Publications by authors named "Paola M Ramos Echevarria"

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  • Immunotherapy has enhanced survival rates for patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), but many patients still develop resistance to treatment.
  • A study examined tumor samples from patients with both treatment-naïve and treatment-exposed ccRCC, revealing that tumors exposed to immunotherapy contained more immune cells (like CD8+ T cells and neutrophils) and showed significant changes in cellular markers.
  • Key findings included increased expression of COL4A1 and ITGAV in the stroma of treated tumors, suggesting a need for further investigation into how these changes impact the tumor immune environment and potential new therapies.
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Background: Immunotherapy (IO) has improved survival for patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), but resistance to therapy develops in most patients. We use cellular-resolution spatial transcriptomics in patients with IO naïve and IO exposed primary ccRCC tumors to better understand IO resistance. Spatial molecular imaging (SMI) was obtained for tumor and adjacent stroma samples.

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Introduction: We have previously shown that Environmental Enrichment (EE)-consisting of social support, novelty, and open spaces-decreased disease progression and anxiety in a rat model of endometriosis. We developed a novel EE intervention to be tested in a pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) in patients with endometriosis, a painful, stressful disease.

Objective: To translate and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an adapted EE intervention as an adjuvant to standard-of-care for endometriosis patients.

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An international collaborative study was conducted to determine the demographic and clinical profiles of Hispanic/Latinx endometriosis patients from Latin America and Spain using the Minimal Clinical Questionnaire developed by the World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonization Project (EPHect). This is a cross-sectional study to collect self-reported data on demographics, lifestyle, and endometriosis symptoms of Hispanic/Latinx endometriosis patients from April 2019 to February 2020. The EPHect Minimal Clinical Questionnaire (EPQ-M) was translated into Spanish.

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