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BMJ Support Palliat Care
January 2025
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
Purpose: To assess the prevalence of preoperative frailty in patients with oesophageal cancer and its impact on postoperative outcomes and overall survival.
Methods: A comprehensive computer-based search of the CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, CBM, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and CINAHL databases was conducted for articles related to preoperative frailty in patients with oesophageal cancer. The search was carried out from the time of the construction of the database to 20 April 2024.
Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the association between the utilization of metformin and the occurrence and survival rate of esophageal cancer (EC) in individuals with diabetes.
Methods: A systematic review and a meta-analysis were performed. Related literature was searched from databases, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library, covering the period from the inception of these databases until July 2023.
Oral Dis
January 2025
Department of Stomatologic Sciences, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
Objective: To investigate the clinical manifestations of head and neck cancer in patients with Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS) and to assess related oral comorbidities.
Materials And Methods: Case reports covering head and neck cancer manifestations in patients diagnosed with PVS were included Studies were identified through seven main electronic databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, LILACS, and LIVIVO), and a search for gray literature was performed using ProQuest Dissertations and Theses and Google Scholar. Independent reviewers applied predefined eligibility criteria in a two-phase selection process.
Hum Vaccin Immunother
December 2025
Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) inhibitors and programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitors are considered effective alternatives for the primary treatment of recurrent metastatic cancers. However, they can induce various adverse events affecting multiple organ systems, potentially diminishing patients' quality of life, and even leading to treatment interruptions. Adverse events related to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors differ from those associated with CTLA-4 inhibitors and are more commonly observed in the treatment of solid tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExpert Rev Clin Immunol
January 2025
CEGIST-Centro de Estudos de Gestão, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Objectives: Atopic/allergic diseases impose a growing burden on public health, affecting millions of patients worldwide. The main objective of this study was to develop a national expert consensus on relevant clinical questions related to type 2 inflammation.
Methods: We conducted: a comprehensive literature review with a qualitative analysis to identify the most repeated themes on the overlap of conditions; a modified 3-round Web-Delphi (or e-Delphi); and a final online decision conference.
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