Immunohistochemistry assessment of tissue neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts outcomes in melanoma patients treated with anti-programmed cell death 1 therapy.

Elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is associated with diminished immunotherapy response in metastatic melanoma. Although NLR assessment in peripheral blood is established, tissue dynamics remain insufficiently explored. This study aimed to evaluate tissue NLR (tNLR)'s predictive potential through immunohistochemistry in immunotherapy-treated melanoma.

Near Infrared (NIR) Fluorescence is Not a Substitute for Lymphoscintigraphy and Gamma Probe for Melanoma Sentinel Node Detection: Results from a Prospective Trial.

Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is the standard care for early detection and staging of lymph node metastasis in melanomas. Radiocolloids (RC) and blue dyes are used for SLN detection. Recently, near infrared (NIR) fluorescence tracing using indocyanine green has been developed as an alternative method for SLN detection.

Physical activity as a prognostic factor of pain intensity and disability in patients with low back pain: A systematic review.

Background And Objective: Identifying factors that influence the course of low back pain (LBP) is important to help clinicians to identify those patients at higher risk of non-recovery. The objective of this systematic review was to investigate the prognostic role of physical activity in the course of LBP.

Databases And Data Treatment: Literature searches were conducted in five electronic databases from their inception to February 2018.