Preclinical Development of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Hyperthermia Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer.

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a very challenging disease with a very poor prognosis. It is characterized by a dense desmoplastic stroma that hampers drug penetration and limits the effectiveness of conventional chemotherapy (CT). As an alternative, the combination of CT with hyperthermia (HT) has been proposed as an innovative treatment modality for PDAC.

Transcatheter arterial embolisation (TAE) to treat acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) secondary to gastric cancer presents a significant clinical challenge due to its high morbidity and mortality rates. Transcatheter arterial embolisation (TAE) has emerged as a potential therapeutic option for managing this condition, especially in the context of failed endoscopic management. This systematic review aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TAE in treating acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding caused by gastric cancer.

Nonoperative Management of a Spontaneous Perforation of Neobladder Secondary to Blackout From Solitary Binge Drinking: A Case Report and Current Literature Review.

The orthotopic ileal neobladder is becoming a popular technique of urinary diversion after radical cystectomy (RC) for localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), allowing patient continence, with a more desirable body image and good quality of life. Minimally invasive robot-assisted RC and neobladder have the potential to minimize physical and psychological trauma and are increasingly being adopted for patients with MIBC worldwide. Spontaneous perforation of orthotopic neobladder is uncommon;however, it represents serious complications.

Recurrence and Survival After Minimally Invasive and Open Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Ensure Study.

Objective: To determine the impact of operative approach [open (OE), hybrid minimally invasive (HMIE), and total minimally invasive (TMIE) esophagectomy] on operative and oncologic outcomes for patients treated with curative intent for esophageal and junctional cancer.

Background: The optimum oncologic surgical approach to esophageal and junctional cancer is unclear.

Methods: This secondary analysis of the European multicenter ENSURE study includes patients undergoing curative-intent esophagectomy for cancer between 2009 and 2015 across 20 high-volume centers.

Towards 24/7 MRI: the effect of routine weekend inpatient MRI scanning on patient waiting times.

Background: Demand for inpatient MRI outstrips capacity which results in long waiting lists. The hospital commenced a routine weekend MRI service in January 2023.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a limited routine weekend MRI service on MRI turnaround times.

Obesity, Dietary Fats, and Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk-Potential Mechanisms Relating to Lipid Metabolism and Inflammation.

Obesity is a major driving factor in the incidence, progression, and poor treatment response in gastrointestinal cancers. Herein, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of the impact of obesity and its resulting metabolic perturbations across four gastrointestinal cancer types, namely, oesophageal, gastric, liver, and colorectal cancer. Importantly, not all obese phenotypes are equal.

Prognostic value and immune regulatory role of dynamin 1-like in lung adenocarcinoma.

Background: Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the most common histological subtype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with poor treatment outcomes worldwide. Dynamin-related protein 1 (DRP1), which is encoded by the dynamin 1-like () gene, acts as a regulator of mitochondrial fission and plays crucial roles in tumor initiation and progression. However, the clinical value and immune regulation of in LUAD have not been explored.

P53 loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded leiomyosarcoma (LMS): a novel report.

Background: The occurrence of p53 loss of heterozygosity (LOH) is a common genetic event in malignancy. LOH occurs when a heterozygous locus loses one of its two parental alleles, becoming homozygous at that locus, by either copy number loss (CNL-LOH) or by becoming copy number neutral (CNN-LOH). A role for CNL-LOH (cnLOH) has been postulated in cancer aetiology.

Energy Metabolism, Metabolite, and Inflammatory Profiles in Human Ex Vivo Adipose Tissue Are Influenced by Obesity Status, Metabolic Dysfunction, and Treatment Regimes in Patients with Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma.

Oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) is a poor prognosis cancer with limited response rates to current treatment modalities and has a strong link to obesity. To better elucidate the role of visceral adiposity in this disease state, a full metabolic profile combined with analysis of secreted pro-inflammatory cytokines, metabolites, and lipid profiles were assessed in human ex vivo adipose tissue explants from obese and non-obese OAC patients. These data were then related to extensive clinical data including obesity status, metabolic dysfunction, previous treatment exposure, and tumour regression grades.

Neuropathologically informed imaging of cortical grey matter lesions in MS - A pilot study.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is frequently misdiagnosed based on MRI abnormalities detected in the brain white matter. Cortical lesions have been well described neuropathologically, but remain challenging to detect in clinical practice. Therefore, the ability to detect cortical lesions offers real potential to reduce misdiagnosis.

Prognostic impact of tumour mutational burden in resected stage I and II lung adenocarcinomas from a European Thoracic Oncology Platform Lungscape cohort.

Background: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate tumor mutational burden (TMB), its associations with selected clinicopathological and molecular characteristics as well as its clinical significance, in a retrospective cohort of surgically resected stage I-II lung adenocarcinomas, subset of the ETOP Lungscape cohort.

