Publications by authors named "R A Sparks"

Introduction: SPLASH (NCT04647526) is a multicenter phase III trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of [Lu]Lu-PNT2002 radioligand therapy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). This study leveraged a lead-in phase to assess tissue dosimetry and evaluate preliminary safety and efficacy, prior to expansion into a randomized phase. Here we report those results.

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Objectives: Computer-assisted planning (CAP) allows faster SEEG planning and improves grey matter sampling, orthogonal drilling angles to the skull, reduces risk scores and minimises intracerebral electrode length. Incorporating prior SEEG trajectories enhances CAP planning, refining output with centre-specific practices. This study significantly expands on the previous work, compares priors libraries between two centres, and describes differences between SEEG in adults and children in these centres.

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Article Synopsis
  • Weather and climate patterns significantly affect societal health, but there’s a lack of comprehensive data linking specific hazards to mortality causes, leading to uncertainty about health burdens in various countries.
  • A survey of 30 experts in the UK revealed that short-term exposure to extreme temperatures is the primary contributor to weather-related deaths, primarily through cardiovascular and respiratory issues.
  • The research highlights overlooked health impacts, such as long-term effects of weather hazards, and predicts worsening mortality rates due to climate change, emphasizing the need for expert insights to understand climate-related health issues globally.
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Immunological health has been challenging to characterize but could be defined as the absence of immune pathology. While shared features of some immune diseases and the concept of immunologic resilience based on age-independent adaptation to antigenic stimulation have been developed, general metrics of immune health and its utility for assessing clinically healthy individuals remain ill defined. Here we integrated transcriptomics, serum protein, peripheral immune cell frequency and clinical data from 228 patients with 22 monogenic conditions impacting key immunological pathways together with 42 age- and sex-matched healthy controls.

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