechanical strength, and barrier properties. However, there is a need to develop transparent bioactive nanofibers with strong mechanical properties to facilitate the monitoring of the healing process. In this study, we present an electrospinning-based method for creating transparent (∼80-90%), strong (∼11-13 MPa), and Janus nanofiber membranes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) is the standard endoscopic procedure for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the pancreas and bile ducts. Cholangioscopy provides direct visualization of the bile ducts. It offers the possibility of more detailed diagnostic and therapeutic indications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc
February 2025
L-thyroxine serves as a primary biomarker for diagnosing hypothyroidism and it is also utilized in hormone replacement therapy. Regular assessment of thyroxine levels is crucial for preventing health issues in hypothyroid patients, suggesting the requirement of a facile analytical tool for the detection of L-thyroxine. In this work, a straightforward and efficient synthetic method is introduced for in-situ preparation of Mn-doped boron quantum dots (Mn@B-QDs) derived from boron powder through a solvothermal reaction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA hydrothermal synthetic method is established to produce blue fluorescent Eu-doped niobium carbide MXene quantum dots (Eu-NbC MQDs). The synthesized Eu-NbC MQDs demonstrated a quantum yield of 20.61% and a maximum emission intensity at 405 nm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, carbon dots (CDs) were synthesized from Peltophorum pterocarpum flowers as the precursor material using the hydrothermal method. The fluorescence emission spectra of the resulting Peltophorum pterocarpum CDs (PP-CDs) exhibited excitation-independent behavior, showing the fluorescence emission peak at 410 nm when excited at 330 nm. This method is simple, rapid and well consistent with the green chemistry and sustainable analytical method development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSmall fibre neuropathies (SFNs) are common and can significantly affect patients' lives due to debilitating pain and autonomic symptoms. We explain the tests that neurologists can use to diagnose SFNs and how neurophysiologists perform and interpret them. This review focuses on neurophysiological tests that can be used to investigate SFNs, their sensitivity, specificity and limitations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDesigning stimuli-responsive drug delivery vehicles with higher drug loading capacity, sustained and targeted release of anti-cancer drugs and able to mitigate the shortcomings of traditional systems is need of hour. Herein, we designed stimuli-responsive, self-healable, and adhesive hydrogel through synergetic interaction between [Cho][Gly] (Choline-Glycine) and sodium alginate (SA). The hydrogel was formed as a result of non-covalent interaction between the components of the mixture forming the fibre kind morphology; confirmed through FTIR/computational analysis and SEM/AFM images.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt is widely acknowledged that the aging process is linked to the accumulation of damaged and misfolded proteins. This phenomenon is accompanied by a decrease in proteasome (c20S) activity, concomitant with an increase in immunoproteasome (i20S) activity. These changes can be attributed, in part, to the chronic neuroinflammation that occurs in brain tissues.
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September 2024
Ionic liquids (ILs) play a crucial role in the design of novel materials. The ionic nature of ILs provides numerous advantages in drug delivery, acting as a green solvent or active ingredient to enhance the solubility, permeability, and binding efficiency of drugs. They could also function as a structuring agent in the development of nano/micro particles for drug delivery, including micelles, vesicles, gels, emulsion, and more.
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