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Oncologist
January 2025
Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, United States.
Objectives: Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are highly vascular tumors characterized by their expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). This trial investigated the activity of ramucirumab, a monoclonal antibody that targets VEGF receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) and inhibits activity of VEGF, in combination with somatostatin analog therapy in patients (pts) with advanced extra-pancreatic NET.
Methods: We conducted a single-arm phase II trial enrolling pts with advanced, progressive extra-pancreatic NET.
Int J Surg
December 2024
Department of Radiology, Changhai Hospital.
Background: Extrapancreatic perineural invasion (EPNI) increases the risk of postoperative recurrence in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). This study aimed to develop and validate a computed tomography (CT)-based, fully automated preoperative artificial intelligence (AI) model to predict EPNI in patients with PDAC.
Methods: The authors retrospectively enrolled 1065 patients from two Shanghai hospitals between June 2014 and April 2023.
Mod Pathol
January 2025
Department of Pathology, Research Institute for Medical Innovation, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address:
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal disease. About 10% of affected individuals have an inherited component. Deleterious germline variants increase the lifetime risk for PDAC and are often associated with an elevated risk for extra-pancreatic malignancies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a form of chronic pancreatitis that presents clinically with obstructive icterus, histologically with infiltration of pancreatic parenchyma by inflammatory cells leading to chronic inflammation with fibrosis, and therapeutically with good response to corticosteroid therapy. Clinically, it may resemble malignant disease, making diagnosis difficult and requiring a multidisciplinary team (gastroenterologist, endoscopist, radiologist, surgeon, pathologist). Two types of AIP are distinguished.
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January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Background: Differentiating infections from sterile inflammation is crucial in early AP management.
Aim: This study aimed to assess the capability of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and procalcitonin to differentiate between sterile inflammation and infections in the first week of AP and to analyze the source, microbiological profile, and impact of infections in AP.
Methods: Consecutive patients presenting within 5 days of symptom onset were included.
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