Publications by authors named "P M Di Fiore"

Advances in bladder cancer (BCa) treatment have been hampered by the lack of predictive biomarkers and targeted therapies. Here, we demonstrate that loss of the tumor suppressor NUMB promotes aggressive bladder tumorigenesis and worsens disease outcomes. Retrospective cohort studies show that NUMB-loss correlates with poor prognosis in post-cystectomy muscle-invasive BCa patients and increased risk of muscle invasion progression in non-muscle invasive BCa patients.

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Background: The early assessment of the severity of polytrauma patients is key for their optimal management. The aim of this study was to investigate the discriminative performance of the NACA score in a large dataset by stratifying the severity of polytraumatized patients in correlation to injury severity score (ISS), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), and mortality.

Methods: This study on the Swiss Trauma Registry investigated 2239 polytraumatized patient (54.

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Over one billion people worldwide suffer from neurological conditions that cause mobility impairments, often persisting despite rehabilitation. Chronic neurological disease (CND) patients who lack access to continuous rehabilitation face gradual functional decline. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) provides a comprehensive framework for assessing these patients.

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  • Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are common skin cancers that can cause local damage but have a low risk of death; traditional treatments include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.
  • Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a newer treatment that uses electrical stimulation to enhance drug delivery directly into cancer cells, showing promising results for BCC.
  • A case report of a 68-year-old man demonstrated that ECT led to complete recovery and improved quality of life, making it a viable alternative or addition to standard surgical options for BCC treatment.
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