Mesothelin (MSLN) is a cell-surface protein that is expressed in many cancers, which makes it a popular target for Ab-based cancer therapy. However, MSLN is shed from cancer cells at high levels via proteases that cleave at its membrane-proximal C-terminal region. Shed MSLN accumulates in patients' fluids and tumors and can block Ab-based MSLN-targeting drugs from killing cancer cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMesothelin (MSLN) is a cell-surface protein that is expressed on many cancers, which makes it a popular target for antibody-based cancer therapy. However, MSLN is shed from cancer cells at high levels via proteases that cleave at its membrane-proximal C-terminal region. Shed MSLN accumulates in patient fluids and tumors and can block antibody-based MSLN-targeting drugs from killing cancer cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis consensus statement by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA), the Association for Professionals in Epidemiology and Infection Control (APIC), the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) recommends that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination should be a condition of employment for all healthcare personnel in facilities in the United States. Exemptions from this policy apply to those with medical contraindications to all COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States and other exemptions as specified by federal or state law. The consensus statement also supports COVID-19 vaccination of nonemployees functioning at a healthcare facility (eg, students, contract workers, volunteers, etc).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTropical forests are crucial for mitigating climate change, but many forests continue to be driven from carbon sinks to sources through human activities. To support more sustainable forest uses, we need to measure and monitor carbon stocks and emissions at high spatial and temporal resolution. We developed the first large-scale very high-resolution map of aboveground carbon stocks and emissions for the country of Peru by combining 6.
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