Neoadjuvant Nivolumab and Chemotherapy in Early Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: A Randomized Phase 3 Trial

Neoadjuvant Nivolumab and Chemotherapy in Early Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Academic Background Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide, with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2−) breast cancer accounting for the majority of cases. Although ER+/HER2−...

Multi-omics-based Mapping of Decidualization Resistance in Patients with a History of Severe Preeclampsia

Multi-omics technology reveals the mechanism of endometrial decidualization resistance in patients with severe preeclampsia Academic background Preeclampsia (PE) is a common and serious complication during pregnancy, primarily characterized by hypertension, proteinuria, and dysfunction of other organs, posing a significant threat to maternal and fe...

Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in High-Risk, Early-Stage, ER+/HER2− Breast Cancer: A Randomized Phase 3 Trial

Pembrolizumab Combined with Chemotherapy in High-Risk, Early-Stage ER+/HER2− Breast Cancer: A Randomized Phase 3 Trial Academic Background Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide, with estrogen receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (ER+/HER2−) breast cancer accounting for a significant pro...

Genomic Reanalysis of a Pan-European Rare-Disease Resource Yields New Diagnoses

European Genomic Reanalysis of Rare Diseases: New Diagnoses and Future Blueprint Academic Background Rare diseases are defined as conditions affecting a very small proportion of the population, with the European Union setting the threshold at fewer than 50 individuals per 100,000. Despite the vast diversity of rare diseases (over 6,000 types), more...

Evaluating Generalizability of Oncology Trial Results to Real-World Patients Using Machine Learning-Based Trial Emulations

Evaluation of the Generalizability of Oncology Trial Results Using Machine Learning-Based Trial Emulations Academic Background Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for evaluating the efficacy of anti-cancer drugs, but their results often cannot be directly generalized to real-world oncology patients. RCTs typically employ stric...

Clinicogenomic Landscape of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Identifies KRAS Mutant Dosage as Prognostic of Overall Survival

Clinicogenomic Landscape of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: The Prognostic Role of KRAS Mutation Dosage Academic Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common histological type of pancreatic cancer, is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality and has the lowest five-year survival rate among all cancer types. Over ...

High-Efficiency Base Editing in the Retina of Primates and Human Tissues

High-precision Base Editing Technology in Primates and Human Retina Research Background Stargardt disease is a currently untreatable, inherited neurodegenerative disease that leads to macular degeneration and blindness due to loss-of-function mutations in the ABCA4 gene. The protein encoded by the ABCA4 gene is a membrane lipid flippase localized i...

Reduced-Energy Diet in Women with Gestational Diabetes: The Dietary Intervention in Gestational Diabetes DIGEST Randomized Clinical Trial

Research Report on Low-Energy Diet Intervention in Gestational Diabetes Academic Background Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a form of diabetes diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy, with a global incidence rate of approximately 6-15%. GDM not only increases the risk of short-term complications for both mothers and fetuses, such as la...

Management of High-Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism: An Emulated Target Trial Analysis

Target Trial Emulation Analysis for the Management of High-Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism Background Introduction Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening cardiovascular disease affecting more than 35 people per 100,000 annually. Approximately 5% of PE patients present with persistent hypotension, cardiogenic shock, or cardiac arrest, oft...

Ventilation Practices in Acute Brain Injured Patients and Association with Outcomes: The Ventibrain Multicenter Observational Study

Academic Report on “Ventilation Practices in Acute Brain Injured Patients and Association with Outcomes: The Ventibrain Multicenter Observational Study” Academic Background Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a fundamental component of the intensive care unit (ICU) management of acute brain injury (ABI) patients. However, strong evidence on the best ven...