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Introduction: Hand-foot-skin reaction (HFSR) is the most common side effect of multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC). Sarcopenia has been reported to be a poor prognostic factor for HCC. Here, we performed a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the efficacy of a β-hydroxy-β-methyl butyrate/L-arginine/L-glutamine (HMB/Arg/Gln) beverage and locomotion training as supportive care in the treatment of uHCC with lenvatinib.

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  • The study aimed to compare perinatal outcomes and postpartum glucose tolerance between women diagnosed with gestational diabetes before 20 weeks (EGDM) and those diagnosed at or after 24 weeks (LGDM) in Japan.
  • Data from a prospective GDM registry were analyzed, focusing on factors like preterm birth and postpartum glucose intolerance through multivariate analysis.
  • Results showed no major differences in perinatal outcomes between the two groups, but women with EGDM had a higher risk of postpartum glucose intolerance, particularly if they were overweight or obese.
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Patients with hard-to-treat autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) or primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) are defined a posteriori as those who do not show a sufficient response or are intolerant to pharmacological treatments, thus not achieving biochemical surrogate endpoints that are associated with long-term liver-related-event-free survival. The absence of a recently harmonized definition of 'complete biochemical response within 6 months (CBR≤6M)', which is defined as the normalization of serum transaminase and IgG levels below the upper limit of normal (ULN) at ≤6 months after treatment initiation is regarded as hard-to-treat AIH. The implementation of CBR≤6M, in turn, has been facilitating clinical trials, e.

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It is well known that bevacizumab is effective against radiation necrosis in the brain (hereafter referred to as brain necrosis). Herein, we report a case of brain necrosis in a patient treated with a regimen that included ramucirumab, an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor. A woman in her 40s presented with five brain metastases from lung adenocarcinoma at the initial diagnosis.

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  • - The study aimed to assess how hypertensive disorders of pregnancy affect the risk of cerebral palsy (CP) and developmental delay (DD) in very low-birth-weight infants born at 24-31 weeks gestation.
  • - Among the 529 VLBW infants analyzed, 56.1% were followed for CP and 54.1% for DD, revealing that infants with CP had significantly lower rates of hypertensive disorders compared to controls.
  • - The research concluded that conditions like preeclampsia may be linked to a lower incidence of CP, whereas infants with DD showed higher rates of serious health complications compared to controls.
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Background & Aims: Bepirovirsen, an antisense oligonucleotide, induces sustained reductions in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and HBV DNA to below the lower limit of quantification (
Methods: In this phase IIb, multicentre, open-label trial, participants on stable nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) therapy were randomised 1:1 to bepirovirsen 300 mg once weekly (plus loading dose on Days 4 and 11) for 24 (Arm 1) or 12 (Arm 2) weeks followed by Peg-IFN 180 μg once weekly for up to 24 weeks, with up to 36 weeks follow-up.

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  • The study aimed to examine how obstetric practices in Japan screen and manage early gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) diagnosed before 20 weeks of pregnancy.
  • A web-based survey was sent to 991 teaching hospitals, yielding a 61% response rate, with most hospitals conducting screening in the first trimester using individual protocols mainly based on random plasma glucose measurements.
  • Findings indicated a strong prevalence of universal screening and treatment for early-GDM, with 94% of hospitals using a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test for diagnosis and 67% providing comprehensive management strategies, including dietary control and insulin if necessary.
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Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway dysregulation is involved in the pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, and the sonic Hh (SHh) protein, a pivotal molecule in the Hh pathway, is expressed in ballooned hepatocytes. The present study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological significance of SHh expression in steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma (SH-HCC). Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry were performed to examine gene and SHh protein expression in SH-HCC.

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Effects of meropenem supply restriction: A multicenter retrospective study.

J Infect Chemother

July 2024

Department of Pharmacy, Clinical Research Institute, NHO Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyouhama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-8563, Japan.

Background: In Japan, the supply of one generic meropenem product was restricted from August 2022 to March 2023.

Objective: To determine the effects of meropenem (MEPM) restriction.