Methods: TMB was evaluated on tumor DNA extracted from resected primary lung adenocarcinomas, based on FoundationOne®CDx (F1CDx) genomic profiling, centrally performed at the University Hospital Zurich. The F1CDx test sequences the complete exons of 324 cancer-related genes and detects substitutions, insertions and deletions (indels), copy number alterations and gene rearrangements.

Expression of phosphorylated ribosomal protein S6 in mesothelioma patients - correlation with clinico-pathological characteristics and outcome: results from the European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP) Mesoscape project.

Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is an aggressive malignancy with poor prognosis. Although histology and pathologic stage are important prognostic factors, better prognostic biomarkers are needed. The ribosomal protein S6 is a downstream target of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway involved in protein synthesis and cell proliferation.

Characteristics and Outcomes of People With Gout Hospitalized Due to COVID-19: Data From the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Physician-Reported Registry.

Objective: To describe people with gout who were diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and hospitalized and to characterize their outcomes.

Methods: Data on patients with gout hospitalized for COVID-19 between March 12, 2020, and October 25, 2021, were extracted from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance registry. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the demographics, comorbidities, medication exposures, and COVID-19 outcomes including oxygenation or ventilation support and death.

Influence of postoperative complications following esophagectomy for cancer on quality of life: A European multicenter study.

Introduction: Postoperative complications following major surgery have been shown to be associated with reduced health-related quality of life (HRQL), and severe complications may have profound negative effects. This study aimed to examine whether long-term HRQL differs with the occurrence and severity of complications in a European multicenter prospective dataset of patients following esophagectomy for cancer.

Methods: Disease-free patients following esophagectomy for cancer between 2010 and 2016 from the LASER study were included.

Vitamin B supplementation post-gastrectomy: a service closed-loop audit at St. James's Hospital, Dublin.

Background: Vitamin B (VB12) deficiency is a well-described complication post-gastrectomy. It is caused by the loss of parietal cell mass leading to megaloblastic anaemia. This closed-loop audit assesses patient understanding of and adherence with VB12 supplementation guidelines post-gastrectomy.

Inborn Errors of Immunity on the Island of Ireland - a Cross-Jurisdictional UKPID/ESID Registry Report.

The epidemiology of inborn errors of immunity (IEI) in the Republic of Ireland was first published in 2005 but has not been updated since. IEI prevalence data from Northern Ireland was last published in 2018. Using data from the United Kingdom Primary Immune Deficiency (UKPID) and European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID) registries, we reviewed all registered cases of IEI affecting adult patients ≥ 18 years of age from the two largest immunology specialist centres in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, respectively and calculated the combined minimum adult prevalence of IEI on the island of Ireland for the first time.

CircP4HB regulates ferroptosis via SLC7A11-mediated glutathione synthesis in lung adenocarcinoma.

Background: Circular ribonucleic acids (circRNAs) play a key role in the development of different types of cancer. Ferroptosis is a type of programmed cell death that contributes to cancer progression. However, the role of circRNAs in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) ferroptosis remains unclear.

Changing paradigms of hemophilia care across larger specialized treatment centers in the European region.

Introduction: In early 2021, the European Collaborative Haemophilia Network (ECHN) conducted a survey to determine whether the paradigms of care across the European region have changed with the introduction of novel therapies for people with hemophilia.

Methods: We conducted a survey in 19 ECHN centers from 17 countries in the European region. The aim was to track recent changes in the hemophilia treatment landscape, determine the impact of these changes on hemophilia treatment centers and comprehensive care centers in the region, and to look into the future of care as applied to people with hemophilia.

Association Between Ex Vivo Human Ulcerative Colitis Explant Protein Secretion Profiles and Disease Behaviour.

Background: The clinical course of ulcerative colitis (UC) is variable. There is an unmet clinical need for biomarkers of UC disease behaviour. We aimed to evaluate the association between ex vivo human UC explant conditioned media (explant-CM) secreted protein profiles and UC disease behaviour.

ENETS standardized (synoptic) reporting for endoscopy in neuroendocrine tumors.

Despite efforts from various endoscopy societies, reporting in the field of endoscopy remains extremely heterogeneous. Harmonisation of clinical practice in endoscopy has been highlighted by application of many clinical practice guidelines and standards pertaining to the endoscopic procedures and reporting are underlined. The aim of the proposed "standardised reporting" is to (1) facilitate recognition of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) on initial endoscopy, (2) to enable interdisciplinary decision making for treatment by a multidisciplinary team, (3) to provide a basis for a standardised endoscopic follow-up which allows detection of recurrence or progression reliably, (4) to make endoscopic reports on NEN comparable between different units, and (5) to allow research collaboration between NEN centres in terms of consistency of their endoscopic data.

The DNA damage repair-related gene is a potential biomarker in various malignancies.

Background: Protein kinase membrane associated tyrosine/threonine 1 () regulates cell cycle and is a part of DNA damage repair (DDR)-related signaling. Recent studies have identified a role for in tumor immunity and DDR. Thus, we initiated this study aiming to characterize the molecular and immunological portrait of in cancer.