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PARP inhibitor predictive value of the Leuven HRD test compared with Myriad MyChoice CDx PLUS HRD on 468 ovarian cancer patients from the PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial.

May 29, 2023

The PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial showed improved progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in homologous recombination deficient (HRD) positive patients treated with olaparib, but not when HRD nega...

Meeting actual benchmarks for short- and long-term outcomes after cytoreductive surgery for peritoneal surface malignancy at a newly established academic treatment center.

May 29, 2023

Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is a curative treatment for selected patients with peritoneal surface malignancy. Reaching actual outcomes benchmarks is challengin...

Expression of ZEB1 in different forms of endometriosis: A pilot study.

May 29, 2023

Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT), a cellular process in which epithelial cells lose epithelial characteristics while acquire mesenchymal features, is believed to contribute to migration and inv...

Germline BRCA-Mutated HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer: Overcoming Challenges in Genetic Testing and Clinical Considerations When Using Talazoparib.

May 29, 2023

Genetic testing is essential to the diagnosis and management of patients with breast cancer. For example, women who carry mutations in BRCA1/2 genes have an increased lifetime risk of breast cancer an...

Breast conserving surgery combined with radiation therapy offers improved survival over mastectomy in early-stage breast cancer.

May 29, 2023

Landmark trials established equivalent survival regardless of extent of breast surgery in early-stage breast cancer. However, recent studies suggest a survival advantage for breast conserving surgery ...

A cross-sectional survey examining clinician characteristics, practices, and attitudes associated with adoption of the 2019 American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology risk-based management consensus guidelines.

May 29, 2023

The 2019 American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) risk-based management consensus guidelines are the most recent national guidelines for the management of abnormal cervical cance...

Medical Student Duty Hours and Shelf Performance - Is there a Correlation?

May 29, 2023

To date, there is limited information about medical student duty hours, shelf scores, and overall clerkship performance in Obstetrics and Gynecology. As a result, we were curious to know whether spend...

In vitro activity of oral third-generation cephalosporins plus clavulanate against ESBL-producing Enterobacterales isolates from the MERINO trial.

May 22, 2023

Extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales as a cause of community-acquired uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) is on the rise. Currently, minimal oral treatment option...

Development, multi-institutional external validation, and algorithmic audit of an artificial intelligence-based Side-specific Extra-Prostatic Extension Risk Assessment tool (SEPERA) for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy: a retrospective cohort study.

May 22, 2023

Accurate prediction of side-specific extraprostatic extension (ssEPE) is essential for performing nerve-sparing surgery to mitigate treatment-related side-effects such as impotence and incontinence in...

Impact of regulatory T cell therapy on immune cell composition and fetal survival rate in abortion prone mice.

May 22, 2023

Implantation of fertilised eggs and survival of a semi-allogenic embryo rely on the interactions between the cells and molecules preparing the uterus. We investigated the effect of regulatory T cell (...

Research advances in endometriosis-related signaling pathways: A review.

May 22, 2023

Endometriosis (EM) is characterized by the existence of endometrial mucosa outside the uterine cavity, which causesinfertility, persistent aches, and a decline in women's quality of life. Both hormone...

Major regulators of the multi-step metastatic process are potential therapeutic targets for breast cancer management.

May 22, 2023

Metastasis is a multi-step process that leads to the dissemination of tumor cells to new sites and, consequently, to multi-organ neoplasia. Although most lethal breast cancer cases are related to meta...

Noninvasive prediction of node-positive breast cancer response to presurgical neoadjuvant chemotherapy therapy based on machine learning of axillary lymph node ultrasound.

May 22, 2023

To explore an optimal model to predict the response of patients with axillary lymph node (ALN) positive breast cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) with machine learning using clinical and ultraso...

Enhancing Linkage to Care by Integrating Prenatal and HCV Care

May 15, 2023

The following is a summary of "Integrated prenatal and hepatitis c virus care increases linkage," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Chappell C, et al. Althoug...

[A Study of Factors Affecting Febrile Urinary Tract Infection Following Ureterorenoscopic Lithotripsy].

May 15, 2023

Febrile urinary tract infection (f-UTI) is a common complication after ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy (URSL) but is sometimes lethal. In this article, we analyzed the factors of post URSL f-UTI. We ret...

Surrogate imaging markers of Urodynamic proven bladder dysfunction in posterior urethral valves: A comprehensive evaluation.

May 15, 2023

Although urodynamic evaluation forms the cornerstone of diagnosis and management of bladder dysfunction in posterior urethral valves (PUV), yet it could be helpful to learn if there are any non-invasi...

An examination of the association between forced sex history and reproductive coercion experiences among Black women attending STD clinics in Baltimore, MD, USA.

May 15, 2023

Reproductive coercion victimization (RCV) is a significant public health issue that negatively affects women's sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Less is known about reproductive coercion perpet...

What we need to know and do on sugammadex usage in pregnant and lactating women and those on hormonal contraceptives.

May 15, 2023

Sugammadex is a chemically modified γ-cyclodextrin that is used as a selective reversal agent for steroidal neuromuscular blockade. The use of sugammadex has greatly increased globally; however, litt...

Clinical trial assessing the safety of edoxaban with concomitant chemotherapy in patients with gynecological cancer-associated thrombosis (EGCAT study).

May 15, 2023

Gynecological cancer is one of the highest risk factors for cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT). Although low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is recommended as an anticoagulant for treating CAT, recent...

Identification and validation of m5c-related lncRNA risk model for ovarian cancer.

May 15, 2023

Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the common malignant tumors that seriously threaten women's health, and there is a lack of clinical prognostic predictors, while m5c and lncRNA have been shown to be pred...

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