Methods: We conducted a multicenter retrospective study comparing antimicrobial use, bacteremia mortality, and drug-resistant bacteria detected before the restriction of MEPM (control period), from September 2021 to February 2022, and after the restriction of MEPM (MEPM supply restriction period), from September 2022 to February 2023, in five institutions.

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Background: Numerous chemical reprogramming techniques have been reported, rendering them applicable to regenerative medicine research. The aim of our study was to evaluate the therapeutic potential of human CLiP derived from clinical specimens transplanted into a nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) mouse model of liver fibrosis.

Methods: We successfully generated chemically induced liver progenitor (CLiP), which exhibited progenitor-like characteristics, through stimulation with low-molecular-weight compounds.

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Introduction: The systemic inflammatory score (SIS), a new inflammatory marker based on a combination of the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) and serum albumin concentration, has been reported to be a useful prognostic marker for several malignancies. The authors conducted this retrospective study on data from a cohort of esophageal cancer patients undergoing potentially curative resection to clarify the value of SIS as a prognostic marker for clinical outcome in this population.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 32 patients who underwent thoracoscopic esophagectomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for esophageal cancer between January 2016 and December 2019.

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Introduction: Ocular imaging strategies have evolved to facilitate the diagnosis of optic neuropathy. This study aimed to evaluate the pathogenesis of visual disturbance associated with paranasal mucocele via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Methods: A total of 19 patients with mucocele and visual disturbance who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery, orbital MRI, and sinus computed tomography were included.

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Identification of the hybrid gene by long-read sequencing and implication of its novel signaling function.

Front Immunol

May 2024

Division of Biomedical Information Analysis, Medical Research Center for High Depth Omics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

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  • Researchers studied leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptors (LILRs) on chromosome 19, which show genetic variations across human populations and have complex genomic regions that are hard to characterize.
  • They used a tool called JoGo-LILR CN Caller to analyze data from over 2,500 whole genome sequencing samples, discovering a novel large deletion in the Japanese population that affects three genes.
  • This deletion creates a hybrid gene combining parts of two LILR genes, leading to potentially new signaling functions, with similar hybrid genes also identified in another population sample.
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  • - A middle-aged Japanese man with no known immunocompromised conditions developed a severe infection (fungemia) after undergoing surgery for ileal diverticulitis, caused by a newly recognized ascomycetous yeast pathogen.
  • - Initial treatment with micafungin was ineffective, prompting a switch to a combination of liposomal amphotericin B and caspofungin, which ultimately cleared the infection.
  • - Despite the presence of septic emboli in the lungs and spleen, the patient showed no signs of heart infection after extensive testing, and he remained symptom-free after receiving prolonged antifungal therapy.
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  • Previous studies have found both shared and population-specific genetic factors contributing to primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), with more than 20 novel susceptibility loci identified in a recent meta-analysis across different populations.
  • A new genome-wide association study (GWAS) focused on the Japanese population identified the gene PTPN2 as a novel susceptibility gene for PBC, linking a specific variant (rs8098858) to the disease.
  • The risk allele (rs2292758) is shown to disrupt PTPN2 expression, leading to an impaired negative feedback mechanism in immune signaling, suggesting that targeting PTPN2 could be a promising approach for PBC treatment.
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In the treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC), any delay in omit initiation worsens the overall prognosis. Thus, the early start of HNC treatment is crucial. Unfortunately, treatment delays persist in clinical practice.

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Background And Objectives: Geographical limitations in remote island medical facilities result in excessive wastage of blood products. To address this, we explored the feasibility of a novel blood rotation system, which enables the return and redelivery of blood products to/from the blood bank while ensuring the management of product quality, including temperature control. This study aimed to enhance the supply of blood products to these facilities.

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Osteoporosis and Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Trans-ethnic Mendelian Randomization Analysis.

Clin Rev Allergy Immunol

April 2024

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 145 Middle Shandong Road, Shanghai, 200001, China.

Osteoporosis is a major clinical problem in many autoimmune diseases, including primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), the most common autoimmune liver disease. Osteoporosis is a major cause of fracture and related mortality. However, it remains unclear whether PBC confers a causally risk-increasing effect on osteoporosis.

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