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January 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignancy arising from the epithelium of the nasopharynx. Given its late diagnosis, NPC raises serious considerations in Southeast Asia. In addition to resistance to conventional treatment that combines chemotherapy and radiation, NPC has high rates of metastasis and frequent recurrence.
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March 2025
Program in Translational Medicine, Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Samutprakarn 10540, Thailand.
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a biliary tract carcinoma that is challenging to treat due to its heterogeneity and limited treatment options. Genetic alterations in DNA damage response (DDR) pathways and homologous recombination (HR) defects are common in CCA. This has prompted interest in the use of ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein (ATR) and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors to treat CCA.
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January 2025
Department of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
Objectives: Instilling the principles of ethical and responsible medical research is critical for educating the next generation of clinical researchers. We developed a responsible conduct of research (RCR) workshop and associated curriculum for undergraduate trainees in a quantitative clinical research program.
Methods: Topics in this 7-module RCR workshop are relevant to undergraduate trainees in quantitative fields, many of whom are learning about these concepts for the first time.
Am J Transl Res
December 2024
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University) Changsha 410002, Hunan, China.
Objective: To develop a nomogram to predict the risk of portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients.
Methods: Patients diagnosed with HCC at Hunan Provincial People's Hospital between January 2010 and January 2022 were enrolled. Data on demographic characteristics, comorbidities, and laboratory tests were collected.
Cureus
December 2024
Oncosurgery, State Cancer Institute, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Guwahati, IND.
Acrometastasis is an extremely rare diagnosis, invariably associated with poor prognosis. A 60-year-old female with complaints of cough and breathing difficulty also presented with pain and swelling in her left leg. Radiological investigations suggested a double primary in the lung and leg; histopathology and immunohistochemistry (IHC) confirmed the lesion in the leg to be metastatic from the lung primary.
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