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J Am Acad Dermatol
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai, Japan.
Background: Long-term (2-year) effectiveness of upadacitinib for atopic dermatitis (AD) is unknown in real-world practice.
Objective: To evaluate 96-week real-world effectiveness of upadacitinib in Japanese patients with moderate-to-severe AD, stratified by the presence or absence of prior systemic therapies.
Methods: This prospective study included 327 Japanese patients treated with upadacitinib 15 mg (n = 248) or 30 mg (n = 79).
Acta Med Port
January 2025
Serviço de Dermatologia. Unidade Local de Saúde Santo António. Porto. Portugal.
Scabies is a common dermatological infection that globally affects more than 200 million people. It is caused by the parasite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis and its transmission primarily occurs through direct contact.
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December 2024
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Introduction: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis, and its serum level was previously found to decline after administration of biologics, UV, and cyclosporine therapy.
Aim: To investigate whether NGAL may serve as a biomarker of disease activity in psoriasis vulgaris.
Material And Methods: To measure the level of NGAL in serum, 36 patients with psoriasis vulgaris and 33 healthy controls were enrolled.
Am J Psychiatry
January 2025
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) and Centre de Recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM), University of Montreal, Montreal (Couture, Desbeaumes Jodoin, Bousseau, Sarshoghi, Miron, Lespérance); IfADo Leibniz Research Center for Working Environment and Human Factors at TU Dortmund, Germany, and Bielefeld University, University Hospital OWL, Protestant Hospital of Bethel Foundation, University Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, and German Center for Mental Health (Nitsche); Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention and Campbell Family Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto (Blumberger); Department of Medicine (Bolduc) and Department of Psychiatry and Addictology (Lespérance, Miron), Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal; Interventional Psychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego (Weissman, Appelbaum, Daskalakis, Poorganji, Miron).
Objective: This study investigated spaced transcranial direct current stimulation for major depressive disorder, focusing on feasibility.
Methods: In a prospective open-label study, 30 participants with major depressive disorder were enrolled to receive a 50-session transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) treatment over 2 weeks. The feasibility, safety, tolerability, and preliminary therapeutic effects of this tDCS protocol were assessed using the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D-17) and the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) at baseline and 1-week and 4-week follow-ups, as well as with the 6-item HAM-D (HAM-D-6) daily during treatment.
J Gastrointest Cancer
January 2025
Computer Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, Jilin, China.
Objectives: To address the issue that most microsatellite-stable (MSS) and proficient mismatch repair (pMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients have minimal response to immunotherapy, this meta-analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety of durvalumab and tremelimumab with concomitant treatment in treating MSS/pMMR metastatic colorectal cancer.
Methods: All included trials were prospective studies with a median patient age of 63 years, of which 94.2% were MSS/pMMR mCRC patients, with a male to female ratio of 1.
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