PEARL: A Phase Ib/II Biomarker Study of Adding Radiation Therapy to Pembrolizumab Before Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

Academic Background Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide, particularly triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2-) breast cancer, which are known for their aggressive nature and poor prognosis. In recent years, immune checkpoint inh...

A Prognostic Molecular Signature of Hepatic Steatosis is Spatially Heterogeneous and Dynamic in Human Liver

Academic Background Metabolic-associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) is a major health issue affecting over 30% of the global population and is closely related to various chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and renal dysfunction. The pathological spectrum of MASLD ranges from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis and progress...

Retrospective Study of Claudin 18 Isoform 2 Prevalence and Prognostic Association in Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

Research Report on Claudin 18.2 in Gastric Cancer and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma Background Introduction Gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma are major global health burdens. It is estimated that in 2020 alone, there were approximately 1.7 million new cases of gastric and esophageal cancers worldwide, wi...

Predictive Impact of Tumor Mutational Burden on Real-World Outcomes of First-Line Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Metastatic Melanoma

Predictive Impact of Tumor Mutational Burden on Real-World Outcomes of First-Line Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Metastatic Melanoma

Study on Real-world Outcomes of First-line Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Metastatic Melanoma Predicted by Tumor Mutational Burden The treatment of metastatic melanoma has significantly benefited from immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in recent years. However, despite the remarkable improvement in survival rates among melanoma patients, t...

Disease Staging of Alzheimer's Disease Using a CSF-Based Biomarker Model

Research Background and Objectives With over 50 million people worldwide affected by cognitive impairment disorders, this number is expected to double by 2050. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, characterized by extracellular amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques and intracellular tau protein aggregates in the brain. Over the past tw...